UniFi EAV Switching: Ubiquiti Brings Broadcast-Grade AV-over-IP to the Network
Ubiquiti's new Enterprise Audio/Video (EAV) switching line uses hardware timing and PTP to carry SMPTE ST 2110, Dante and AES67 over standard IP — here's what it means for installers and integrators.
For years, professional audio and video meant dedicated, proprietary matrix hardware. Ubiquiti's new Enterprise Audio/Video (EAV) switching line is built to replace that with something far more familiar: a managed IP network — but with the deterministic timing that broadcast and live-production work actually requires.
What makes an AV switch different
A normal switch forwards packets as fast as it can and doesn't care about microseconds. Audio/video over IP does. UniFi EAV switching adds:
- Precision Time Protocol (PTP) for synchronised media transport
- Real-time latency correction across every network hop
- Sub-microsecond synchronisation across clients and distributed systems
- Support for the open AV-over-IP standards SMPTE ST 2110, Dante and AES67
- Both copper and fibre connectivity
The UniFi EAV Bridge
Alongside the switches, Ubiquiti introduced a UniFi EAV Bridge — a PoE-powered device with HDMI and AES67 support that works as either a transmitter or a receiver from a single SKU. Drop one at a source and one at a display and you have a point-to-point AV link riding your IP fabric.
On the software side, UniFi Network 10.3 added latency visualisation and a "Time Machine" view for historical performance — so you can actually see timing health rather than guessing at it.
Introducing: UniFi Enterprise Audio/Video Switching (official Ubiquiti video)
What you can buy from us today
Until the EAV line lands locally, the building blocks for AV-over-IP on UniFi are already here: high-bandwidth 10 GbE switching for the transport layer, plus UniFi's PoE audio devices for distributed sound.
AV-ready UniFi hardware in stock
Ubiquiti Pro XG 24 PoE, Professional-grade, 24-port Layer 3 Etherlighting, PoE+++ Switch,(16) 10 GbE, (8) 2.5 GbE, (2) 25G SFP28 Port
Ubiquiti Pro XG 8 PoE, Compact Desktop/Wall-mountable, Professional-grade 8-port, Layer 3 Etherlighting PoE++ Switch With (8) 10 GbE, (2) 10G SFP+
UbiquitiPowerAmp,White,Premium Speaker Amplifier Designed For High-fidelity Multi-zone Audio Streaming & Immersive Spatial Sound Experiences
Ubiquiti PoE Audio Port,White,Digital Audio Streamer,Ultra-Compact,Versatile Design,Intuitive Control System,Multi Music Streaming,Multi-zone Install.
For small deployments, any well-configured managed switch with QoS can carry Dante or AES67. As channel counts and resolutions climb, hardware PTP and per-hop latency correction — exactly what UniFi EAV adds — become the difference between rock-solid sync and audible/visible drift.
Not yet. It was announced in April 2026 and we'll list it on tech2have.com.au as soon as Australian stock is confirmed. Register interest via our contact page and we'll let you know.
Yes — that's the point. EAV switches are part of UniFi and managed from the same controller, so they slot into an existing site rather than forcing a parallel AV network.
Related reading
- AV-over-IP explained — the plain-English guide to SMPTE 2110, Dante and AES67
- UniFi switch buying guide — pick the right switch for PoE, ports and Layer 3
- Ubiquiti UniFi complete guide — how the whole ecosystem fits together
Planning an AV-over-IP project? We can scope the network layer with you.
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