Analyze Worldwide Forecast Revenues for Pay-TV Conditional Access Products Through 2010.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48581) has announced the addition of In-Depth Analysis: Conditional Access Conditional Access (acronymized CA) is the protection of content by requiring certain criteria to be met before granting access to this content. The term is commonly used in relation to digital television systems, most notably satellite television. in Pay-TV Markets to their offering. Digital TV services are rapidly expanding around the world. By the end of 2006, there will be over 175 million households that are watching digital TV services delivered by satellite TV service providers, IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. service providers, cable TV operators, or digital terrestrial TV services. However, the growing number of digital TV households also creates a challenge for pay-TV service providers: how to protect their valuable video content from piracy or illegal usage. The common industry solution to this challenge is through the use of conditional access technologies. Conditional access (CA) technologies protect video content by requiring that certain criteria be met before a specific end-user is granted access to that content. This report covers conditional access products and technologies in the pay-TV services industry. It discusses why there is a need for conditional access in the pay-TV industry, how it works, and highlights the basic business models in use today. The report also profiles leading conditional access product vendors and provides current vendor market shares. In addition, it forecasts worldwide revenues for pay-TV conditional access products through 2010. Topics Covered Executive Summary Methodology Digital TV Services and Conditional Access: The Big Picture CAS in the Pay-TV Industry Background: DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) An international digital television (DTV) standard that is the European and Far Eastern counterpart of the North American ATSC standard. and ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) An international digital television (DTV) standard adopted by the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Argentina. The Basic CA System The CA Process Pay-TV CA System Architectures The CA Business Model CA Markets in the Pay-TV Industry Conditional Access Systems A conditional access system (CAS) is a system by which electronic transmission of digital media, especially satellite television signals through cable, is limited to subscribed clients. This is called conditional access. : Vendors NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services Irdeto Nagravision Conax Viaccess Motorola Scientific Atlanta Microsoft Verimatrix Widevine Other CA Vendors CA Vendor Market Shares Market Trends in 2007 Building CA onto the Chipset A group of chips designed to work as a unit to perform a function. For example, a modem chipset contains all the primary circuits for transmitting and receiving. A PC chipset provides the electronic interfaces between all subsystems (see PC chipset for illustration). The Quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the DCAS DCAS Department of Citywide Administrative Services (New York City) DCAS Downloadable Conditional Access System (digital television) DCAS Defense Contract Administration Services (DLA) All Aboard the IPTV Bandwagon band·wag·on n. 1. An elaborately decorated wagon used to transport musicians in a parade. 2. Informal A cause or party that attracts increasing numbers of adherents: CAS in Emerging Markets: Asia Market Forecasts Forecast Background and Assumptions Set Top Boxes Producing Conditional Access Revenues Conditional Access Revenue per Set Top Box: Annual Average by Platform Worldwide Conditional Access Revenue Forecast Related Reports List of Tables Table 1. Worldwide Conditional Access Revenue Forecast (US$ in Millions) Table 2. Worldwide Market Shares: Conditional Access Vendors Table 3. Telco TV/IPTV CA Vendors and Their Customers Table 4. Conditional Access Revenue-Producing Set Top Boxes: Worldwide Installed Base, 20052010 (Units in Millions) Table 5. Conditional Access Revenue per Set Top Box: Annual Average, 20052010 (US$ in Millions) Table 6. Worldwide Conditional Access Revenue Forecast, 20052010 (US$ in Millions) List of Figures Figure 1. Worldwide Digital TV Households, 20032006 (Households in Millions) Figure 2. The Conditional Access System Figure 3. Removable CAS: The Smart Card Approach Figure 4. Worldwide Market Shares: Conditional Access Vendors Figure 5. Worldwide Conditional Access Revenue Forecast, 20052010 (US$ in Millions) Companies Mentioned * NDS * Irdeto * Nagravision * Conax * Viaccess * Motorola * Scientific Atlanta * Microsoft * Verimatrix * Widevine For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48581 |
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