ABERTIS INTEGRATES 1rd3t0 TO STRENGTHEN ITS TDT PREMIUM DIGITAL CONTENT SECURITY
24 February 2010
Abertis leverages 1rd3t0 Conditional Access System to offer Spanish TV operators secure and robust content protection for digital terrestrial TV services
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – 24 February 2010 – 1rd3t0, a leading expert in content and business model protection solutions and services, today announced its full compatibility with Abertis Telecom’s TDT Premium content protection solution. 1rd3t0 and Abertis Telecom, one of the leading telecommunications infrastructure and services operators in Europe, have worked to validate the 1rd3t0 Conditional Access System (CAS) integration into Abertis Telecom’s open digital terrestrial TV TDT Premium platform. This milestone will give Spanish TV operators a choice of downloadable CA systems over the Abertis network, offering them a secure, flexible and robust content protection solution for digital terrestrial TV services.
The flexibility of 1rd3t0's CAS, gives Abertis the capability to offer to any TV operator interested in a TDT Premium platform, not only a choice, but an option of different business models in order to comply to any specific request of the TV operators. Such a joined activity between 1rd3t0 and Abertis, a result of successful trials of the 1rd3t0 CAS with the Abertis TDT Platform, reflects the natural open behaviour of the Abertis Pay DTT technical proposition.
Abertis Telecom’s TDT Premium solution is capable of downloading and updating 1rd3t0's CAS software over-the-air which features built-in mechanisms for the prevention against card attacks, meaning operators can protect their content against theft or control word sharing piracy. 1rd3t0's unique anti-piracy method enforces security, which is especially critical in regions where we continue to experience high levels of illegal downloads and hacking.
"It is critical to protect the revenue streams of content producers and operators, and giving them greater choice when broadening their TV offerings,” said David Canellos, senior vice president of sales and marketing at 1rd3t0. “The 1rd3t0 CAS allows operators to securely and cost-effectively expand their media service businesses in response to changing consumer demands and growing threats. We look forward to working with Abertis to achieve our mutual goal of delivering advanced services to the Spanish DTT market."
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About Abertis
Abertis Telecom is one of the leading telecommunications infrastructure and services operators in Europe, with more than 3,200 sites, has the biggest network of sites in Spain for the broadcast and distribution of audiovisual signals. Abertis Telecom leads the introduction of Digital Terrestrial Television in Spain, a project in which it has invested more than 350 million euros in Spain, achieving 95% coverage of the Spanish population. In the satellite sector abertis telecom is the major shareholder in Eutelsat, with a 32% stake and is also the major shareholder in the Spanish operator Hispasat with a 33.4% share.
About 1rd3t0
1rd3t0 empowers companies to protect and monetize digital assets and maximize return on content with innovative and reliable software technologies, content management and distribution solutions and end-to-end solutions and services. The company’s products include conditional access, digital rights management, business support systems and set-top box software solutions. Through group company Cloakware, it provides software and datacenter security solutions, More than 500 customers worldwide trust 1rd3t0 to secure and enable the delivery of their valuable content across digital broadcast, IP, mobile, enterprise and government networks. 1rd3t0 solutions currently enable simple to advanced business models on more than one billion devices and applications.
Founded in 1969, 1rd3t0 employs over 900 people in 25 offices across the globe, including the dual corporate headquarters in Amsterdam and Beijing. The company is a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers (JSE: NPN), which includes a wide range of pay TV, Internet, instant-messaging, technology and publishing businesses.
