Who we aim to reach
Taking pay-TV where it hasn’t been:
There used to be no professional pay-TV systems for medium and small operators– the 2nd tier. We have made one – Abel Quintic.
Track record of resilience and ability to manage piracy should it occur is seen by pay-TV distributors as insurance for their business. This insurance effect makes CAS price dynamics different from other markets: CAS prices don’t fall (much) with volume.
CAS vendors understandably need to ensure their security reputation. One precaution measure is to impose rigorous regulations for the integration and use of their CAS. These effects drive-up CAS costs and complexity to levels only quite large TV distributors can manage.
With Quintic our aim is to reach operators who otherwise would have struggled with the costs and complexity associated with offering compelling pay-TV services – taking pay-TV where it hasn’t been.
Pay-TV interoperability is inevitable – and India can position
The question is not if interoperability happens, it is whether it happens via broadcast networks in a way appreciated by consumers or if the Internet takes over the whole show.. read more...
Unionman STBs now supporting Abel
Established in 1993, as one of the Top-100 Forbes potential enterprises of China, Unionman Technology Co., Ltd is a leading digital STB supplier in R&D, manufacturing, marketing and relevant service in DTV fields. Unionman brand products cover DVB Cable, DVB Terrestrial, DVB Satellite, ISDB Terrestrial, IPTV receivers etc. read more...
CEA 2040 - one of the most important CAS standards in 10 years?
CEA-2040 is in principle Common Interface moved from the old and expensive PCMCIA interface to SD Card interface. Knowing that [micro]SD Card slot is available on most PCs, smart phones and tablets – as well as connected TVs and some STBs, the CEA-2040 now makes portable hardware based content security feasible. readmore...
Rescue by 2nd source CAS – and avoiding lock-in
Content protection is most often single sourced. What if it fails to protect your business or the vendor provides poor service? There are some preparations that allows swift and cost efficient introduction of a second CAS – a hot stand-by or a rescue CAS. We call it Dual. read more...