Australia’s first curved, acoustically transparent cinema LED screens set a new benchmark for a premium moviegoing experience

MELBOURNE, Australia, June 25, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — HOYTS hosted an experience showcase debuting its new APEX cinema at HOYTS Melbourne Central, and HOYTS’ second APEX screen located at Karrinyup. Tricorne Premium LED screens form the visual centerpiece of APEX, HOYTS’ flagship premium cinema format, that integrates Dolby Atmos, premium seating, and purpose-designed lighting to deliver a unique and immersive movie experience.

HOYTS Cinemas, Australia’s leading cinema chain, used Tricorne Premium LED technology to push the boundaries of what is technologically achievable in a commercial cinema environment. The result was two of the largest and most technically advanced indoor cinema LED screens in the world.

A Historic First for Australasia

HOYTS APEX at Melbourne Central and Karrinyup are the exhibitors latest premium large format experience, utilizing Tricorne latest LED screen technology that incorporates micro-perforations within the screen to allow sound to pass directly through, delivering an immersive audio experience, combined with world leading HDR visual clarity and depth.

HOYTS Karrinyup boasts a 25 meters wide by 11 meters tall screen, powered by over 24 million pixels, and is currently the world’s largest cinema LED screen operating in a commercial multiplex. The HOYTS Melbourne Central screen, at 21 meters wide by 9 meters tall with over 17 million pixels, is equally without peer in Australia.

Chairman and CEO of GDC Technology, Dr Man Nang Chong highlighted “HOYTS APEX is powered by our latest micro-perforated, HDR (“High Dynamic Range) LED technology, delivering the most advanced big-screen experience available today.”

“It offers 30 times better picture contrast and millions more pixels than traditional cinema projection, creating a level of immersion and precision unlike anything Australian cinemagoers have experienced before.”

Engineering for the Demands of Premium Exhibition

Achieving screens of this scale required solving challenges that go beyond pixel count. Tricorne Premium LED’s ultra-thin panels are engineered to tile seamlessly across surfaces of this size without visible joints, while the curved geometry — a defining characteristic of APEX — demands precision manufacturing. The result is a screen surface that wraps the viewer’s field of vision and minimizes edge distortion, a perceptible difference at these dimensions.

Tricorne Premium LED screens deliver a HDR visual experience traditional projection systems cannot replicate. Deep blacks, high dynamic range, and DCI-P3 color accuracy combined with a 160° wide viewing angle ensure a consistent viewing experience from every seat in the auditorium.

The acoustic integration is perhaps the most technically consequential innovation. The micro-perforated panel design renders the entire screen surface acoustically transparent, allowing the speakers to be positioned directly behind the LED screen.

Damian Keogh, CEO and President of HOYTS Group, added “What sets APEX apart is its combination of a curved LED screen of spectacular scale, cutting-edge LED technology delivering true pixel perfection, and Dolby Atmos immersive sound, bringing every moment to life with remarkable clarity and depth.”

Broader Application

Beyond feature film presentations, the Tricorne Premium LED platform deployed within APEX is designed to support an extensive range of content formats. The display system’s native brightness, contrast, and resolution characteristics make it well-suited for live event broadcasting, alternative content programming, and emerging HDR and high-frame-rate delivery formats — providing HOYTS with a future-ready infrastructure.

For the cinema industry more broadly, HOYTS APEX provides a substantive, at-scale proof-of-concept for premium large-format LED as a viable and superior alternative to laser projection in premium-tier auditoriums.

About HOYTS (www.hoyts.com.au)

Since opening the doors of its first cinema in 1909, HOYTS has gone on to become one of the world’s leading entertainment companies, with more than 500 screens and over 59,000 seats across the network. Today, HOYTS is the largest single-brand movie exhibitor in Australia and New Zealand.

About GDC Technology Limited (www.gdc-tech.com)

GDC Technology Limited (‘GDC’) is a global leader in digital cinema solutions, specializing in cutting-edge technologies that elevate the theatrical experience. With an ISO 9001:2015-certified manufacturing facility, GDC develops and produces high-performance HDR and SDR media servers for both digital projectors and LED cinema displays, alongside content storage systems, immersive and surround cinema audio processors, and comprehensive enterprise software — including theatre management and advanced automation systems.

As a licensee of DTS Surround and DTS:X for IAB (Immersive Audio Bitstream), GDC integrates object-based immersive sound technology into its media servers and audio processors, delivering unparalleled audio experiences. The company also offers a full suite of digital cinema products and services, including 3D solutions, audio equipment, projector laser retrofits, projector lamps, and post-production support — empowering cinemas worldwide with innovative, reliable, and scalable solutions.

About Tricorne Premium LED (www.tricorne.com.sg)

Tricorne Premium LED is a pioneering Singapore-based technology company specializing in advanced LED display solutions for the cinematic industry. Leveraging state-of-the-art engineering, Tricorne Premium LED is committed to delivering unparalleled visual and auditory experiences for theatres worldwide. The company’s flagship product, the DCI-certified Fully Acoustically Transparent Cinema LED Screen, represents the future of cinema, offering brilliant, seamless visuals without compromising the pristine audio performance required for immersive, high-fidelity film presentation.

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Email: tony.adamson@gdc-tech.com

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– A framework that gives finance and engineering teams visibility, discipline and governance to capture AI’s efficiency gains at a time when AI spend is growing up to four times faster than the value enterprises realize from it –

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., June 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Speridian Technologies, a global consulting and technology services firm, today announced the launch of its FinOps for AI offering, a structured engagement model that helps organizations convert AI spending into measurable business efficiency, stronger margins and faster growth. The practice helps organizations answer “how do we control AI spend?” with a sharp focus on Token Cost Optimization (TCO): the discipline of tying every token consumed to the value it creates.

Across every sector, the mandate is the same: do more with less. AI has quickly become the most powerful tool to reach efficiency. But unlike flipping on a utility, AI is not unlimited or free. As organizations move beyond experimentation into full-scale production, the cost of running AI at scale is variable, often invisible and can grow exponentially as use cases multiply.

“In both the public and private sectors, organizations are discovering that scaling AI is fundamentally different from piloting it,” said Sourav Roy, vice president at Speridian. “Token consumption grows exponentially, costs become unpredictable, and finance teams are left without the visibility they need to connect spend to results. Our approach to FinOps brings the same discipline to AI that we brought to cloud infrastructure adoption a decade ago. This is about getting the most value from every dollar.”

Token consumption is highly variable, frequently invisible to finance teams, and can grow exponentially as AI spreads across the enterprise. Speridian’s framework targets four major cost drivers most enterprises overlook: input vs. output tokens, the modality premium, the model tier tax, and context window creep.

“What is needed is a structured, cross-functional approach that brings engineering and finance together to ensure AI spend translates into real value in an efficient manner,” continued Roy.

“Harnessing and realizing AI’s efficiency depends on a simple principle: you cannot improve what you cannot measure,” said Speridian’s Chief Executive Officer, Ali Hasan. “There is advantage when you track AI usage along with what it produces, and how efficiently it converts spend into value.”

Speridian’s approach addresses cost optimization across three layers: design-time optimization, run-time optimization, and governance. Within this framework, Speridian deploys six proven optimization techniques — spanning prompt optimization, semantic caching and intelligent model routing — to drive measurable savings.

Engagements are delivered in three phases:

Assess: baseline current AI spend, identify token waste, and surface quick wins.Optimize: implement caching, model routing and prompt improvements for measurable cost reduction.Govern: build ongoing FinOps capability — dashboards, policies, chargeback and team enablement.

“Government agencies and enterprises alike are investing significant resources in AI, but many need structure in place to manage spend at scale,” continued Hasan. “Our framework gives clients visibility into where every dollar is going, techniques to reduce waste and governance to scale initiatives confidently. This is how AI can become a measurable driver of efficiency and growth.”

About Speridian 

Speridian Technologies is a global consulting and technology services firm that helps enterprises and public sector organizations modernize operations, enhance customer experience and accelerate digital transformation through advisory, implementation and managed services. With deep industry expertise and capabilities spanning AI, automation, cloud, analytics and enterprise platforms, Speridian delivers outcome-focused solutions that drive measurable business value. For more information about all of Speridian’s services and solutions, please visit www.speridian.com. 

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MUNICH, June 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Sungrow, the globally leading PV inverter and energy storage system (ESS) provider, unveiled the SG510HX & MVS Turnkey Solution at Intersolar Europe 2026. The solution integrates the SG510HX string inverter and the MVS7440-LV medium-voltage station in a native system architecture, reducing LCOE by up to 1% while delivering advanced safety and grid-forming capabilities, and ultimately enhancing lifecycle value for utility-scale PV plants.

Maximizing Lifecycle Value and Project Economics

The SG510HX inverter delivers a maximum output of 511.5 kW and achieves a 28% increase in power density, enabled by next-generation SiC devices, third-generation cooling technology, and high-performance magnetic materials. In parallel, AI-driven power optimization enhances active power delivery under grid-support scenarios, helping increase overall energy yield and project returns.Reducing BOS costs by up to USD 180,000 per 100 MW project, the solution minimizes investment in mounting structures, cables, and balance-of-system equipment by combining a long-string design, a 7.44 MW+ large-block architecture, and a 1000 V AC system.Delivering COD 15 days earlier for a typical 100 MW project, off-grid commissioning enables full system verification using PV power and eliminates the need for diesel generators. The MVS7440-LV is also delivered pre-installed and pre-commissioned, further reducing on-site integration effort.

From Device-Level Protection to System-Level Safety
The solution is built on a multi-layer safety and protection architecture designed to ensure reliable operation under all operating and environmental conditions.

Triple-layer Redundant DC Protection. The SG510HX inverter is equipped with Smart Shutdown Solution 3.0. Built on a mechanical switch and an electronic backup switching architecture, it rapidly interrupts fault current under extreme conditions, reducing backfeed risk. Primary and secondary intelligent trip switches ensure automatic disconnection during fault incidents. A Smart Lockout mechanism further enhances safety by ensuring reliable fault isolation and preventing unintended re-energization before faults are cleared.  All-Condition Lightning Protection Across the Entire Lifecycle. Unlike conventional designs focused mainly on standby states, Sungrow’s approach extends protection across the entire project lifecycle, including construction, standby, and grid-connected operation, validated through CGC certification testing.

In addition, this solution enables bidirectional communication and coordinated protection during insulation faults or temperature anomalies, allowing real-time information sharing and system-level response to enhance overall safety. In contrast, conventional standalone architectures rely on independent device-level responses, which may result in delayed or uncoordinated protection and a higher risk of fault escalation.

Grid-Forming for Stable Operation Across Grid Conditions
As power systems evolve with higher renewable penetration, grid strength varies widely across regions, requiring technologies that ensure stability under diverse conditions. Powered by Sungrow’s grid-forming technology, this solution enhances grid stability through flexible inertia support (<5 ms) to reduce fluctuations, instant reactive power response for stronger voltage support, and millisecond-level damping control across the 0.1–100 Hz range to suppress oscillations and minimize protection-related shutdown risks.

Smart O&M for Simplified Lifecycle Management
The SG510HX & MVS Turnkey Solution streamlines deployment and reduces O&M complexity across the project lifecycle. One-click remote configuration enables fast parameter validation and simplified commissioning, while Smart IV Diagnosis 2.0 allows full-site inspection via a laptop without dedicated servers, lowering operational costs. AI-driven duct cleaning automatically removes dust and blockages through airflow reversal, reducing manual maintenance. Integrated cold-shrink cable termination and a dust- and insect-resistant design further minimize installation and upkeep effort.

The solution reflects the utility-scale solar sector’s shift toward improved lifecycle economics and higher operational efficiency, where system-level integration is key to reliable and cost-effective power delivery. Backed by full-stack R&D capabilities, Sungrow continues to advance integrated solutions for global utility-scale PV deployment.

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