Jabra expands its premium collaboration portfolio with the second-generation PanaCast 50 Room System, developed in collaboration with Lenovo.The AI-optimized solution offers greater flexibility, more options and an enhanced setup experience for smarter and more efficient meeting rooms.LOWELL, Mass., Sept.02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jabra and Lenovo are expanding their collaboration to offer a second-generation video conferencing meeting room solution – the Jabra PanaCast 50 Room System 2, optimized for heavy AI workload and offering greater flexibility and a simplified user experience.the new solution retains Jabra’s powerful 180° panoramic 4K plug-and-play video solution, the Jabra PanaCast 50, while introducing the Lenovo ThinkSmart Core Gen 2 – an AI-optimized compute device built for demanding meeting room workloads. It also features two new touchscreen controller options, a USB and IP version, providing flexibility for various room setups and ensuring easy installation. The PanaCast 50 Room system 2 is designed to elevate Microsoft Teams Rooms setups, so teams can connect, share and collaborate seamlessly and with enhanced security features.
The Jabra PanaCast 50 Room System 2 meets a growing need for simple, reliable technology that supports better hybrid meetings. Research shows that remote participants feel more included, more focused and less fatigued when high-quality audio and video are used in meeting rooms.i By collaborating with Lenovo, Jabra is offering a solution that delivers the clarity, flexibility and control needed to make meetings more inclusive and effective for everyone – whether they’re in the room or joining remotely.
By combining Jabra’s expertise in bright video and immersive audio with Lenovo’s next-gen processing, this collaboration delivers a flexible, powerful and future-ready meeting room system that helps make hybrid collaboration more seamless and engaging for everyone.
Future-proof video conferencing solution
The PanaCast 50 Room System 2 delivers targeted improvements to address the evolving demands of hybrid work and the increasing use of AI-enhanced collaboration tools.As workplaces adopt more AI-driven features to improve productivity and communication, the system’s infrastructure must keep pace.While the PanaCast 50 video bar remains unchanged delivering AI-powered 4K video and crystal-clear audio, the new bundle introduces a more powerful Lenovo compute device optimized for AI-heavy workloads and two Lenovo controller options to provide greater flexibility and adaptability.
The Lenovo ThinkSmart Core Gen 2 is purpose-built to handle the increasingly heavy AI workloads with faster AI processing. The compute device is powered by Intel Core Ultra 5 processors, improving video, audio and AI performance, while reducing power consumption by up to 40% for increased energy efficiency.ii
Giving a more flexible and seamless experience, the compute device also now features USB-C® integration, so users easily can share their screen, charge their laptop or run a meeting in BYOD (bring your own device) mode, which enables access to the PanaCast 50 video bar from any platform.
It also comes with several hardware improvements. It features a more functional cable cover that users can slide open, i