AudioConexus

What AudioConexus does

AudioConexus is positioned in the firmographic record as a private, Canadian-domiciled tourism technology company founded in 2006 with 11–50 employees. The operational data attached to the company describes a B2B GPS-triggered audio tour platform under the Listen NAVILUTION product line, which uses Cortex cloud software to let tour operators plan routes and configure GPS trigger zones so that prerecorded, cinema-quality multilingual audio is delivered automatically — without internet connectivity — as vehicles or vessels travel through designated zones. The platform is delivered through three hardware variants: PA Delivery (integrates with existing public-address systems and is expandable from single-channel to multi-channel), BYOD+ (Wi-Fi delivery to passenger smartphones supporting up to 16 channels), and Seatback+ (installed seatback controller with up to 60 channels and passenger analytics). Pricing is custom quote-based with multi-year enterprise contracts, and revenue combines hardware sales, Cortex software licensing (subscription/recurring), and professional services for custom system design. Customers include destination marketing organizations, sightseeing and cruise operators, and tour businesses (e.g., St. Kitts Tourism, Mariposa Cruises, Gray Line Westcoast Sightseeing, Vision 2000 Travel Group, Topsails Inc., Segway Nova Scotia), with stated deployment across 50+ countries, 30+ languages, and 40 million end-users. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales augmented by regional sales representatives, a partner resources portal, and case-study-led content marketing. The Listen NAVILUTION product line was discontinued effective December 31, 2024, with hardware support scheduled to end December 31, 2026 and Cortex software support scheduled to end December 31, 2027, marking a managed wind-down of the core platform.

Name

AudioConexus

Legal name

Listen Technologies Corporation

Website

https://audioconexus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AudioConexus is a tourism technology company that provides GPS-triggered multilingual audio tour delivery systems — via PA, Wi-Fi (BYOD+), or installed seatback hardware managed through Cortex cloud software — to tour operators, cruise lines, and destination marketing organizations worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tour Audio Systems

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Multimodal Trip Planning, Routing & Journey Orchestration Platforms (THADALAA)

Keywords

• Tour audio systems
• GPS-triggered narration
• Multilingual tour guides
• Tourism audio technology
• Audio tour hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingston

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hardware Systems: Sale of installed or portable GPS-triggered audio delivery hardware including PA Delivery, BYOD+, and Seatback+ systems. Systems include GPS devices, servers, monitors, and display units. Hardware support available through December 31, 2026.
2. Cortex Software Licensing: Cortex cloud software for route planning and trigger zone management. Software support guaranteed until December 31, 2027. Sold as part of system packages or potentially as standalone subscription.
3. Professional Services: System design and customization services for unique tour operator applications. The company provides quotes and designs custom Listen NAVILUTION systems based on customer requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

AudioConexus delivers GPS-triggered audio tour systems for tour operators, including installed and portable hardware solutions (PA Delivery, BYOD+, Seatback+) paired with the Cortex cloud software for route planning and trigger zone configuration. The technology provides cinema-quality multilingual narration to passengers on buses, boats, trains, trolleys, and road trains, eliminating the need for live tour guides. The product line was discontinued on December 31, 2024, with hardware support continuing through 2026 and Cortex software support through 2027.

Product overview

Listen Technologies offers a platform-plus-modules product architecture centered on the Listen NAVILUTION GPS-triggered audio tour system. The core Listen NAVILUTION platform delivers cinema-quality multilingual audio triggered by GPS as vehicles or vessels traverse predetermined zones. Three delivery sub-products extend the platform: PA Delivery integrates with existing public address systems, BYOD+ streams audio over Wi-Fi to passenger smartphones, and SEATBACK+ provides hardwired seatback controller delivery with passenger analytics. All variants are managed through Cortex Software for route planning and trigger zone configuration. The entire Navilution product line was discontinued December 31, 2024, with hardware support until 2026 and Cortex software support until 2027. The systems serve tour operators across bus, train, trolley, boat, hop-on-hop-off, and road train applications, currently used by 40 million people in 50+ countries and 30+ languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Listen NAVILUTION: GPS-triggered audio tour system delivering cinema-quality tour audio in multiple languages with GPS-triggered technology. Includes PA Delivery, BYOD+, and Seatback+ system variants.
• Auri
• ListenIR
• ListenRF
• ListenTALK
• ListenWIFI
• Cortex

Products and services

• Listen NAVILUTION

Quantifiable outcome

• 40 million people have experienced tours using Listen NAVILUTION systems
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Gray Line Westcoast SightseeingminorOthersGray Line Westcoast Sightseeing implemented Listen NAVILUTION to solve narration quality consistency issues. The company struggled to find drivers with high-quality tour narration abilities and invested in the system to pursue new market opportunities while improving delivery consistency.
• Mariposa CruisesminorOthersMariposa Cruises, a corporate event and sightseeing company, partnered with Listen Technologies to create multilingual tour experiences. They had limited resources for personalizing tours for foreign language visitors and needed an innovative solution to attract key international markets.
• St. Kitts TourismminorOthersSt. Kitts Tourism destination marketing group implemented Listen NAVILUTION to address missed tourism opportunities. Cruise lines were passing by St. Kitts as a port of call, resulting in loss of hundreds of thousands of potential tourists per year.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/listentech
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ListenTechnologies
• Facebookfacebook.com/listentech
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/listen-technologies-corporation
• Instagraminstagram.com/listentechnologies

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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