The Boom ARC smart bridge for intuitive host switching, is being hailed as the dawning of a new era, by joining in-room and Bring Your Own Meeting (BYOM) systems together for the first time, in a best of both worlds scenario.

“The video conferencing world moves fast, and we know we have to move even faster to stay ahead,” says Co-Founder Fredrik Hörnkvist.

Hybrid reality

“Our focus has always been on creating solutions that simplify collaboration while delivering an exceptional experience, based on any device across any platform in any room. We believe the ARC is unique in the market – designed for the hybrid reality we all work in. It offers automatic switching between room-based and personal devices, while providing USB-C power delivery and versatile input/output options - including HDMI, for effortless flexibility. It’s set to become a new star for us.”

He highlighted: “Since the pandemic a lot of organizations have learned that whether it was hybrid work or bringing everyone back into the office, whatever model they chose, many went all in on dedicated in-room solutions – Teams, Zoom or Google Meet etc. This was great and at the forefront of market developments at the time.

“Now many larger organizations are realizing, after analyzing user behaviour, that employees overwhelmingly prefer the simplicity of a single-cable setup using their own device.

“The ARC solves this dilemma in a magical way so they don’t have to sacrifice the investments already made but can have their cake and eat it by combining both options within the same ecosystem.”

Texas-based Boom offers the complete array of conferencing solutions, from dedicated kits to videobars, multi-camera controllers, in-room systems and cutting edge connectivity.

Fellow founder, Holli Hulett emphasized: “There’s already been so much interest and excitement. The ARC reflects our continuing mission to simplify conferencing and create intuitive tools for modern work.

“Simplicity is our North Star guiding light – but what sets the ARC apart is how effortlessly it blends flexibility and platform-agnostic performance with a zero learning curve.”

Key ARC Features:

• Automatic host switching between in-room and BYOM setups
• USB-C with power delivery
• HDMI support and flexible I/O ports
• Cross-platform compatibility (Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, etc)

She concluded: “The ARC is a perfect addition and represents the next chapter following the launch of our ZYGO one-cable-connection hub last year. The ARC can be tailored to perform exactly how customers want. That could be Teams on one screen and Meet on another – any combination in any format is possible. It unites everything in a best of both worlds way.

“In addition, the ARC ensures less maintenance and support for in-room systems whilst also delivering all the AI and smarter features that today’s latest end points deliver, from one intuitive piece of hardware. It’s our new box of tricks that turns traditional conferencing on its head!”

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