AIMS schedules second IPMX certification to expand IP media ecosystem

The introduction of formal certification for USB transport and HDCP content protection marks a critical shift for IPMX from a technical specification to a commercial-ready ecosystem. By successfully bridging the gap between broadcast-grade ST 2110 standards and the practical requirements of 1 GbE professional AV networks, AIMS is positioning IPMX as the primary open alternative to proprietary AV-over-IP stacks. This move directly addresses the security and peripheral integration demands of corporate and educational integrators. As the certified product list grows, the industry should monitor the volume of new manufacturer entrants in August, as a broadening vendor base is the leading indicator of market-wide interoperability and long-term procurement viability.

The expansion of the IPMX certification program follows its formal market launch at ISE 2026 in Barcelona, where 11 manufacturers including Matrox, Panasonic, Evertz, and intoPIX debuted the first 48 certified products, per AIMS and TVBEurope (February 2026). While SMPTE ST 2110 remains the dominant standard for high-bandwidth broadcast facilities, it often requires expensive PTP grandmaster clocks and 10-25 GbE infrastructure. IPMX was developed to alleviate these costs by making PTP optional and supporting JPEG XS compression to fit 4K60 video onto standard 1 GbE switches, according to reportage from CraftWall (May 2026).

Since the launch, the industry has seen a notable shift in technical specifications for control rooms and situation centers. Per market analysis from CraftWall (May 2026), over half of new control-room procurements are expected to require IPMX and NMOS compliance by the end of 2026. This trend is supported by the recent release of the AIMS IPMX Training Series, a three-level online curriculum designed to educate engineers on deploying these interoperable systems, as reported by The Broadcast Bridge (April 2026).

Geographically, the choice of EBU headquarters in Geneva for the August event mirrors the region's established expertise in all-IP broadcast estates. According to AVIXA (February 2026), Switzerland and surrounding European markets have acted as early adoption clusters because existing teams possess the technical fluency in NMOS and ST 2110 required to implement IPMX. The upcoming August testing will be the first formal validation of the Privacy Encryption Protocol (PEP) security layer, which is essential for multi-vendor deployments requiring encrypted content transport outside of traditional enclosed broadcast plants.