At NAB 2026 in Las Vegas, CAME-TV confirmed us the KUMINIK8 Professional, a brand new over-ear headset within the model’s wi-fi intercom lineup. The system operates on the 1.9 GHz DECT band, delivers as much as 15 hours of runtime from a common battery, helps as much as 9 customers throughout three switchable speak teams with no hub required, and pairs with the present Waero and Nano models within the CAME-TV ecosystem.

CAME-TV has been constructing out its intercom vary for years, with the unique KUMINIK8 serving because the workhorse full-duplex choice for movie crews, company occasions, and homes of worship. The corporate adopted that with the WAERO Professional earlier this yr and the compact Nano pod for lighter-duty communication. The KUMINIK8 Professional is positioned as the subsequent step in that over-ear line, with bigger cushions, longer runtime, and a scaled-up group configuration as its key pitches.

Why 1.9 GHz issues

Frank Zhan of CAME-TV walked us via the headset on the sales space. The KUMINIK8 Professional makes use of the 1.9 GHz DECT band slightly than 2.4 GHz, which retains it away from the crowded spectrum shared by Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and the numerous wi-fi gadgets discovered on a contemporary set. Based on Frank, the system delivers voice transmission with zero perceivable latency, a significant profit when an AD is cuing expertise or a 1st AC wants a quick pull affirmation. Voice readability, he emphasised, is the headline precedence for this technology.

Battery, consolation, and vary

The KUMINIK8 Professional runs on a common rechargeable battery that CAME-TV says will last as long as 15 hours on a single cost. The selection of a standard cell format is sensible: crews can supply replacements regionally slightly than trying to find a proprietary spare mid-shoot. Charging is dealt with both through USB-C on the headset itself or via an exterior charger, giving operators the choice to high up from a car’s USB-C port throughout a location transfer.

The redesigned earpieces are noticeably bigger than these on the first-generation KUMINIK8, and the unit felt mild within the hand on the sales space. Frank famous that CAME-TV has not but accomplished weight testing on this pre-production “F” model. Vary in open line-of-sight situations is rated at 500 m (round 1,640 ft), with digital noise cancellation on the increase microphone to assist preserve voices clear in noisier environments.

9 customers, three teams, no hub

One of many extra sensible upgrades Frank highlighted is the group perform. The KUMINIK8 Professional helps one grasp plus eight distant headsets for 9 customers whole, with no exterior hub required to carry the community collectively. These 9 could be cut up into as many as three separate speak teams: digicam, grip and electrical, and manufacturing can every have their very own channel, and a single button press combines them once more for all-call bulletins. For productions already operating the present KUMINIK8 kits, which high out at five-user hub-free configurations, that may be a clear bounce in how massive a group can coordinate on a single system.

The Professional additionally talks to the remainder of the lineup. Customers can combine KUMINIK8 Professional headsets with WAERO full-size models and Nano pods on the identical community. The Nano is especially versatile on this setup, with a built-in microphone and speaker for standalone clip-on use, plus an enter for an exterior mic or earphones when a crew member prefers a lower-profile kind issue. That cross-compatibility lets groups scale piecemeal slightly than standardizing on a single kind issue throughout each division.

Worth and availability

CAME-TV expects the KUMINIK8 Professional to begin delivery in roughly two months. Pricing had not been finalized on the time of our dialog on the present ground, and we are going to replace our protection as soon as the corporate publishes the total configuration choices and MSRPs. For extra data, go to the CAME-TV web site.

Does the KUMINIK8 Professional’s nine-user, three-group structure cowl the way in which your group communicates on set, or are you operating a distinct system that scales additional? Don’t hesitate to tell us within the feedback under!