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Latens
is the Smart Choice for Irish IPTV Service
Other Topics: IPTV Device Data
Management, Internet TV Platforms
Latens Systems
September 6, 2006
Award of contract by Smart Telecom consolidates Latens’ position
as European leader in content & revenue security for IPTV
Belfast, Northern Ireland -- Latens Systems, Europe’s leading
provider of IPTV Conditional Access (CA), today announces that it
has signed a deal to supply the CA system for Irish telecom provider
Smart Telecom’s SmartVision IPTV service. The contract follows the
successful conclusion of a pilot of the Latens system with the
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“We spent a
considerable amount of time weighing up our CA options,” said
Charles McEvoy, General Manager, Smart Telecom. “We’ve awarded the
CA contract to Latens, as not only did the system perform flawlessly
during the pilot, but additionally the company also demonstrated the
flexibility, power and scalability to provide us with the
future-proofed content and revenue protection that we require.”
Founded in 2000, Smart Telecom is the fastest growing provider of
residential, SME and corporate telecommunication services in Ireland
and was the first operator in the country to provide digital triple
play via a high performance FTTH network. Smart Vision offers
subscribers over 100 TV and radio channels including Sky Sports, Sky
Movies, MTV, Setanta Sports, Channel 4 and E4. The Latens system
integrated seamlessly with Smart Vision’s IPTV ecosystem, which
includes a VC8000 IP Streamer and iTV Manager middleware from
Minerva and a population of Amino 110 set-top boxes.
“We’re delighted to have completed this deal with Smart Telecom,”
said Andy Mathieson, Director, Latens. “Smart Vision is an
innovative and forward-thinking Pay-TV operator and I think that’s
reflected in the fact that they have chosen our advanced next
generation software CA.”
“Smart Vision has exciting and ambitious plans for the future. The
flexibility of Latens’ CA technology and the range of our vendor
partners means that Smart Vision will be free to develop a network
architecture and deployment strategy and launch advanced services
such as PVR, VOD or interactivity with little or no integration
required,” concluded, Matheison.
About Latens Systems
Latens is a privately held company based in Belfast, Northern
Ireland, founded by broadcast technology experts. Latens' sole
mission is to provide the industry’s leading software-based Content
& Revenue Protection Systems for pay-TV and IPTV operators, as
software security replaces legacy Conditional Access (CA)
technology. Latens uses Secure Software Modules to maximize security
and minimize the risk of attack. Latens technology has the added
benefit that it is easily extended to provide content security for
the PVR (Personal Video Recorder), multiple set-top box homes, PCs
and other devices. Latens business benefits include lower
implementation and running costs, increased business flexibility and
major cashflow advantages. www.latens.com |
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