Viaccess

Hybrid conditional access system & service platform

Hybrid market

With the growth in the pay-TV market,  TV has become an essential ingredient for telecom operators’ triple play offers. This has in turn led to the growth in demand for hybrid services (IP for VOD and DVB broadcast for live TV) for regions where IP bandwidth is insufficient for live TV services.

According to ABI Research, the global market for hybrid set-top boxes continues to grow with a 9% CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate between 2011 and 2016), to reach 150 million hybrid set-top-boxes shipped worldwide in 2016.

Telcos’ needs

Telecom operators are seeking to extend their TV footprint by providing secured premium pay-TV services (including high-definition) to areas that are not eligible for IPTV due to lower IP bandwidths. This will enable them to increase their revenues and customer loyalty.

One of the telecom operator’s main concerns is to optimise its return-on-investment on services such as premium content by selling to a wider audience. In addition, with the rapid growth in demand for high definition TV (HDTV), telecom operators are keen to avoid heavy investment in bandwidth and infrastructure by providing HDTV through an existing broadcast network with a high quality of service (QOS) and quality of experience (QOE).

Piracy has for a long time now been a fact of life in the broadcast environment, which means that telecom operators need to select state of the art security solutions in order to gain access to and protect their premium content over a DVB network (DTH or DTT).

Viaccess & Orca joint hybrid (DVB/IP) solution

The combined Viaccess and Orca IPTV solution brings together best-of-breed offerings from both DVB/IP hybrid conditional access and the DVB/IP hybrid service platform/middleware side into a pre-integrated, unified, end-to-end hybrid solution.

Viaccess’ solution combines its robust smart card conditional access solution for the broadcast of live DVB channels and on-demand content protection solution for VOD content.

Broadcast grade security for live DVB channel protection is ensured by Viaccess’ latest smart card generation.

The PC5 Card, with its proactive security features such as advanced card sharing behavioural analysis and sanctioning, and its STB security features including :

• Trusted STB against control word sharing,
• Secured loader for software upgrades
• Secured personal video recorder (PVR) application
• Home networking  protection.

• Viaccess on-demand content protection is based on a pre-encrypted content mode, it supports all VOD business models (rental, subscription and download to own) and different modes (push and pull).

In addition to its proven expertise and reliability in security technology, Viaccess offers a unique 360° security approach that keeps operators at the forefront of anti-piracy:

• Legal protection through the prosecution of pirates
• An open communication policy on technology security status
• A continuous monitoring of security risks
• Technical counter measure

• Innovative RiGHTv middleware enables flexible and rapid subscriber user interface (SUI) development by third-party companies, providing a SUI for both DVB channels and on-demand content, ensuring one, unified, user experience.

• Service Delivery Platform (SDP) enables the telecom operator to easily add new third-party functionalities, including games, converged telephony, and messaging applications.

• RiGHTv IPTV middleware key functions include business management, asset management, subscriber self-service and reporting.

The combined value proposition from Viaccess and Orca is designed to fully support the telecom operators’ partner, whatever their business stage :

• Launch: Access premium content and quickly set up a customised and unified hybrid service for DVB TV channels and VOD content
• Secure: Benefit from a reliable telco-grade solution with a QOS and high QOE to secure your hybrid  business revenues
• Differentiate: Maintain customer loyalty and acquisition by offering the latest in next generation TV services such as COMPASS, a powerful content discovery solution enabling subscribers to obtain personal and optimised recommendations for both live-TV and on-demand content.
• Growth: Increase the accessibility and reach of the TV services through alternative devices, PCs for example.

Through Viaccess and Orca’s pre-integrated solution, the operator will benefit from one single point of contact to ensure the best time-to-market, but also gain from one unique TV professional service and support throughout its business lifecycle.
The Viaccess and Orca solution is future proof as it enables the telecom operator to easily manage complexity when deploying new convergent services toward new devices (mobile, PC) while controlling the associated investments and operational costs.