OUR PRODUCT AND SERVICE OFFERING
Sonova is a global leader in innovative hearing care solutions: from personal audio devices and wireless communication systems to audiological care services, hearing aids, and cochlear implants. Our product brands – Phonak, Unitron, Sennheiser (under license), and Advanced Bionics – create compelling new products to offer the optimal solution for an ever growing consumer base through our globally diversified sales and distribution channels, including our well established global audiological care business.
The Phonak Lumity hearing aid platform delivers an enlightening hearing experience. Over the past year, we broadened the Lumity portfolio to address the unique requirements of kids, teenagers and adults with severe-to-profound hearing loss, as well as individuals with unaidable hearing loss in one ear. People of all ages and hearing loss levels can now benefit from Lumity technology including improved speech understanding, universal connectivity, and outstanding sound quality.
Phonak SmartSpeech™ Technology is a collection of features that AutoSense OS™ 5.0 seamlessly adapts, each feature proven to provide either improved speech understanding or reduced listening effort in many listening environments. This technology not only highlights Phonakʼs dedication to providing the best possible solution for speech understanding but benefits your well-being as it has been shown from scientific literature to reduce listening effort that can free up cognitive resources.1)
Unitronʼs successful Vivante™ platform introduced in April 2023 added four new products to the portfolio over the course of the year. By expanding the Vivante portfolio we have the opportunity to provide our latest technology to even more hearing aid wearers and help them live life to the fullest and enjoy all the sounds that come with it.
Moxi™ V-RS is an innovative rechargeable hearing aid that combines style, aesthetics and functionality and is a modern alternative to traditional hearing aids. Moxi V-312 is Unitronʼs smallest RIC in the Vivante portfolio with a traditional battery. Stride V-PR is a BTE that features a smooth seamless design with the convenience of rechargeability. Unitron also recently released the Stride V-UP which is the Ultra Power BTE designed specifically for those with severe-to-profound hearing loss. These launches further strengthen the Vivante portfolio, providing Unitronʼs best sound performance yet, Made For All connectivity, a style to fit consumersʼ lifestyles and needs and compelling technology at all levels to meet clients lifestyles and budgets. If their lifestyle, budget or hearing needs change, Unitronʼs unique FLEX:UPGRADE™ means their hearing instruments can evolve with them. From start to finish hearing aid wearers can feel good about the entire hearing care experience.
We also introduced our refreshed Unitron Remote Plus app that provides a modern, user-centric experience that allows for easy navigation for controlling and personalizing their hearing aids and two modes, a classic and an advanced mode to give wearers more choice with the level of their interaction.
We are enabling the pinnacle audiology of tomorrow by unleashing the full potential of our hearing healthcare professionals (HCPs).
The ability to deliver personalized audiology solutions and elevate the required standard of audiological care is essential as we become the most trusted global brand in hearing care. With our vast footprint and expansive network of stores across the globe, engaging HCPs, sharing best practices, and creating unique learning experiences is not without its difficulties.
Sonova Audiological Careʼs Hearing Care Academy brings to life the AC vision of creating a global network of academies to connect, educate, and train HCPs to meet the growing demand for high quality, holistic care that differentiates us in the market. The Hearing Care Academy aims to set the global standard for audiological training and education, raise the standard of care, enable recruitment, retention, and engagement of HCPs, and create the pinnacle audiology experience that will enable the delivery of holistic hearing care across our global network. The benefits to its participants are far-reaching and lifelong. HCPs will be able to access personalized learning when they need it, engage in best-practice exchange, and have direct access to internal and external experts. For those HCPs who are doing outstanding work in the field, they will have opportunities to be recognized as experts and support their peers around the world.
Through our dynamic platform, students can become HCPs and HCPs can become experts, allowing us to ensure everyone can enjoy the delight of hearing and live a life without limitations.
In the 2023/24 financial year, the Hearing Care Academy has successfully trained over 400 hearing care professionals and onboarded over 500 graduate students to follow the curriculum in the coming year.
Announced to at CES Las Vegas in January 2024 and greeted with numerous ʼBest of CESʼ awards, MOMENTUM True Wireless 4 is Sennheiserʼs1) latest flagship earbuds.
Introducing an exciting era for wireless audio, MOMENTUM True Wireless 4 provides an unparalleled fusion of sound quality, cutting-edge features, and personalized comfort. With a commitment to user-centric innovation, the earbuds deliver a neatly tailored audio journey to a consumer demanding both individual adaptation and versatility in everyday situations.
Loaded with more than a dozen enhancements and larger-than-life sound, MOMENTUM True Wireless 4 is Sennheiserʼs most capable earbud yet. It delivers unparalleled sound for the connected audio aficionado, with an impressive roster of connectivity built on the Qualcomm® S5 Sound Gen 2 platform and Snapdragon Sound™ Technology for aptX™ lossless sound quality and ultra-low latency.
The Bluetooth® 5.4 earbuds also bring Auracast™ support and an overhauled antenna design for exceptional signal continuity while on the go. Improved Adaptive ANC, evolved tuning, and an upgraded battery system make them an everyday companion for all of lifeʼs adventures, among other practical enhancements. Available in three colors, the fourth-generation MOMENTUM buds boast 7.5 hours of continuous audiophile-inspired listening, a Qi charging case, and quick charging over USB-C.
The collaboration between Advanced Bionics (AB) and Phonak continues to yield industry-first innovations which change the cochlear implant landscape. ABʼs best-performing sound processor Marvel CI can now be fully programmed remotely by the audiologist with the new Target CI version 1.5 and Remote Support app and is now also the only CI system to feature a CROS device.
Cochlear implant patients often have difficulty getting to their appointments if they have to travel long distances or navigate mobility issues and busy schedules. Target CI version 1.5, developed together with Phonak, allows audiologists to remotely and directly adjust settings for their patientsʼ Marvel CI and compatible Phonak hearing aid or CROS through the new Remote Support app. Patients can discuss their progress, get their questions answered in real-time, and receive full programming without a visit to the clinic. Remote programming is another step towards improving accessibility for hearing healthcare for as many people as possible.
Together with Phonak, AB remains the only manufacturer to offer linked two-ear solutions with hearing aids and cochlear implants designed to communicate and work together as a pair. Now ABʼs Marvel is also the only CI system with a CROS (Contralateral Routing of Signal) device. For people who have severe to profound hearing loss in both ears but hear with only one Marvel CI, having a CROS device on the other ear allows it to pick up sounds from that side and transmit them to the Marvel CI. This way, listeners can have a more complete sense of their surroundings and follow conversations from all directions. Together with a pair of Marvel CI sound processors, or a bimodal pairing with Marvel CI and a Phonak Link M hearing aid, the introduction of CROS makes Marvel the only CI system with linked bilateral, bimodal, and CROS configurations.
