Oberthur Technologies and Irdeto Demonstrate Innovation in Mobile TV

Companies Complete Full System Interoperability Test at Recent OMA BCAST Test Fest

Barcelona, Spain – Mobile World Congress 2008 — Irdeto (JSE: NPN), the proven expert in content security for digital TV, IPTV and mobile, and Oberthur Technologies, one of the leading smart card suppliers, 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 in Montreal, Canada (18-25 January 2008). The latest OMA BCAST Smart Card Profile, defined by OMA, has become one of the leading standards for SIM-based Service and Content Protection systems. As part of the demonstration, Oberthur Technologies’ Mobile TV Java Advanced 3G cards was tested against Irdeto’s head-end equipment and client software. The joint solution was verified to be in full compliance with the OMA BCAST Smart Card Profile specifications.

“Oberthur Technologies is proud to take part in the OMA BCAST Test Fest demonstrations, which is comprised of the top mobile TV market leaders,” said Arnaud Danrée, director of the Advanced & Innovation Product Group of Oberthur Technologies. “This shows our capability to develop and deliver operational standard-based and secure mobile TV technology matching the OMA BCAST Smart Card Profile specifications.”

“Through our successful partnership with Oberthur Technologies at the Montreal OMA BCAST Test Fest, Irdeto has once again demonstrated that we have the leading end-to-end OMA BCAST solution which was first proven at the Broadcast Mobile Convergence Forum Test Camp last summer in Berlin, Irdeto continues to take a leading role in the development of standard-based mobile TV security solution,” said Doug Lowther, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Irdeto. “With the largest deployment of mobile TV security solution, Irdeto’s commitment to meeting the demands of mobile network operators is clear through our successful participation in the latest OMA BCAST Test Fest.”

Following the first successful interoperability test fest completed in September 2007, with its MBMS card, Oberthur Technologies continues to innovate with its mobile TV BCAST card. Oberthur Technologies hereby provides mobile operators with the ideal tool to secure their mobile TV business models by designing products that match the demanding security requirements of the pay-TV ecosystem. Oberthur Technologies and Irdeto’s mobile TV solutions meet operator demands for security, economy of scale, short time to market and interoperable products.

Oberthur Technologies will exhibit at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from 11-14 February 2008. Please visit stand 8B68 for demonstrations of our cards and solutions.

Irdeto will exhibit at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from 11-14 February 2008.
Please visit stand 2H33 for live demonstrations of our mobile content security solutions.