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ITU launches 2nd IPTV Application Challenge
Search for Smart Living Solutions
Geneva, 1 June 2012 – Themed, “Better Quality of Life”,
ITU’s second IPTV Application Challenge is inviting innovative IPTV solutions
from individuals, small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and corporations to
improve social welfare through services in fields such as e-health,
e-government, e-learning, ICT accessibility and all aspects of Smart Living.
The winning application in the individual/SME category will be awarded a cash
prize of 3,000 USD. There is a separate category for corporate entries. Winners
will be announced at the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly
(WTSA-12), in Dubai 20-29 November. WTSA is a quadrennial event gathering around
1000 representatives of the ICT industry’s most influential policy makers,
regulators and private-sector enterprises. The winning and most promising
applications will be showcased at this and many subsequent ITU events,
maximizing global visibility and attracting investment in their development.
Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General, ITU: “ITU’s IPTV standards are providing
secure end-to-end solutions for broadcasters and service providers around the
world. These application challenges are a proven platform to drive innovative
use of the medium and tapping into the minds of engineers around the world. I
look forward to some excellent results.”
Following a very successful Challenge in 2011, the 2nd Challenge will add
further fuel to an already vibrant IPTV market today serving over 60 million
IPTV subscribers. Supported by deployments of high-speed broadband networks, the
industry is growing at roughly 25 per cent annually. Additionally, the average
revenue per user is increasing, signalling a better monetization of IPTV
services and tremendous revenue opportunities to the companies serving a market
expected to double in size within the 2011-2014 timeframe.
ITU’s standardized solutions are already implemented in the IPTV global
marketplace, and increased adoption of the standards will provide further
stimulus to the market’s growth. The standardized platforms provided by ITU IPTV
Recommendations are more cost-effective and flexible than proprietary solutions,
and critically grant applications and services a global reach.
Challenge participants are required to develop applications running over,
either:
- Recommendation ITU-T H.761Nested context language (NCL) and
Ginga-NCL for IPTV services, or;
- Recommendation ITU-T H.762Lightweight interactive multimedia
environment (LIME) for IPTV services
Key dates:
- Registration period: 15 June – 15 August 2012
- Submission period: 13 August – 7 September 2012
More information:
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For more information, please contact:
Toby Johnson
Senior Communications Officer, ITU
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