73 participants. When French university AixMarseille Université transitioned to hybrid learning, maintaining teaching quality for both in-person and remote students was critical. The university equipped hundreds of classrooms and lecture halls with Sennheiser SpeechLine Digital Wireless and TeamConnect Ceiling 2 microphones, all centrally managed through Sennheiser Control Cockpit. “These network-enabled, touchless systems delivered consistent, high-quality audio across every space, allowing lecturers to move freely while ensuring students joining remotely through Teams could hear clearly and participate fully,” says Härtwig. “The integration of Sennheiser microphones helped extend the one-to-one meeting experience into group learning spaces, so every voice could be heard with the same clarity and confidence. Remote management also simplified upkeep, giving the audio visual (AV) and IT teams peace of mind across multiple campuses.” With meeting needs constantly evolving, what does Härtwig expect to come next for audio and AI in Microsoft Teams Rooms? “The next stage will focus on creating more adaptive, intelligent and inclusive meeting experiences,” he says. “AI will increasingly support features that remove barriers of language and accessibility, but this begins with clear, reliable audio at the source. In Teams Rooms, we expect to see systems automatically adapt to room acoustics, adjust to participant behaviour and provide proactive diagnostics to help IT teams manage spaces more efficiently. At the same time, responsible innovation will be essential. Ultimately, the goal is not to make meetings more automated but more human, where intelligent audio works quietly in the background so people can focus on understanding each other.” Each product in the Sennheiser TeamConnect Family, which includes collaboration bars and ceiling microphones, can be combined with other compatible Sennheiser or third-party products IN FOCUS: TEAMS
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