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The
Synamedia solution, integrated
with NDS VideoGuard content
protection and digital rights
management, will offer SES Americom
a secure platform for the delivery
of multi-channel pay-TV and
video on demand (VOD) services
to customers using a broadband
IP connection.
Based
on the proven NDS VideoGuard
conditional access solution,
NDS Synamedia protects content
at all stages of delivery --
from the broadband access point
through the last mile to the
IP consumer device, such as
a set-top box or digital video
recorder (DVR). Once content
is received inside the home,
VideoGuard protects the valuable
digital content from piracy,
whether it is stored locally
or routed through a home network.
The
solution for SES Americom features
VGS, a secure headend-based
content protection solution
from NDS. The hardware-based
solution does not require a
smart card in the consumer device.
The decryption capability is
embedded within the device's
standard video processor chip,
which communicates securely
with the NDS VGS network servers.
NDS has worked closely with
major chipset manufacturers
to develop these secure video
processors that can communicate
with secure headend servers,
providing strong content protection
over two-way networks.
The
new technical approach used
in the VGS content protection
solution is stronger than software-based
and hardware-assisted solutions,
because the content is decrypted
entirely within the secure processing
blocks in the processor.
Using
NDS VGS technology, two-way
networks provide a number of
benefits, including safe network
environment for authorisations,
simplified upgrades to the system
for enhanced functionality and
security, and reduced set-top
box costs. There is no security
information stored in the set-top
when it is switched off.
SES
Americom's IP-Prime platform
offers two delivery solutions;
one path delivers the secure
video content to the Telcos
for their distribution to consumers.
Alternately, the IP-Prime content
can be passed through directly
to subscriber homes via secured
set-top boxes. The NDS solution
is integrated into both IP-Prime
options.
"SES
Americom has earned the trust
of leading programmers in cable
and broadcast, who are now entering
the new world of IPTV aboard
our reliable, secure distribution
platforms. NDS is a recognized
system security provider, enabling
us to deliver a protected vital
link in the long anticipated
triple play for Telcos and markets
beyond," said SES Americom
chief technology officer Alan
Young.
"Telecommunications
companies have shown great interest
in the delivery of television
services to the home, and we
are very happy to work with
SES Americom to help bring the
IP-Prime solution to telcos
of all sizes. Security is of
primary concern to protect their
revenues and to enable them
to deliver high value content.
This integrated solution provides
a turnkey approach for the telecommunications
providers, bringing television
services to their subscribers
- quickly, easily, and securely,"
said NDS Group vice president
and NDS Americas general manager
Dr Dov Rubin.
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