Frankfurt Airport Advances Inclusivity with World-First Accessible Auracast Announcements

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With modern Bluetooth headphones you can no longer miss an announcement at the airport. In Frankfurt a test at two gates of Terminal 1.

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Frankfurt Airport is testing a new form of passenger information at two gates in Terminal 1. Instead of issuing announcements exclusively via loudspeakers, gate information is also transmitted directly to hearing aids, headphones and smartphones. Pictures: Fraport The basis is the relatively young audio standard Auracast, which can play a signal simultaneously at an unlimited number of receivers. The test runs at Gates A16 and A17 and is to be e…

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Sittig Technologies and Fraport have launched the pilot phase for Bluetooth auracast announcements at the airport. In the coming months, two Lufthansa airports will be the worldwide airport reference for the announcement technology and airliners.de has tried it out.

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Frankfurt Airport is trying out a new solution to the problem of loudspeaker announcements that are difficult to understand but often important. A trial with Auracast is currently underway at two gates in Terminal 1, specifically A16 and A17. Instead of... Read the article: Pilot project in Frankfurt: Gate announcements via Auracast directly to headphones

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Thanks to this technology, passengers can receive gate announcements directly via their own hearing aids, earphones and smartphones / Auracast improves the inclusion of travellers with hearing loss and supports the concept of "Silent Airports"