Key Messaging

#FREEtheMIBS talking points

Open MIBs benefit everyone.

Management information bases or MIBs should be 100% open and widely shared for the benefit of agencies, manufacturers, and the taxpaying public.

NTCIP compliance doesn’t guarantee easy adoption of competing technologies.

A manufacturer can be in full compliance with NTCIP standards while only releasing 15-20% of objects contained in MIBs. Compliance often gives agencies a false sense of security that adopting new technologies from various manufacturers will be simple. It usually isn’t.

Closed MIBs cost taxpayers millions.

Because 75-80% of MIBs are manufacturer specific, closed MIBs prevent Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and public agencies from purchasing the most appropriate traffic management products at competitive prices. Equipment prices sold in proprietary systems are typically greater than double the cost of those installed in an open system.

Open MIBs are a catalyst to innovation.

Open MIBs allow innovators the information they need to develop improved products and strategies.

Open standards.

As traffic management becomes increasingly connected into a smart world, open standards will be key to successful integration.