Conditional Access (CA) News

Viaccess and Discretix Deliver an end-to-end mobile TV security solution based on the OMA BCAST Smartcard Profile standard
Feb 11, 2008 – Viaccess and Discretix have demonstrated an end-to-end mobile TV security solution, based on the OMA BCAST Smartcard profile standard.
News categories: Discretix, Viaccess, CAM, Conditional Access, DRM, Mobile, MWC24

NDS VideoGuard Mobile™ Content Security Now Integrated with Expway FastESG™ for Mobile TV
Feb 11, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced the integration of NDS VideoGuard Mobile™ conditional access (CA) technology with Expway's FastESG™ Electronic Service Guide (ESG).
News categories: Expway, NDS, 5G, CAM, Conditional Access, DRM, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24

Oberthur Technologies and Irdeto Demonstrate Innovation in Mobile TV
Feb 10, 2008 – Irdeto, a subsidiary of Naspers (JSE: NPN), and Oberthur Technologies completed successfully the demonstration of an end-to-end OMA BCAST Smart Card Profile interoperability test at the recent mobile TV Test Fest organized by the Open Mobile Alliance.
News categories: Irdeto, Oberthur Technologies, CAM, Conditional Access, DRM, MWC24

S3 and Irdeto Simplify Mobile TV Handset Integration
Feb 10, 2008 – Silicon & Software Systems Ltd. (S3) and Irdeto, a subsidiary of Naspers (JSE: NPN), have announced integrated software that allows mobile TV handset manufacturers to support both IPDC OSF and Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) BCAST in a single solution.
News categories: Silicon & Software Systems, Irdeto, CAM, Conditional Access, DRM, Mobile, MWC24

Irdeto Integrates Mobile TV Security Solutions with SIDSA
Feb 10, 2008 – Irdeto, a subsidiary of Naspers (JSE: NPN), and SIDSA have announced an integrated offering that allows mobile operators and broadcasters to quickly deploy a proven, secure and scalable solution for the cost-effective rollout of mobile TV.
News categories: Irdeto, SIDSA, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Mobile, MWC24

Irdeto secures Latvijas Mobilais Telefons DVB-H trial
Feb 10, 2008 – Irdeto, a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers (JSE: NPN), has been engaged by Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) to secure mobile TV services in Latvia.
News categories: Irdeto, Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT), Conditional Access, Digital TV, Latvia, Mobile, MWC24

Kudelski Group to acquire EmbedICs, Inc.
Feb 8, 2008 – The Kudelski Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: KUD) has announced its agreement to acquire EmbedICs, Inc, a US-based embedded software, cryptography and fabless semiconductor design firm delivering state-of-the-art security solutions for the Digital TV market.
News categories: Kudelski, EmbedICs, Conditional Access, Content Protection, MandA, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Satcom Networks chooses Viaccess for digital cable
Feb 6, 2008 – Satcom Networks Cable TV, a cable TV network in Delhi, has opted for voluntary Cas (conditional access system) and selected Viaccess protection system to secure its digital services.
News categories: Viaccess, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, India

VIACCESS, 27M Technologies and NEC Electronics reduce time to market of Pay TV set top box designs
Feb 5, 2008 – Viaccess, 27M Technologies and NEC Electronics have announced the availability of a manufacturer's kit based on NEC's EMMA2SL and EMMA2SL/P MPEG2 decoders, drastically reducing the time to market of STBs which incorporate Viaccess CA technology.
News categories: 27M Technologies, Viaccess, NEC Electronics, Jan Mårtensson, François Moreau de Saint-Martin, Daniel Tannière, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box