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AIMS’ summer members surge
Alliance soars past 50 member milestone: Canon, Ciema, Gefei, Harman, LiveU,
tpc continue membership surge
BOTHELL, WA, 29 September 2016 — During the months of July, August and into September,
over 15 new member companies joined AIMS, including Canon, Ciema, Gefel, Harman, LiveU
and tcp. Formed last December, to promote the adoption of an open-standards approach in
transitioning to IP-based broadcast and video production workflows, the summer membership
surge saw the alliance pass its 50th member milestone in just eight months.
The latest new member companies represent a wide diversity of global broadcast and related IT
disciplines and activities; including imaging and information technologies, digital optical network
transport solutions, live IP video solutions, broadcast production and facilities services,
broadcast equipment manufacturing and professional audio systems design and manufacturing.
Canon is a multinational corporation and among the world’s largest and leading providers of
professional imaging and information technologies. In a statement on becoming a member of
the alliance the company said, "Canon has joined AIMS because Canon agrees completely with
AIMS's goal, to accelerate open technical standards for the purpose of transitioning from SDI to
IP."
Ciena Corporation, a US-based global supplier of IP networking solutions for the delivery and
transport of voice, video and data services for broadband and telecommunications service
providers, stated, “We are pleased to join the AIMS alliance and believe in its open-standards
approach. With our expertise in optical, Ethernet and network automation, we specialize in
unlocking the network’s potential to maximize its capabilities and the many ways the network
contributes to business objectives during this period of transition to a virtualized media
environment.”
Gefei Technology Co., Ltd, is located in the Zhongguancun high-tech technology hub in the
Haidian District of Beijing, known as the “Silicon Valley of China”. The company has been
manufacturing and marketing high-performance, cost-effective broadcast video equipment since
1995. Gefei specializes in research, production, and sales of audio & video processing
products, including video over IP and IP multi-viewer products.
Harman Professional Solutions is the world’s largest professional audio, video, lighting and
control products and systems company. Its systems solutions include enterprise automation and
complete IT solutions for a broad range of applications. The company’s roster of internationally
renowned brands encompass all aspects of broadcast, studio, live, cinema and installed sound.
The company was among the earliest commercial adopters of audio networking technology,
with products like BSS Soundweb and HiQnet.
LiveU is a US-based international leader in high-quality and reliable live video acquisition,
management and distribution over IP. The company’s award-winning technology enables live,
wireless video transmission from any location around the world with lightweight, easy-to-use
equipment, as well as extensive cloud-based management and video distribution solutions.
tpc is the leading broadcast service provider in Switzerland. A broadcast production company
and technology and production facilities provider and consultancy, tpc is responsible for
production and technology for television, radio and multimedia for Swiss Radio and Television
SRF, as well as providing production services, technology and consultancy to the independent
sector.
On joining AIMS, the company issued a statement saying, “tpc, as the leading provider for
broadcast production and beyond in Switzerland, has joined AIMS because we think that it is
very important not only to have supplier companies but also users in the alliance. We have
several projects in the pipeline over the next three years (including a large OB van, a master
switching room, a playout center and postproduction facility) and we think that IP technology is
the only future proof solution for these challenges.”
AIMS’ efforts are focused on promoting the adoption, standardization, development and
refinement of open protocols for media over IP, with an initial emphasis on VSF TR-03 and TR04, SMPTE 2022-6 and AES67. Broadcasters and other media companies are seeking to
leverage IP to increase the flexibility of their networks, help streamline workflows and improve
agility to better compete in a rapidly evolving ecosystem. Open standards are the key to
protecting current investments and ensuring long-term interoperability.
Open standards work for the IP transition is already underway by the 77-member Video
Services Forum (VSF), with the support of organizations such as SMPTE and the EBU. AIMS
endorses the work of the VSF and will continue to lend support in the development of a
standard approach to IP; more than 30 broadcast equipment suppliers and broadcasters were
involved in the development of VSF TR-03 and companies are actively testing and validating it
today.
The AIMS bylaws provide specific guidance to members and to the media industry via the
AIMS Roadmap. The organization endorses an IP transition plan that includes support for
SMPTE 2022-6, AES67, VSF recommendations TR-03 and TR-04, and AMWA NMOS IS04.
A number of solutions are already on the market to help media companies begin the
transition by introducing IP components to an SDI workflow. The transition represents a
significant investment and will not happen overnight. An open standards approach allows
media companies to implement the technology over time and transition at the pace that
makes sense for their businesses.
Membership in AIMS is available to all individuals and companies that support open
standards and share a commitment to the group’s founding principles.
For more about the importance of open standards and interoperability in the broadcast and
media industry, visit the alliance website at www.aimsalliance.org and download the Alliance
for IP Media Solutions’ white paper “An Argument for Open IP Standards in the Media
Industry.
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About the Alliance of IP Media Solutions
The Alliance of IP Media Solutions (AIMS) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the
education, awareness and promotion of industry standards for the transmission of video,
audio and ancillary information over an IP infrastructure, as well as products based on those
standards. The group represents the interests of both broadcast and media companies and
technology suppliers that share a commitment to facilitating the industry’s transition from
SDI to IP through industry standards and interoperable solutions that enable the rapid
evolution to open, agile and versatile production environments.
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