PlexusAV Uses NAB 2026 to Spotlight an Open IPMX-Based AV-over-IP Ecosystem
PlexusAV used NAB Show 2026 to highlight its growing ecosystem of open, standards-based AV-over-IP solutions built around IPMX. The company’s presentation centered on interoperability, flexibility, and scalability, with a clear focus on helping customers and integrators avoid vendor lock-in while building systems that can adapt to different environments and requirements.
The showcase positioned IPMX as the foundation for modern AV deployments that need to move beyond isolated hardware chains and into more networked, software-friendly workflows. PlexusAV emphasized real-world usability, showing how an IPMX-based approach can support deployments across corporate spaces, education, broadcast facilities, and live event environments. That framing reflects a practical message: standards-based AV-over-IP is not just about transport technology, but about making systems easier to design, deploy, and expand.
Products Built for Different Deployment Needs
Among the products featured at NAB 2026 were new IPMX-certified encoders, decoders, and transceivers. These products form the core of PlexusAV’s interoperable ecosystem and are intended to support a range of system designs, from straightforward signal extension to more complex networked AV workflows. The company also showed solutions designed to bridge traditional AV with IP networks, acknowledging that many customers need to integrate newer IP-based tools with existing infrastructure.
PlexusAV also highlighted support for multiple compression options. Its ecosystem includes JPEG-XS for high-performance streaming scenarios, along with H.264 and H.265 options for applications where cost efficiency may matter more. That combination allows the platform to address varied technical and budget requirements instead of forcing every deployment into a single model.
End-to-End AV-over-IP Approach
Beyond core transport products, PlexusAV’s NAB presence included complementary tools such as gateways, wall plates, USB-C hubs, and management platforms. Together, these products present a fuller end-to-end AV-over-IP approach aimed at improving user experience and streamlining system integration. Rather than treating AV-over-IP as a narrow switching problem, PlexusAV is presenting it as a broader ecosystem that supports signal distribution, connectivity, control, and ongoing system management.
What This Means for AV Integrators
For AV integrators, PlexusAV’s NAB 2026 showcase points to a more flexible path for designing standards-based AV systems, with interoperable IPMX products, multiple streaming options, and supporting tools that can simplify migration from legacy AV to scalable IP networks across a wide range of project types.