InfoComm 2026 once again proved why it remains the premier event for commercial audiovisual technology. While there were plenty of exciting product launches across the show floor, one theme stood out above all others: enterprise AV is becoming more intelligent, software-driven, and easier to manage.
Among the manufacturers exhibiting this year, Q-SYS continued to lead the conversation with innovations designed to simplify collaboration, improve hybrid meetings, and help organizations standardize AV technology across multiple locations.
At AV Planners, we attend InfoComm each year to evaluate new technologies and determine which innovations will deliver real value for our clients. Many of the trends we saw this year reinforce the direction we've already been taking in conference rooms, executive briefing centers, training spaces, and collaboration environments across the country.
Here are the five Q-SYS innovations that stood out the most—and why they matter for organizations planning their next AV investment.
One of the biggest takeaways from InfoComm 2026 was Q-SYS's continued evolution into a comprehensive enterprise AV platform.
Rather than treating audio, video, room control, monitoring, and automation as separate systems, Q-SYS brings everything together into a single software-based ecosystem. This approach gives organizations greater flexibility while simplifying deployment and long-term support.
For IT teams, the benefits are significant:
As AV continues to converge with IT, organizations are looking for platforms that reduce complexity instead of adding to it. Q-SYS continues to demonstrate why software-defined AV is becoming the preferred approach for enterprise collaboration.
Artificial intelligence was everywhere at InfoComm 2026, but this year it moved beyond being a marketing buzzword. Manufacturers demonstrated practical AI features that improve the meeting experience without requiring users to learn new workflows.
Q-SYS highlighted technologies that support:
Rather than employees spending valuable meeting time adjusting cameras or troubleshooting audio, AI helps automate these tasks in the background.
The result is a meeting experience that feels more natural, allowing participants to focus on the conversation instead of the technology.
As hybrid work continues to evolve, AI-powered collaboration is quickly becoming an expectation rather than a premium feature.
Today's organizations depend on reliable video conferencing, and conference rooms need to work consistently regardless of which platform employees use.
Q-SYS continues to strengthen its integration with both Microsoft Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms, helping organizations create a standardized meeting experience across offices, campuses, and regional locations.
Improved integration means:
As companies continue investing in hybrid work, seamless collaboration between conferencing platforms and AV technology has become more important than ever.
One of the most significant shifts in commercial AV is the move toward AV-over-IP.
Instead of relying on proprietary matrix switchers and dedicated video infrastructure, organizations are increasingly distributing audio and video across standard network infrastructure.
This modern approach offers several advantages:
As organizations modernize conference rooms and training facilities, AV-over-IP continues to prove itself as the preferred architecture for scalable enterprise AV systems.
Perhaps the biggest takeaway from InfoComm 2026 is that these innovations aren't years away—they're already being deployed in real-world enterprise environments.
At AV Planners, we recently completed an executive collaboration space for a major global toy manufacturer headquartered in Los Angeles, incorporating many of the same technologies highlighted throughout the show.
The project included:
The objective was straightforward: create an executive collaboration space that delivers exceptional audio and video performance while remaining intuitive for employees and easy for IT teams to support.
The finished solution allows executives to conduct hybrid meetings, deliver presentations, share content, and display corporate messaging from a single, integrated platform.
One message was repeated throughout InfoComm 2026: organizations want meeting spaces that simply work. Our experience shows that by combining the right technologies with thoughtful engineering and user-focused design, it's possible to create collaboration environments that are powerful, reliable, and simple to use.
InfoComm 2026 confirmed that enterprise AV is moving beyond individual hardware products toward integrated software platforms that combine collaboration, automation, cloud management, and artificial intelligence.
Organizations planning conference room upgrades should look beyond individual devices and focus on solutions that are:
Investing in the right platform today helps protect technology investments while reducing operational complexity for years to come.
InfoComm 2026 wasn't simply about new product announcements—it offered a clear vision of where enterprise collaboration is heading.
Artificial intelligence, software-defined AV, cloud-based management, and open integration are rapidly becoming the new standard for modern workplaces.
At AV Planners, we're excited to continue helping organizations evaluate these technologies and design collaboration spaces that support today's workforce while preparing for tomorrow's innovations.
In the coming weeks, we'll publish a more comprehensive look at the biggest trends from InfoComm 2026, including a behind-the-scenes case study of our executive collaboration project and a deeper dive into the technologies shaping the future of enterprise AV.
Whether you're planning a new executive boardroom, upgrading Microsoft Teams Rooms, deploying Zoom Rooms, or exploring the Q-SYS platform, AV Planners can help you design and implement a solution tailored to your organization's needs.
From consultation and system design to installation, programming, training, and ongoing support, our team delivers enterprise AV solutions that improve collaboration, simplify management, and prepare your workplace for the future.
Contact AV Planners today to learn how we can help transform your meeting spaces.
Craig Heiman is the Founder and President of AV Planners, a California-based commercial audiovisual integration firm established in 2004. AV Planners specializes in enterprise collaboration, Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms, Q-SYS, LED video walls, digital signage, AV-over-IP, and workplace technology solutions. The company designs, installs, programs, and supports AV systems for corporate offices, healthcare organizations, educational institutions, and public sector clients throughout the United States.