Powersoft Unica Makes Paraguay Debut with Ueno Bank Installs

Ueno Bank has become the first institution in Paraguay to adopt Powersoft’s award-winning Unica fixed-installation amplifier platform, following a major audio system upgrade at its headquarters in national capital Asunción.

One of the largest financial providers in Paraguay, Ueno has a national network of more than 70 banks, each of which have also been equipped with Powersoft technology in the form of its half-size Mezzo install amplifiers by local system integrator DCI.

Both projects were designed and implemented by Asunción-based DCI (Diseño, Control e Integracion) in collaboration with Powersoft’s Paraguayan distributor, Aulux. Both companies are led by Andrei Popow and Martin Martinez, whose team built on Popow’s longstanding business relationship with Ueno Bank to provide both its headquarters and regional branches with high-quality, energy-efficient sound distribution courtesy of Unica, Mezzo and other Powersoft technology.

At Ueno Bank’s headquarters, DCI installed four Unica 8M 4K8, two Mezzo 322 and one Mezzo 324 amplifiers. This centralised system, paired with Martin Audio loudspeakers, draws on Powersoft Dynamic Music Distribution (DMD) to provide seamless multi-zone audio management via four WM Touch and five WMP Level controllers. At the individual financial centres, DCI integrated one Mezzo 322 amplifier and one WMP Level controller each, ensuring consistent, high-quality background music across all locations.

“Ueno Bank needed a system that was easy to use, seamlessly integrated, and capable of managing multiple zones with minimal effort,” says acoustic engineer Popow, CEO of Aulux and DCI, highlighting the advantages of Powersoft’s technology in meeting the bank’s requirements. “The Unica platform, with its Dante-native capabilities, eight output channels and MyUniverso cloud integration, was the ideal solution for its headquarters, while Mezzo amplifiers provided a compact yet powerful option for the individual banks.”

Employing Powersoft’s DMD technology, DCI was able to create a flexible, multi-zone audio network which allows Ueno Bank to manage sound distribution efficiently across different floors and remote locations, ensuring that the same high-quality background music plays simultaneously at all branches and the headquarters. To further enhance usability, each floor of the HQ features a dedicated WM Touch controller, while web app functionality allows for remote control of the amplifiers via mobile devices.

Popow also highlights the market-leading energy efficiency of the Unica and Mezzo systems as being a crucial factor for Ueno Bank, which prioritises sustainability and holds a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. “The sound quality, energy efficiency and flexibility of the Powersoft amplifiers platforms were key to the success of this project,” Popow concludes. “The bank is extremely satisfied with the results.”