Conax showcasing latest CAS content security innovation at Anga Cable

COLOGNE, Germany — Anga Cable — At Anga Cable, Conax is showcasing its Conax CAS7, VOD and PushVod solutions for DTV and IP used by digital TV operators around the globe for unlocking the value of their pay content. Conax, a global player and provider of conditional access solutions for digital and cable TV, has experienced tremendous increase in demand for the company’s core product, Conax CAS7 encrypted smart cards for pay-tv set-up boxes. Hot spots include traditional and newer markets such as CEE (Central and Eastern Europe, China and India.

Conax’s combined offering of DVB and IP all under one platform is exceptionally strong for companies that have ambitions to stay ahead as leaders within their markets – maximizing the added value of their platforms while simultaneously keeping costs down. Conax delivers value by offering the same high-quality Conax CAS7 for DVB and IP at no extra cost.

Conax’s track record in both global and local markets is an attractive choice for modern digital TV operators. Conax CAS7 allows a digital TV operator to start with a basic Pay-TV offer, Conax CAS7 Core. To support a wider range of services in more complex operations and business models, Conax CAS7 Extended optional components can be added to Conax CAS7 Core.

“Conax customers globally represent a cross-section of DTV and IP platforms and span a variety of medium to very large organizations, they have one point in common – they are all leveraging pay-content in ways that transform their business,” said Geir Bjørndal, COO / Sales & Marketing Director, Conax. “By putting Conax and content security at the core of their business, these companies have risen above their peers securing new ways to maximize digital business performance and leverage pay content in new creative ways.”

Digital TV operators are under immense pressure to react to market changes more quickly, move faster than the competition, rapidly integrate new business models and technologies responding to changing customer preferences. To effectively attract and engage customers, digital TV operators need to quickly and easily create new premium services and a variety of interactive campaigns that will enable them to unlock the potential of their broadcasting strategies.

“Conax content security allows TV operators to deliver premium services with engaging, relevant, and dynamic pay content – features and tools that allow businesses to deliver targeted content based on geography, target group, date, and time. The Conax CAS7 suite of products empowers TV operators to create, deliver, and optimize premium content that will engage each individual consumer. Content security is at the heart of what drives the cable TV platform’s performance,” continues Geir Bjørndal.

Conax VOD solutions for digital TV/IPTV are Video On Demand (VOD) solutions that allow users to select and watch video content over a network as part of an interactive television system. The VOD system streams the content to the set-top box (STB) in real time, or the content may be downloaded to the STB before viewing starts. Conax provides core products and modules and building blocks that enable TV operators rapidly adapt to the growing demands of an ever-changing and dynamic market.

Conax VOD and Conax Push VOD components are designed for flexibility to meet a multitude of business models and configurations. Conax session-based VOD is DVB Simulcrypt and Open CAS compliant. The Conax PreEncryptor hardware used for pre-encrypted VOD operations is supplied by Conax. Access to push VOD content can be purchased and received after the content has been stored on the consumer’s local STB. Push VOD content is always pre-encrypted.

“The Conax message has remained consistent – we continue to focus our resources on providing the market with maximum content security and innovation. The changes attributing to our exciting growth are the increased ability to deliver product and services through strategic regional partners and the development of our product offering through the close cooperation with key customers,” says Geir Bjørndal, COO / Sales & Marketing Director, Conax.

With offices in 10 countries, located strategically around the globe, market-leader Conax is able to serve more satellite, cable, MMDS, and terrestrial operations world-wide than most other conditional access providers. Conax provides flexibility for the operator to integrate additional services such as digital video recorder (PVR), pay-per-view (PPV) of Video on Demand (VOD) and more value-added services. Conax CAS7 integrates seamlessly with triple-play product deployments.

Meet Conax at Anga Cable, Cologne, May 27th-29th: Hall 10.1, Stand K21