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Conax Conditional Access technology officially certified by TTA, Korea
Conax AS, a leading supplier of conditional access technology for digital TV, today announced that it has achieved certification of its Conax CAS7 CableCARD™ according to the Korean OpenCableTM standard for digital cable television broadcasting.
Jun 7, 2005
Conax's conditional access technology has passed the compliance tests performed by the Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA), and Conax is thereby officially approved as supplier of CA systems and CableCARDsTM to the Korean cable market.
Conax has worked closely with SCM Microsystems (SCM) to achieve certification of its conditional access technology, using SCM CableCARD(TM) hardware and middleware. The security module is based on the Korean OpenCableTM standard for digital cable television broadcasts. Conax is the first CA vendor to obtain the TTA certification including the copy protection function.
"We are very pleased and proud to get the official approval for our CA technology by the Korean Government as the first CA supplier to complete the Phase 1 certification including copy protection. Conax is now ready for the Korean market. This certification is also a step in the process of getting Conax CA technology approved for the US cable market," said Ole Hansvold, Executive Vice President and COO of Conax AS.
"End of last year KCTV Jeju Island decided to deploy SCM's CableCARDTM with Conax CA for their 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," said Robert Schneider, Chief Executive Officer of SCM Microsystems.
The Korean government will be deploying digital cable television to between six and nine million households in Korea over the next several years. In November 2001, the Korean government selected OpenCableTM as the technical standard for securing the country's digital cable TV broadcasts. By adopting this open standards-based broadcast security model, the Korean government hopes to create a digital television industry that is both competitive for consumers and profitable for operators. OpenCableTM was originally developed by Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs®) for the North American cable TV market and subsequently was adapted for use in Korea. Although the Korean security module is based on the same OpenCableTM CableCARDTM interface specification used in the US, the Korean security modules will not operate with US OpenCableTM devices, or vice versa, for regional security purposes.
About SCM Microsystems
SCM Microsystems is a leading supplier of solutions that open the Digital World by enabling people to securely access digital content and services. The company develops, markets and sells its smart card reader technology for network and physical access and conditional access modules for secure digital TV decryption to OEM customers in the government, financial, enterprise and broadcasting markets worldwide. Global headquarters are in Fremont, California, with European headquarters in Ismaning, Germany. For additional information, visit the SCM Microsystems web site at www.scmmicro.com.
About TTA
TTA (Telecommunications Technology Association) is an IT standards organization that develops new standards and provides one-stop services for the establishment of IT standards as well as providing testing and certification for IT products.
Since the establishment of TTA (a non-governmental IT standards setting body) in the year of 1988, it has been contributing as a member of international standards organizations through the international cooperation as well as setting Info-Communication standards in Korea.
TTA has a partnership with CableLabs® for OpenCableTM standardization and testing based on an MoU signed in October 2002. TTA also has a business partnership with the world's leading testing organizations, The Tolly Group (www.tolly.com) and VeriTest of LionBRIDGE (www.veritest.com) in the US.
www.tta.or.kr.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Ole Hansvold, Executive Vice President and COO, Conax AS, + 47 22 40 52 00
Dr. Manfred Mueller, SCM Microsystems, + 49 89 95 95 5140
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Notes to Editors: OpenCableTM and CableCARDTM are trademarks and CableLabs is a registered trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs®). All other trade names are either trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Conax has worked closely with SCM Microsystems (SCM) to achieve certification of its conditional access technology, using SCM CableCARD(TM) hardware and middleware. The security module is based on the Korean OpenCableTM standard for digital cable television broadcasts. Conax is the first CA vendor to obtain the TTA certification including the copy protection function.
"We are very pleased and proud to get the official approval for our CA technology by the Korean Government as the first CA supplier to complete the Phase 1 certification including copy protection. Conax is now ready for the Korean market. This certification is also a step in the process of getting Conax CA technology approved for the US cable market," said Ole Hansvold, Executive Vice President and COO of Conax AS.
"End of last year KCTV Jeju Island decided to deploy SCM's CableCARDTM with Conax CA for their 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," said Robert Schneider, Chief Executive Officer of SCM Microsystems.
The Korean government will be deploying digital cable television to between six and nine million households in Korea over the next several years. In November 2001, the Korean government selected OpenCableTM as the technical standard for securing the country's digital cable TV broadcasts. By adopting this open standards-based broadcast security model, the Korean government hopes to create a digital television industry that is both competitive for consumers and profitable for operators. OpenCableTM was originally developed by Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs®) for the North American cable TV market and subsequently was adapted for use in Korea. Although the Korean security module is based on the same OpenCableTM CableCARDTM interface specification used in the US, the Korean security modules will not operate with US OpenCableTM devices, or vice versa, for regional security purposes.
About SCM Microsystems
SCM Microsystems is a leading supplier of solutions that open the Digital World by enabling people to securely access digital content and services. The company develops, markets and sells its smart card reader technology for network and physical access and conditional access modules for secure digital TV decryption to OEM customers in the government, financial, enterprise and broadcasting markets worldwide. Global headquarters are in Fremont, California, with European headquarters in Ismaning, Germany. For additional information, visit the SCM Microsystems web site at www.scmmicro.com.
About TTA
TTA (Telecommunications Technology Association) is an IT standards organization that develops new standards and provides one-stop services for the establishment of IT standards as well as providing testing and certification for IT products.
Since the establishment of TTA (a non-governmental IT standards setting body) in the year of 1988, it has been contributing as a member of international standards organizations through the international cooperation as well as setting Info-Communication standards in Korea.
TTA has a partnership with CableLabs® for OpenCableTM standardization and testing based on an MoU signed in October 2002. TTA also has a business partnership with the world's leading testing organizations, The Tolly Group (www.tolly.com) and VeriTest of LionBRIDGE (www.veritest.com) in the US.
www.tta.or.kr.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Ole Hansvold, Executive Vice President and COO, Conax AS, + 47 22 40 52 00
Dr. Manfred Mueller, SCM Microsystems, + 49 89 95 95 5140
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Notes to Editors: OpenCableTM and CableCARDTM are trademarks and CableLabs is a registered trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs®). All other trade names are either trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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