Akuvox and KONE Partner for Advanced Intercom and Elevator Integration
2025-06-18
Akuvox, a leader in smart intercom solutions, has partnered with KONE, a global innovator in elevators and escalators, to deliver a fully integrated intercom, access control, and elevator system for residential and commercial properties. This collaboration enhances building security, streamlines operations, and elevates the user experience.
How It Works
Akuvox Smart Intercom integrates with KONE’s GCAC and RCGIF protocols, enabling seamless communication between Akuvox systems and KONE’s calling devices such as the Destination Operating Panel (DOP) and the Car Operating Panel (COP). Akuvox devices can function as a DOP in high-end elevator projects, eliminating complex wiring and delivering a unified, intuitive elevator control experience.
Supported Model
Key Features
- Enhanced Access Control: Residents can securely summon elevators using facial recognition, Bluetooth® Low Energy, mobile app, or passcode via the Akuvox Smart Intercom, alongside traditional card access.
- Visitor Management: Guests can call residents via Akuvox Smart Intercoms and get verified through HD video and audio communication to access designated floors.
- Simplified Installation: Uses TCP/IP communication, requiring no rewiring for faster, cost-effective deployment.
Benefits
This integrated solution increases property value, enhances occupant flow, and optimizes building security.
- Premium Building Intercom
X915 Door Phone, an iF Design Award winner, offers HD audio and video communication that enhances property value.
- Automated Elevator Control
Residents benefit from automated elevator control, which uses award-winning anti-spoofing facial recognition and various secure access methods; guests can make calls via Akuvox's HD audio and video communication, and get verified to access designated floors.
- Pre-Configured and Unified System
Installers benefit from pre-configured integration, which minimizes installation complexity. Property managers gain a unified platform to oversee access control and elevator operations.
This partnership between Akuvox and KONE sets a new standard for intelligent building management, combining cutting-edge technology with practical functionality.
About Kone
KONE is a Finnish multinational company and a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, founded in 1910. With over 60,000 employees operating in nearly 70 countries, KONE specializes in innovative and eco-efficient passenger and goods elevators, escalators, automatic building doors, and related maintenance and modernization services. The company is dedicated to making urban life safer, more sustainable, and more convenient by enabling smooth and reliable people flow in buildings of all types, from low-rise to the world's tallest skyscrapers. KONE's commitment to shaping the future of cities is reflected in its smart, sustainable solutions and a maintenance base of over 1.7 million units worldwide as of 2024. Learn More >> https://www.kone.us/
About Akuvox
Akuvox is a global leading provider of smart intercom and smart home products and solutions. It is committed to unleashing the power of technologies to improve people's lives with better communication, greater security, and more convenience. Encompassing artificial intelligence, SIP, Android, cloud, security, and other advanced technologies, Akuvox continuously drives breakthrough changes in the industry and creatively delivers an unrivaled portfolio of smart intercom and smart home products and solutions. It has been deployed and used daily in more than 110 countries and regions, meeting customer needs in various vertical markets that range from residential to commercial, from healthcare to public safety.
Learn More >> https://www.akuvox.com