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Hong Kong investment bank modernises meeting-room AV systems with Lightware technology

A global investment bank, with offices at Two International Finance Centre in Hong Kong, has partnered with systems integrators Global Vision Engineering (GVE) to modernise its meeting-room AV systems to support the organisation’s hybrid workflows. 

After reviewing several technology vendors, the bank selected Lightware as its preferred signal management solution, citing reliable USB-C performance and interoperability with the bank’s global Cisco conferencing standard. “The bank appointed us to design and implement the system architecture, using their preferred Lightware products”, says Chris, Project Manager at GVE. “The bank needed USB-C signal transmission and Cisco integration, and Lightware delivered both.”

The main focus of the project was to create a unified experience built around bring-your-own-meeting (BYOM) usage while adhering to the bank’s corporate security standards. Users needed to walk into a room, plug in a single USB-C cable, and be able to instantly share content whilst also powering their device. In addition to BYOM, the bank required native Cisco Webex functionality. Employees needed to switch between a laptop-driven meeting and a Webex call, without navigating complex controls. Lightware’s integration partnership with Cisco ensured this interoperability worked smoothly.

Finally, the system also needed to be intuitive for everyday users whilst offering enough customisation to meet sophisticated corporate standards. For example, Lightware’s Advanced Room Automation (Lara) platform allowed GVE to create a tailored user interface for the in-room Cisco Navigator touch panels, enabling manual source selection to meet a specific internal requirement. “The ability to customise the control UI directly through Lara was a game-changer for the client”, comments Chris.

In total, the project encompassed fourteen rooms, ranging from small and large meeting rooms to a multifunctional room, which acts as a subdivisible meeting space. Lightware’s partnership with Cisco enhances the use of the bank’s Cisco room devices by expanding connectivity and control. Source switching, AV transmission and room control are all managed through the Cisco Room Navigator panel in each room.

The six small meeting rooms use the Taurus UCX (UCX-4x2-HC40), selected for its compact footprint and ability to support the bank’s Type-C BYOM standard. Here, USB-C and HDMI inputs from BYOM users connect them instantly to the room peripherals, including the Cisco Room Bar Pro, a 55’’ display and other devices such as wireless keyboards and mice.

The on-table Cisco Navigator panels include a custom user interface, programmed by GVE to provide a one-touch option for source selection (USB-C, HDMI or President PC). The Navigator panel, connected to the other devices via the Client LAN (PoE), acts as the single point of interaction in the room, providing plug-and-play efficiency.

Seven large meeting rooms are equipped with Taurus TPX bundles (UCX-4x3-TPX-TX20 and UCX3x3-TPX-RX20), enabling USB-C signal transmission up to 100 meters. These rooms have an additional USB-C input option and the addition of a professional audio system, comprised of a Shure ceiling array microphone, four ceiling loudspeakers and a 75’’ screen.

The UCX-4x3-TPX-TX20 and UCX-3X3-TPX-RX20 transmitter and receiver pair allows multiple HDMI and USB host connections directly at the display’s side - such as a room PC, wireless presentation system, webcam, or speakerphone - while still supporting long-distance signal transmission over a single CAT6 cable.

The multi-functional space is a divisible zone that can be configured as a combined room or two separate rooms combining smaller rooms. This required a more robust switching architecture capable of supporting a wide range of use cases while maintaining full USB-C BYOM compatibility.

GVE deployed a 24x24 MX2M-FR24R-RFP modular matrix. The system uses TPX input cards connected to Taurus UCX-2x1-TPX-TX20 transmitters, while TPX output cards connect to HDMI-TPX-RX107A-SR receivers at each room’s display. This architecture creates a large, flexible matrix where Taurus transmitters act as inputs and TPX receivers as outputs, enabling USB-C signal extension of up to 100 metres across the space.

Using UCX transmitters with MX2M TPX cards and HDMI TPX receivers reduces the number of extenders required, whilst MX2M’s built-in redundancy features ensure reliability for the bank’s most important meetings and events.

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