How a backstage communications tool became a mission-critical platform for industries around the world

Join industry veteran Abner Mir for an engaging look at the evolution of professional intercom systems, from the earliest analog partyline networks to today’s IP, wireless, cloud, and emerging cellular-based communications platforms.

This presentation explores how intercom technology has transformed over the past six decades, tracing its roots in broadcast television, live events, and theater, and examining how modern communication systems have expanded into healthcare, houses of worship, manufacturing, aerospace, transportation, public safety, emergency operations, and even hyperbaric medical facilities.

Attendees will learn:

• How early partyline systems changed live production
• The rise of matrix communications and large-scale routing systems
• The transition from dedicated wiring to IP-based infrastructure
• How wireless technologies reshaped production workflows
• The role of software clients, virtual users, and remote operations
• How communication platforms are being adopted outside traditional broadcast environments
• The impact of private 5G, LTE, and cellular-based intercom systems
• What cloud computing and artificial intelligence may mean for the future of real-time communications

Whether you are involved in broadcast, corporate AV, live events, worship production, manufacturing, public safety, or mission-critical operations, this session provides valuable insight into where communications technology has been, where it is today, and where it is headed next.

Expect a mix of history, technology, real-world applications, industry trends, and future-looking discussion, all presented from the perspective of someone who has spent decades designing, deploying, and supporting communications systems in the field.