Latens CA Integrated with
ADB’s New Advanced Cable and IPTV Set-Top Boxes to Widen Operator
Choice
Other Topics: Interactive
Digital IPTV, IPTV OSS,
IPTV Cable Solutions
PlatformPR
May 21, 2007
Latens’ CAS, IPCAS and FCAS all Integrated with ADB 3800 and 5800
series set-top boxes
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK -- Latens, Europe’s leading provider
of software security solutions for Pay-TV & IPTV, and ADB, a leading
supplier of digital TV systems and software solutions for
interactive television, today announce that the companies have
integrated Latens CA systems with ADB set-top boxes. The integration
of Latens CAS, Latens FCAS and Latens IPCAS with ADB’s 3800 and 5800
advanced set-top box ranges has been carried out to widen IPTV and
cable operators’ choice and provide increased flexibility and
functionality.
“I’m pleased to have integrated with ADB, one of the world’s most
blue-chip set-top box vendors. The integration means that all cable
and IPTV operators can now combine Latens CA with an advanced
set-top box from the ADB 3800 and 5800 ranges, to provide consumers
with advanced interactive services,” says Andy Mathieson, Director,
Latens Systems. |
“The integration of our CA systems
with the new ADB-3800 and 5800 set-top boxes ran very smoothly and I
know that this joint solution will be highly attractive,” concluded
Mathieson.
“The integration with Latens provides a cost-effective and powerful
secured set-top box environment for all IPTV and cable operators,”
says Philippe Lambinet, CEO, ADB. “Operators choosing a Latens
protected ADB set-top boxes obtain a solution that is highly secure,
feature rich and available in the sort of volumes required for
commercial rollouts.”
The ADB-3800 and 5800 series comprises interactive, digital set-top
boxes that incorporate Advanced Video Encoding and high definition
television reception with support for MPEG-2 and MPEG-4. Both
set-top box solutions provide cable and IPTV platform owners with a
cost-effective solution for delivering a wealth of advanced
interactive television services into the home.
Latens provides CA in four variants; Latens CAS, for large-scale
operations; Latens IPCAS, optimized for large-scale IPTV platforms;
Latens FCAS, which provides cost-effective ‘no compromise’ CA for
smaller IPTV networks; and Latens BCAS, for one-way broadcast
networks. Latens CA systems are next generation, standards compliant
conditional access systems utilizing software-based CA solutions.
Latens CAS is differentiated from legacy CA systems by the following
key features:
- Latens CAS is a pure software
solution which replaces the proprietary smart cards or embedded
set top solutions of traditional CAS vendors with a downloadable
CAS system utilizing innovative Secure Software Modules. This
provides a more dynamic, secure anti-piracy strategy at a much
lower cost.
- The use of open standards and
downloadable CA software ensures that the operator is no longer
locked into one CA supplier and can make the best choices for
their business now and in the future.
- Latens CAS is commercially and
technically scalable from systems comprising hundreds of
subscribers to large multi-million subscriber deployments.
- Latens CAS is a technically
advanced solution that is already deployed and providing operators
with unsurpassed levels of security and flexibility. The system
has been designed to maximize the revenues earned and retained by
the operator.
About ADB
Advanced Digital Broadcast (www.adbglobal.com) is a leader in the
design, development and supply of high-quality products to the
worldwide digital television market. The Company has deployed over 8
million set-top boxes, across high-volume markets, incorporating the
industry’s pioneering middleware, conditional access and hardware
technologies.
ADB has established itself as a trusted partner to television
operators supporting them to launch new services using
state-of-the-art technology. Through its unique end-to-end
understanding of set-top box software, ADB is able to design and
supply highly efficient and performance-optimised hardware platforms
ahead of the competition.
Approximately 70% of ADB’s workforce is dedicated to engineering;
developing products across all the digital television technology
platforms including cable, Internet Protocol (IP), satellite and
terrestrial.
ADB is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with its main Research
and Development facility in Zielona Gora, Poland and Operations
division in Taipei, Taiwan. ADB has local representation in
Australia, Israel, Italy, Singapore, Spain, the Ukraine, the United
States and the United Kingdom. ADB is a member of the ADB Group of
companies; ADB Group (www.adbholdings.com) and is publicly listed on
the Swiss Stock Exchange (SWX:ADBN).
About Latens Systems
Latens designs, creates and deploys industry-leading software
solutions to enable Pay-TV and IPTV operators to secure content,
protect revenues and operate more efficiently. Latens’ pioneering
design of downloadable, software based Conditional Access Systems is
based on the company’s patented Secure Software Module technology
and management systems, which ensure that all Pay-TV and IPTV
operators can now cost-effectively maximize security. Latens also
designs software components that interoperate with Latens
Conditional Access Systems to increase an operator’s flexibility and
efficiency while simplifying the launch of new revenue generating
services, such as VOD, PVR and network PVR. Founded in 2002, Latens
is the world’s fastest growing CA supplier. The company is based in
Belfast, Northern Ireland with offices in Atlanta, London and
Singapore. For more information, please visit: www.latens.com |
