ISE 2026 Wrap-Up: Kramer Showcases Innovation for the Future of Collaboration
News / 17.02.26
ISE 2026 has officially wrapped up, and Kramer delivered a strong and future-focused showcase of solutions designed to support today’s evolving collaboration and working environments. From advanced audio innovation to simplified Microsoft Teams Rooms deployment and flexible AV mobility, the show highlighted Kramer’s continued commitment to helping integrators design smarter, more adaptable spaces.
Advanced Audio with Dante
In the audio domain, Kramer showcased its expanding portfolio of Dante-powered speakers, building on its recently introduced lineup of ceiling, wall-mounted, and pendant models.
With one of the market’s most comprehensive portfolios of PoE-powered Dante speakers, Kramer delivers high-quality audio, modern aesthetics, and streamlined installation. Available in multiple sizes to suit a wide range of architectural and acoustic requirements, these speakers are designed to integrate seamlessly into corporate, education, and commercial environments, combining performance with design flexibility.
Learn more about Kramer’s speaker portfolio.
Microsoft Teams Rooms Express Install
One of the most significant developments showcased by Ashton Bentley at ISE 2026 was Express Install for Microsoft Teams Rooms. A solution created to simplify and accelerate meeting room deployment.
Ashton Bentley was selected by Microsoft, alongside leading ecosystem partners including Logitech, Cisco, Jabra, Neat, LG, and Samsung, to help deliver pre-engineered Teams Rooms packages. These standardised solutions enable:
- Faster installation
- Cleaner room aesthetics
- Predictable, scalable performance
- Alignment with Microsoft’s best practices
Express Install significantly reduces complexity for integrators while ensuring consistent performance across large-scale rollouts, a critical advantage as organisations standardise their collaboration environments.
Learn more about Ashton Bentley Express Install
CART - AV on the Move
Making its debut at ISE 2026, CART is a mobile AV solution engineered to bring professional-grade video collaboration to flexible and dynamic workspaces.
Designed with Ashton Bentley’s signature clean aesthetic and attention to detail, CART delivers consistent camera, screen, and audio placement in a fully mobile form. Integrated cable management and no requirement for permanent installation make it ideal for:
- Flexible office environments
- Education spaces
- Temporary meeting spaces
- Multi-use collaboration zones
As hybrid work continues to demand adaptable room layouts, CART enables high-quality video meetings anywhere, anytime, without compromising on design or performance.
HU Products - Where HDMI and USB-C Meet
A major highlight of the show was Kramer’s expanding HU product line, designed to unify HDMI and USB-C within a single switching-and-extending ecosystem.
The HU products represent a significant step forward in Kramer’s AVSM offering, bringing together HDMI, USB-C and USB in a cohesive product family built specifically for hybrid meeting spaces. Designed for flexibility, reliability, and scale, the portfolio supports:
- USB-C charging
- 4K video
- Data transfer
- Power delivery
- Device connectivity
Building on the existing SWT3-31-HU and SWT3-31-HU-TR switches, Kramer introduces the SWT3-21-HU-TR and MTX3-42-HU at ISE 2026. These additions expand support for USB-C and HDMI workflows while enabling greater configuration flexibility across meeting rooms, classrooms, and collaboration environments.
As hybrid collaboration continues to drive demand for USB-C workflows, the HU family delivers a complete USB-C-to-HDMI ecosystem, empowering integrators to design any room, any way, without compromise.
ISE 2026 reinforced Kramer’s strategic focus on scalable, simplified, and future-ready AV solutions. Whether through Dante-enabled audio, standardised Teams Rooms deployments, mobile collaboration systems, or unified USB-C ecosystems, Kramer continues to provide integrators with the tools needed to support the modern workspace.
As collaboration environments continue to evolve, Kramer’s ISE 2026 showcase demonstrated one clear message: flexible, scalable, and beautifully integrated AV is no longer optional.