Lawo links IP orchestration to compact production hardware
At IBC 2026, the German supplier presented HOME extensions, new graphics applications and the Edge One platform.
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Lawo is expanding its HOME platform with functions for sharing and processing media streams between production systems. The announcements at IBC 2026 focus on software-based orchestration, NMOS connections and compact audio-video infrastructure.
HOME is Lawo’s management and orchestration layer for network-based production. The platform discovers equipment, monitors connections and can deploy microservices for video, audio and graphics. In this way, Lawo is seeking to bring routing, processing and management together in one operational environment.
One of the key extensions is HOME Stream Share. The application makes groups of video, audio and metadata streams available to external systems via NMOS. According to the product information, each instance supports up to 128 video streams, 512 audio streams and 128 metadata streams.
NMOS is a set of open specifications for describing, discovering and connecting network media. In practice, this allows a production to exchange signals between different locations or suppliers without all components being managed by the same central suite. This reduces dependence on fixed point-to-point connections, but requires correct network architecture and interoperability testing.
Lawo also demonstrated HOME Logo Inserter, which, according to Mediakwest, can generate up to sixteen versions of a graphic treatment from a single source. This is particularly relevant for regional feeds, language versions and multiple distribution channels. The function shifts graphics processing from a separate hardware layer to a software-controlled workflow.
In Europe, Lawo also presented Edge One, a compact solution for audio-video connectivity. The demonstration was linked to the further development of the mc² mixing console software and Power Core. Lawo positions these components as parts of a single infrastructure for live production, broadcast and distributed workflows.
For users, the business question is not only how many functions a platform adds, but how much existing equipment it can work with. The IBC announcements point to a more open architecture, but provide no independent measurement of interoperability, total cost of ownership or performance under live load. Those tests must take place during implementation.
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The technical description is based on independent trade-show reporting and publicly available Lawo information. Interpretations concerning implementation risks are presented as context, not as measured results.
- Confirmed Lawo presented HOME extensions, HOME Stream Share and Edge One at IBC 2026. — Mediakwest describes the trade-show demonstrations; Lawo published its own IBC information about the product family.
- Confirmed HOME Stream Share uses NMOS to share groups of video, audio and metadata streams with external systems. — This function is described in the Mediakwest report.
- Confirmed HOME Stream Share supports up to 128 video streams, 512 audio streams and 128 metadata streams per instance. — The figures appear in Mediakwest’s technical summary.
- Confirmed Lawo linked the IBC presentation to mc² and Power Core. — Lawo’s public announcement mentions both product lines.
- Confirmed NMOS is intended for describing, discovering and connecting network media streams. — This is the functional meaning of the NMOS specifications within the workflow described.