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Broadcasting
June
30, 2005
TTA certifies Conax conditional access
technology
NORWAY -- Conax AS, a leading supplier of conditional
access technology for digital TV, recently got certification
for its Conax CAS7 CableCARD from Telecommunications
Technology Association (TTA), an IT standards organisation,
and is officially approved as a supplier of conditional
access systems and CableCARDs to the Korean cable market.
Conax worked closely with SCM Microsystems (SCM), using
its SCM CableCARD hardware and middleware. The security
module is based on the Korean OpenCable standard for
digital cable television broadcasts. Conax is the first
conditional access vendor to obtain the TTA certification
including the copy protection function.
Ole Hansvold, executive vice president and COO, Conax
AS, said: "We are pleased and proud to get the
official approval for our conditional access technology
by the Korean government as the first conditional access
supplier to complete the first phase certification including
copy protection. Conax is ready for the Korean market.
This certification is a step ahead in the process of
getting Conax conditional access technology approved
for the US cable market."
Robert Schneider, CEO, SCM, added: "End of last
year, KCTV Jeju Island decided to deploy SCM's CableCARD
with Conax conditional access for its digital cable
operation, as the first independent CATV system operator
to build a digital broadcasting system in Korea. With
the successful implementation of the Jeju project and
the official certificate from TTA, we look forward to
exploiting further business opportunities with Conax
in Korea."
Contact:
Conax
Tel: +47-2240-5200
www.conax.com
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