Joint IDA-MDA Project NIMS Industry Dialogue
8 February 2010
On 18 December 2009, as part of Project NIMS Phase 2, IDA and MDA had invited interested organisations to apply to join the NIMS Panel. The NIMS Panel will be responsible for recommending the appropriate IPTV standards that best meet the functional requirements for NIMS Common Featured (CF) Set Top Box (STB). The selected standards would subsequently form the basis of the reference guidelines for the NIMS CF STB that will be published by IDA and MDA
29 applications from the industry were received and out of which 11 were short-listed as members of the NIMS Panel. The NIMS Panel will be co-chaired by IDA and MDA.
The NIMS Panel members are listed in the following PDF:
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IDA and MDA have identified Next Generation Interactive Multimedia, Applications and Services (NIMS) as a potential new ecosystem, with a possible focus on interactive IPTV. IDA and MDA had sought views from the industry to shape a strategy to develop a vibrant NIMS ecosystem through an Industry Dialogue exercise.
IDA and MDA have completed Phase 1 of the industry dialogue and have incorporated relevant feedback from industry participants for Phase 2. A key area of focus in Phase 2 is the development of technical specifications for NIMS common featured set-top boxes (STB). The adoption of NIMS common featured STB is expected to enable greater interoperability amongst operators and enhance consumers' experience.
IDA and MDA will work closely with the industry in the development and adoption of NIMS common featured STB. The draft functional requirements document for the NIMS common featured STB are available to interested industry players from 18 December 2009.
Interested industry players can provide feedback according to the stated process in the document. The detailed process can be found in Part A of the functional requirements document - "Project NIMS Industry Dialogue Phase 2 - Common Featured STB Functional Requirements Part A (Document)", which can be obtained from IDA’s and MDA’s websites. IDA and MDA invites interested industry players to provide comments on the draft functional requirements document by 19 January 2010.
The Document can be downloaded from the link below:
NIMS Draft Functional Requirements Document Part A
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Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN) will empower retail service providers to offer innovative next generation services to businesses and consumers. Next Gen NBN will also create new ecosystems and market opportunities for the infocomm and media industries.
IDA and MDA have identified Next Generation Interactive Multimedia, Applications and Services (NIMS) as a potential new ecosystem, with a possible focus on interactive IPTV. IDA and MDA are seeking views from the industry to shape a strategy to develop a vibrant NIMS ecosystem through an Industry Dialogue exercise.
This Industry Dialogue seeks views from the industry on how the current interactive multimedia, applications and services ecosystem will evolve over the mid-term to achieve the NIMS vision. This would include how IDA and MDA, in partnership with the industry, can foster the development of new market opportunities and business models for delivery of NIMS to end-users.
Phase 1 Completed
The Industry Dialogue will be structured in two phases. Phase 1 will be a broad-based engagement with participants on a set of topics. Relevant inputs from Phase 1 will be incorporated into Phase 2, where IDA and MDA may engage industry players on possible commercial, regulatory and technical implementation models. It is envisaged that IDA and MDA would conduct a pre-qualification exercise prior to Phase 2 to shortlist interested participants for Phase 2.
The Industry Dialogue paper is available on both IDA and MDA websites, and interested industry players can provide feedback according to the stated procedures.
The submission of responses for Phase 1 closed on 9 September 2009.
Click on the following link to down load the Industry Dialogue Paper
NIMS IDP1 document