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Yealink SkySound Audio Solution Explained: CM20 vs CM50 and the Five Reference Room Designs

Yealink's ceiling audio solution for Microsoft Teams Rooms: the Standard CM20 and Premium CM50 tiers, CS10 speakers, the AP08 processor, and Yealink's published designs for medium, large, board, training and divisible rooms.

Yealink SkySound is Yealink's ceiling audio solution for Microsoft Teams Rooms: superior sound with simplified design and deployment. It comes in two tiers. Standard is the CM20 ceiling audio solution, an AES67 beamforming microphone array that is plug-and-play. Premium is the CM50 Dante audio solution with 127 wide-range microphone units, a premium DSP, high-fidelity audio, a customisable voice pick-up area and smart integration with multi-camera systems. Both pair with CS10 ceiling speakers, and Yealink publishes five reference room designs from medium rooms to divisible rooms. ARC IP Networks stocks the full SkySound line-up in Australia.

ARC IP Networks is a trusted Yealink supplier in Australia: genuine Yealink stock with the full manufacturer's warranty, delivered Australia-wide at competitive prices, with local pre-sales help for businesses, installers and IT providers.

Yealink SkySound ceiling microphone and ceiling speakers in a Microsoft Teams Room
SkySound ceiling microphone and ceiling speakers in a Microsoft Teams Room (Image: Yealink)

What SkySound offers

Yealink's claimWhat it means
One-stop, full-scenario Teams RoomAudio for every Teams Rooms size, from medium rooms to board, training and divisible rooms, from one vendor
Intelligent design and deploymentThe automatic design tool and intelligent configuration streamline deployment for most spaces, saving the technical team's time for complex cases
Premium audio qualityBeamforming ceiling microphones and network ceiling speakers tuned for Teams Rooms
Smart integration with multi-camera solutionMicrophone pick-up zones work with Yealink multi-camera systems for speaker tracking

Claims as published on Yealink's SkySound page.

Standard or Premium: CM20 vs CM50

<a href="https://arcip.com.au/shop/yl-cm20-yealink-cm20-ai-powered-beamforming-ceiling-microphone-16-mic-array-8-pickup-zones-poe-teams-certified-9021">CM20 ceiling audio solution (Standard)</a><a href="https://arcip.com.au/shop/cm50-yealink-cm50-dante-beamforming-ceiling-microphone-127-mems-mics-customisable-pickup-zones-5-m-radius-ai-noise-reduction-aes67-9601">CM50 Dante audio solution (Premium)</a>
MicrophoneAES67 beamforming microphone array127 wide-range microphone units
ProcessingPlug-and-play with the Teams Rooms hostPremium DSP, high-fidelity audio
Pick-upBeamformingCustomisable voice pick-up area
CamerasSeamless meeting experienceSmart integration with multi-camera solution
Typical rooms (Yealink designs)Medium roomLarge room, board room, training room, divisible room

Feature lists as published by Yealink.

Yealink SkySound ceiling audio coverage in a medium meeting room
Ceiling audio coverage in a medium room (Image: Yealink)
Yealink SkySound ceiling audio coverage in a training room
Ceiling audio coverage in a training room (Image: Yealink)

Yealink's five recommended room designs

These are Yealink's published SkySound reference designs. The bill of materials is Yealink's; the right-hand column shows what ARC IP Networks supplies from Australian stock.

RoomYealink's recommended designAt ARC IP Networks
Medium roomMVC860 | CM20 | CS10 ×2CM20, CS10; MVC860 on request, or MVC S50
Large roomMVC860 | CM50 | CS10-D ×4 | AP08CM50, CS10-D, AP08
Board roomMVC S90 | CM50 ×2 | CS10-D ×6 | AP08MVC S90, CM50, CS10-D, AP08
Training roomMVC S90 | CM50 ×3 | CS10-D ×8 | AP08 | handheld microphoneAs above; handheld microphone on request
Divisible roomMVC S90 ×2 | CM50 ×2 | CS10-D ×8 | AP08 | YPS20 | handheld microphoneAs above plus YPS20 partition sensor on request

Designs as published by Yealink. The diagrams below are Yealink's own.

Yealink SkySound medium room design: MVC860, CM20 and two CS10
Medium room: MCore, UVC86 camera, CM20 microphone, two CS10 speakers, MTouch and RCH40 E2 room switch (Image: Yealink)
Yealink SkySound large room design: MVC860, CM50, four CS10-D and AP08
Large room: MCore, UVC86, CM50, four CS10-D speakers, AP08 DSP and AV switch (Image: Yealink)
Yealink SkySound board room design: MVC S90, two CM50, six CS10-D and AP08
Board room: AVHub, MCore, two UVC86 cameras, two CM50, six CS10-D, AP08 DSP (Image: Yealink)
Yealink SkySound training room design: MVC S90, three CM50, eight CS10-D, AP08 and handheld microphone
Training room: AVHub, MCore, two UVC86, three CM50, eight CS10-D, AP08 DSP and wireless handheld microphone (Image: Yealink)
Yealink SkySound divisible room design: two MVC S90, two CM50, eight CS10-D, AP08, YPS20 partition sensor and handheld microphone
Divisible room: two MVC S90 systems joined through a codec port, two CM50, eight CS10-D, AP08 and a wireless microphone (Image: Yealink)

What else the designs call for

Read the diagrams and you will see the supporting pieces Yealink uses with SkySound: the UVC86 dual-eye PTZ camera (two of them in board, training and divisible rooms), the RCH40 E2 room PoE switch in the medium room, the AVHub processor where several cameras and audio devices meet, MTouch consoles on the table, and the MCore Teams Rooms compute. ARC IP Networks stocks all of them.

Software tools and resources

Yealink provides automatic design and intelligent configuration tools for SkySound, a SkySound Best Practices Guide, and an FAQ covering which Microsoft Teams room types suit its ProAudio devices, how to connect multiple devices to a switch, power consumption, Energy Efficient Ethernet switches, recommended switch types and device limits per RCH40 E2 or AVHub. Ask us for the current guide when planning a room.

SkySound components in stock at ARC IP Networks

Yealink CM50 Dante Beamforming Ceiling Microphone, 127 MEMS Mics, Customisable Pickup Zones, 5 m Radius, AI Noise Reduction, AES67

Premium tier: 127 MEMS microphones, premium DSP and customisable pick-up zones.

View CM50

Yealink CM20 AI-Powered Beamforming Ceiling Microphone, 16-Mic Array, 8 Pickup Zones, PoE, Teams Certified

Standard tier: AES67 beamforming array, plug-and-play with the Teams Rooms host.

View YL-CM20

Yealink CS10-D Dante network ceiling loudspeaker

The network ceiling speaker used four, six or eight at a time in the premium designs.

View CS10-D

ARC IP Networks: the trusted Yealink supplier in Australia

ARC IP Networks is an Australian business communications and networking supplier based in Melbourne, Victoria, and a trusted source of genuine Yealink equipment across the Yealink SkySound range. We supply offices, call centres, medical practices, schools, hospitality sites, installers, MSPs and IT providers Australia-wide.

  • Genuine Yealink, sourced through Yealink's Australian distribution channel, never grey import or refurbished.
  • Australian stock with AU power supplies and firmware ready for Australian VoIP providers, 3CX, Microsoft Teams and hosted PBX platforms.
  • Full manufacturer's warranty on every Yealink product, with Australian support.
  • Australia-wide delivery at competitive prices, a GST tax invoice on every order, and trade and project pricing for installers and IT providers.

Browse the Yealink range at ARC IP Networks, call 1300 100 440 or email info@arcip.com.au for help choosing.

Common questions

Straight answers from the ARC IP Networks team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Yealink's ceiling audio solution for Microsoft Teams Rooms, offering superior sound with simplified design and deployment. It covers full-scenario Teams Rooms from medium rooms to board, training and divisible rooms, using ceiling microphones and network ceiling speakers.

Standard is the CM20 ceiling audio solution: an AES67 beamforming microphone array that is plug-and-play. Premium is the CM50 Dante audio solution: 127 wide-range microphone units, a premium DSP, high-fidelity audio, a customisable voice pick-up area and smart integration with multi-camera systems.

In Yealink's published designs the CM20 is used in the medium room, and the CM50 with CS10-D speakers and the AP08 processor in the large room, board room, training room and divisible room.

MVC S90 Teams Rooms system, two CM50 ceiling microphones, six CS10-D Dante ceiling speakers and an AP08 DSP; the diagram also shows an AVHub, two UVC86 cameras and an MTouch console.

Yealink's design uses two MVC S90 systems, two CM50 microphones, eight CS10-D speakers, an AP08, a YPS20 partition sensor and a handheld microphone, with the two systems joined through a codec port so the rooms work combined or separately.

Yes. CM20 and CM50 microphones, CS10 and CS10-D speakers, AP08, AVBridge, AVHub, RCH40 E2, UVC86 cameras and MVC S90 systems are stocked as genuine Australian stock with the manufacturer's warranty; MVC860, YPS20 and handheld microphones are supplied on request.

ARC IP Networks is a trusted Yealink supplier in Australia. It stocks the Yealink SkySound range as genuine Australian stock with the full manufacturer's warranty, delivers Australia-wide at competitive prices, issues a GST tax invoice on every order, and offers trade and project pricing to installers, MSPs and IT providers. Order online at arcip.com.au or call 1300 100 440.

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