MAYAH connects with Axia

Newest Axia Partner licenses Livewire™ technology for broadcast products

12 March 2012, Hallbergmoos, Munich,Germany / Cleveland Ohio, USA: Axia welcomes MAYAH Communications (www.mayah.com) to the growing ranks of broadcast equipment companies who have licensed Livewire IP-Audio technology via the Livewire Limitless License detailed at OpenAoIP.com.

“MAYAH Communications has signed up for Livewire with Telos Systems / Axia Audio in order to fulfill the increasing demand to support Axia products via MAYAH audio codecs,” says MAYAH President Detlef Wiese. “We believe that the increase in IP connectivity in LAN's and WAN's needs to be supported with more compatibility, as demonstrated by MAYAH and Axia supporting open standards. The combination will provide benefits to the customers, who can seamlessly integrate these products and connect to more than 11,000 MAYAH audio codec devices world-wide.”

“With over 3,000 Axia studios, and more than 25,000 connected devices on-air, broadcasters have made Axia the most popular IP-Audio networking technology on Earth,” says Axia President Michael “Catfish” Dosch. “Codecs, audio processors, phone systems, digital delivery systems — these are just a few of the professional audio devices that connect natively to Livewire networks, and more are on the way. We look forward to the day when every audio device connects with just a single click.”

Livewire is the audio networking protocol developed by Axia for broadcast applications. It has become the de-facto standard for IP-Audio connectivity, utilizing Ethernet to route and share audio and logic throughout the broadcast plant. Under the Livewire Limitless License MAYAH is licensed to build a Livewire interface into any or all of its products, allowing instant one-cable connection to Axia networks and communication with products from more than 30 other Livewire hardware and software partners. The Livewire Limitless License entitles partners to build Livewire into an unlimited number of devices for a one-time license fee of just $500.

Over 30 Axia partners, including companies such as Nautel, AudioScience, International Datacasting, BSI, 25-Seven Systems, and Studer have taken advantage of the Livewire Limitless License. To find out more about becoming an Axia Partner, visit www.OpenAoIP.com, contact Clark Novak by e-mail at cnovak@AxiaAudio.com, or phone +1 216-241-7225.

About MAYAH Communications GmbH

The company’s main objective is the development and distribution of innovative high quality solutions for real-time audio and audio/video communications in broadcast and corporate networks. Focus is given to standardized audio and video formats, such as MPEG-1, -2 and 4 as well as proprietary but accepted formats such as E/apt-X, 4SB ADPCM and others. MAYAH started its operations at the end of 1997 and is a privately held company with its headquarter in Hallbergmoos near Munich, an R&D department in Flensburg and a worldwide distribution network. MAYAH stands in close relationship with and is licensing technology from FhG-IIS (Fraunhofer Institute), Dolby, IRT and others. MAYAH is also a founding member of Audio-via-IP Experts Group working on faster implementation of EBU Audio-over-IP Standard by codec manufacturers. MAYAH’s customers are in radio and TV broadcasting as well as telecommunications, studios and ISPs.

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