Munich Airport is the latest to adopt Auracast in a bid to make announcements easier for passengers to hear. Sittig Technologies has installed its PAXGuide system in six gates across Terminal 1 and 2 of the airport, which welcomes around 43 million passengers every year for nearly 340,000 take-offs and landings....
No actionable change for clinical practice, but audiologists should be aware that Auracast-compatible hearing aids and devices are increasingly relevant to counsel patients about real-world assistive listening benefits in public venues.
Growing adoption of Auracast in major public venues like Munich Airport signals a maturing ecosystem that could make Bluetooth assistive listening a routine counselling topic for audiologists fitting compatible devices.
- 01Munich Airport has deployed Auracast broadcast audio at six gates across Terminals 1 and 2.
- 02The system uses Sittig Technologies' PAXGuide platform to stream announcements over Bluetooth LE.
- 03Auracast enables passengers to receive audio directly in hearing aids or personal headphones.
- 04This is framed as an accessibility improvement for passengers with hearing loss.
- 05The deployment adds a high-profile venue to a growing list of Auracast real-world installations.
Auracast improves announcement accessibility for passengers with hearing loss at Munich Airport.
press releasepromotionalThe PAXGuide system by Sittig Technologies is installed across six gates in Terminals 1 and 2 at Munich Airport.
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