Improving the welfare of personnel is critical to tackling recruitment and retention challenges.
MiPlayer in use. (Photo: BFBS)
BFBS development and strategy director Nick Beer told Shephard that the solution improves the welfare of personnel by giving them access to content at a time that suits them rather than having to watch what is provided in common areas.
Beer added that the system was factored into the RN’s upcoming City-class Type 26 frigate design.
MiPlayer is also installed onboard the research ship RRS David Attenborough and deployed widely for military and civilian use in the Falkland Islands.
Personnel can use the system to watch live TV and radio, read magazines and newspapers and access content on demand. The solution reflects an understanding that armed forces personnel want to be able to consume media on deployment in a similar way that they would at home.
BFBS is also working on how MiPlayer could improve the welfare provision for sailors on board submarines, including the future Dreadnought-class SSBN.
Improving welfare provision of the armed forces is key to helping services improve recruitment and retention challenges.
BFBS developed MiPlayer in-house to improve the services it provides to the UK MoD under a large overarching contract.
As BFBS is a charity, any profits from selling MiPlayer to overseas forces would be used to improve services, Beer added.
Source: BFBS offers MiPlayer welfare solution to new markets | 29th November 2022 – 15:30 GMT |
