Demant (DEMANT) Status Update summary

Oticon More technology

• Oticon More is the first hearing aid with an on-board Deep Neural Network, trained on 12 million real-life sound scenes and built for real-time operation.

• Powered by the Polaris chipset, with 8x the memory and 2x the processing power of Velox S; delivers 30% more information to the brain than Oticon Opn S, reduces listening effort and improves speech understanding by 15%.

• Available in miniRITE rechargeable style, three upper price points and four power levels; supports iOS and compatible Android streaming and is prepared for Bluetooth LE Audio.

Multi-brand launches

• Philips Hearing Solutions will launch the next-generation Philips HearLink family with AI sound technology, rechargeable batteries, iOS and compatible Android streaming, and Bluetooth LE Audio readiness.

• Bernafon Alpha features Hybrid Technology that selects performance based on analysis of the listening situation; Sonic Radiant actively finds, filters and fine-tunes sound.

• Oticon, Philips Hearing Solutions, Bernafon and Sonic flagship families will roll out in major markets over the coming weeks and months, across price points and power levels, based on miniRITE rechargeable technology.

Launch activity

• Sales teams will hold local launch events, training sessions and marketing campaigns; a virtual live-streamed product event was scheduled for 30 November 2020.