Membership
OMA SpecWorks is a leading Standards Development Organization (SDO) that brings together an experienced body of wireless industry contributors dedicated to creating and refining essential specifications at the service layer. These specifications support billions of fixed and mobile terminals across a diverse range of networks, including traditional cellular and the rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT) networks. Notably, OMA SpecWorks has been instrumental in the development of key protocols like the OMA LightweightM2M (LwM2M), which is crucial for enabling seamless machine-to-machine communication. The organization prides itself on fostering a work environment that values input from companies of all sizes, ensuring transparency and equal opportunities for all members to shape the future of wireless communication.
Membership in OMA SpecWorks offers companies an unparalleled opportunity to contribute directly to ongoing working groups or to initiate new projects tailored to their strategic goals. With a streamlined process that effectively balances the need for industry consensus with the urgency of bringing products to market, OMA SpecWorks empowers members to complete work items efficiently. Whether your company is a large corporation or a start-up, OMA SpecWorks provides the tools and collaborative environment necessary to develop high-quality technical outputs, particularly in key areas like IoT device management through protocols such as LwM2M.
OMA SpecWorks offers several levels of membership to meet the needs of every organization.
| Strategic | Essential | Associate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | |||
| Price | $12,500 | $7,500 | $4,500 |
| Leadership | |||
| Appointment of a Delegate to the Board of Directors | Automatic | Elected | No |
| Eligibility to WG Chair Election | Yes | Yes | No |
| Eligible for a WG Vice-Chair Election | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Contribution | |||
| Propose and Vote on New Initiatives (work items) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Counted towards minimum support quorum of a work item | Yes | Yes | YesB |
| Social media and event recognition, OMA promotions | Yes | Yes | No |
| Custom Badge | Yes | Yes | No |
| OMA SpecWorks and Company Marketing Campaign (press releases, website, social media) | Yes | No | No |
| Voting (Excluding Board) | |||
| Vote on a formal technical vote | Yes | Yes | ½ vote |
| Participate in consensus polls (R&A) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Access to Documents | |||
| Access to member Portal (documents, calendar, mailing lists, voting application) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Access to public FTP site (specifications, public documents) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Access to pre-publication drafts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Access to Meetings (Excluding Board) | |||
| Attend work group meetings (F2F, conference calls, interim, hybrid) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Attend special events / seminars / TestFest | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Attend general plenary | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Process Administration | |||
| May appeal on technical issues | Yes | Yes | NoA |
| May appeal on procedural issues | Yes | Yes | NoA |
A - If acting as Chair, an Associate level Vice-chair has the rights of appeal.
B - There is an open action to determine if quorum for a new WI should be changed.
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