After lockdown and the progressive reopening, we are now experiencing new restrictions imposed by the second wave of the pandemic. What effect will this have on the AV market? What will happen to the signs of recovery recorded in the summer? The latest AVIXA survey tries to provide some answers.<\/strong><\/p>\n Confirming its proximity to companies and global professionals in the AV world, AVIXA<\/strong> <\/a>has continued to monitor the impact of the health emergency on the market in recent months. After the hard months of the lockdown and the progressive reopening, the need to virtualise events, smart working and teleconferences had posed new professional challenges to the sector. And there were signs of improvement. Indeed, according to the forecasts of the association, 2021 was to be the year of real recovery.<\/p>\n But optimism soon encountered the difficulties of companies, now more cautious in investments, and the spectre of a second wave of restrictions, which have now become a reality in many countries. In much of Western Europe, including Italy, the resurgence of the virus has led to new closures of commercial activities, with a consequent drop in consumption.<\/p>\n