The Jabra PanaCast 55 VBS Open Android with Jabra Control IP bundles the complete 180° Android video bar with a dedicated touchscreen controller on an open Android platform, suitable for organisations that need a flexible room system across multiple UC platforms or prefer not to lock to a single vendor’s Teams or Zoom deployment model.
The hardware is identical to the standalone PanaCast 55 VBS: three 13-megapixel cameras with 180° AI stitching, eight beamforming microphones certified for rooms up to 4.5m × 6m (extendable to 11m with SpeakerMic), four speakers, and full AI feature set. MDEP enterprise security and Jabra+ remote management apply across the deployment.
The included Jabra Control IP provides one-touch meeting access, content sharing, and room management from a dedicated touchscreen. For Australian businesses running mixed UC environments — Teams on some floors, Zoom on others, or transitioning between platforms — the open Android model avoids the need to redeploy hardware when platform choices change.
- Open Android platform with Control IP — platform-flexible room system with dedicated touchscreen controller; not locked to a single UC platform.
- 180° Panoramic-4K, 3×13MP cameras — complete 180° coverage for medium rooms with patented AI stitching and no image distortion.
- Expandable audio architecture — optional PanaCast SpeakerMic extends audio coverage to 11m via standard RJ45 cabling without additional compute.
- 8-mic beamforming, 4 speakers — certified for rooms up to 4.5m × 6m with AEC, noise reduction, and automatic speaker detection.
- MDEP enterprise security — Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform security framework with ongoing updates.
- Jabra+ and Jabra Web Console management — centralised remote management for firmware, configuration, and device health across all deployed units.
| Specification | Value | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| Warranty | 2 years | Jabra’s standard warranty period covering manufacturing defects. |
| Onboard AI | Yes | AI processing happens on the device — no cloud dependency for video features like auto-framing. |
| Cable management | Yes | Built-in cable routing keeps installations tidy and reduces visible cabling. |
| Kensington lock compatible | Yes | Standard security slot for physical cable lock — relevant for shared or semi-public meeting spaces. |
| Operating voltage | 100-240V, 12V, 5A | |
| Power Adapter | AC 100-240V, Output DC 12V 5A | |
| LED features and functions | Answer/end call, Firmware update status, Mute/unmute, Power indicator | |
| Video output | 2 x HDMI | |
| Display resolution | Supports up to 4K, Touch Display Compatible | |
| Content sharing | Apple Airplay (only supported by Zoom), HDMI input, Microsoft Teams-Cast (only supported by Teams) | |
| Number of cameras | 3 | More cameras means wider or more intelligent coverage — relevant for large or unusually shaped meeting rooms. |
| Type of camera | Panoramic multi-camera array | Multi-camera panoramic arrays provide seamless wide-angle coverage without distortion. |
| Camera resolution | Up to 3840 x 1080 px | Higher resolution captures more detail — important for large displays and rooms where participants are further from the camera. |
| Zoom | Up to 6x lossless digital zoom | Digital zoom allows the camera to crop in on participants without physically moving — useful for highlighting active speakers. |
| Field of view | Horizontal: 180°, Vertical: 54° | Wider field of view captures more of the room in a single shot — 180° means the entire table width is visible. |
| Intelligent Zoom | Yes | AI automatically adjusts zoom to keep participants appropriately framed without manual control. |
| Intelligent Meeting Space | Yes | Sets a virtual boundary so only participants within the designated meeting area are captured. |
| Multi-stream Dynamic Composition | Yes | |
| Dynamic Composition | Yes | Simultaneously shows the full room view and close-ups of active speakers in a single stream. |
| Virtual Director | Yes | AI tracks who is speaking and adjusts the camera view in real time — reduces the need for manual camera operation. |
| Vivid HDR | Yes | High Dynamic Range processing maintains image quality in rooms with mixed or challenging lighting conditions. |
| Support secondary external USB camera | Yes | |
| Supported number of SpeakerMics | 1 | |
| Audio coverage | Up to 7 m | |
| Audio coverage (PanaCast 55 VBS with PanaCast SpeakerMic) | Up to 11 m | |
| Speakers | 2 x 2″ (50mm) woofers, 2 x 3/4″ (20mm) tweeters | The speaker driver configuration — more drivers and larger woofers deliver fuller, room-filling audio. |
| Speaker frequency range | 80Hz – 20000Hz | The audio frequency range the speakers can reproduce — wider range means richer, more natural sound. |
| Number of speakers | 4 | More speaker drivers provide better stereo separation and room coverage. |
| Automatic Speaker Detection | Yes | The system automatically identifies and frames the active speaker without manual intervention. |
| Noise Reduction Echo Cancellation | Yes | |
| Non-Speech Noise Suppression | Yes | |
| Woofer driver | 2 inches, outer diameter 61mm; Sensitivity: 79dB ±2dB @ 1 Watt, 1 meter; Rated Power: 5 Watts; Impedance: 4 Ohms | |
| Mid-Range driver | 0.6 inches, outer diameter 33.2mm; Sensitivity: 80.5dB ±2dB @ 1 Watt, 1 meter; Rated Power: 5 Watts; Impedance: 4 Ohms | |
| Microphone type | 8 microphone beamforming array – certified for rooms up to 4.5m x 6m | Beamforming arrays focus on voices from specific directions, improving pickup clarity and noise rejection. |
| Number of microphones | 8 | |
| Microphone sensitivity | -37dBFS | How responsive the microphones are to sound — higher sensitivity picks up quieter voices more reliably. |
| Microphone frequency range | 100Hz – 16000Hz | Frequency range captured by the microphones — wider range gives more natural voice reproduction. |
| Aux-Out | Yes | |
| Media encryption | Provided by VaaS Partner | |
| Access management | Jabra+; Admin menus; Jabra Web Console; Local account; VaaS Admin Portals including MS Teams Admin Centre and Zoom Device Management | |
| Security management | Remote log in via Jabra+, Jabra Web Console and VaaS Admin Portal | |
| Authenticated access to Admin settings, Jabra Web Console, Jabra+ | Yes | |
| Lockdown with secureboot, OS verified boot, Vendor lock | Yes | |
| Log retrieval via Jabra Web Console | Yes | |
| Microsoft and Zoom based VaaS account authentication | Yes | |
| Interfaces | Ethernet (RJ45), HDMI, Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), 1 x USB-A, 2 x USB-C | |
| Bluetooth® version | 5.1 | |
| Supported USB versions | USB 2.0, USB 3.0 | |
| Internet Protocol (IP) | IPv4, IPv6 | |
| Ethernet | RJ45 | |
| Auto-MDIX | Yes | |
| Proxy support | HTTPS | |
| Support DHCP | Yes | |
| Support Static IP Address | Yes | |
| Compatible software and/or apps | Jabra+; Jabra Web Console for remote device management via HTTPS; Support for native 3rd party applications, including Microsoft Teams Room for Android and Zoom Rooms; Cloud service providers including Microsoft Teams Admin Center and Zoom Device Management | |
| Integrated People Count | Yes | |
| Appliance mode | Yes | |
| BYOD mode | Yes | |
| Digital pan/tilt/zoom | Yes | |
| Manual Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) | Yes | |
| One touch meeting join | Yes | |
| Camera privacy cover | Yes | |
| Operating temperature | 5°C to 35°C | |
| Operating humidity | 15% to 80% | |
| Maximum altitude | 4876.8m | |
| Temperature sensor | Yes | |
| Humidity sensor | Yes | |
| CO2 sensor | Yes | |
| TVOCs sensor | Yes | |
| Display size | 10.1″ | |
| Display orientation | Landscape | |
| Display resolution | 1920 x 1200 | |
| PoE power injector | Yes | |
| Power over ethernet (PoE) | IEEE 802.3af | |
| Proximity sensor | 2 | |
| Kensington lock compatible | Yes | Standard security slot for physical cable lock — relevant for shared or semi-public meeting spaces. |
Jabra Warranty
Jabra PanaCast video bars carry a 2-year warranty covering defects in materials and workmanship under normal operating conditions.
Kickstart Computers is an authorised Jabra reseller in Australia. Contact us on 0416 353 501 for warranty assistance.
The Jabra PanaCast 55 VBS – Open Android with Jabra Control IP is a professional Open Android 180° video bar system with touch controller for medium meeting rooms suited to Australian business meeting environments. Browse the full range of Jabra video conferencing solutions or explore all available video conferencing equipment through Kickstart Computers.
