Ole Hansvold - Descrambled Editor
Ole Hansvold started working with CAS at Telenor R&D in 1988 where he led one of the world’s first pay-TVsmart card developments. This first Conax CAS was used when launching the Canal Digital DTH operation in 1992.
In the mid-‘90s, Ole contributed to the DVB specifications: CAS framework, CSA, Common Interface. Besides being CTO, Ole also led Conax’ world expansion as COO. Ole left Conax to found Abel in 2006. Abel was the first to do microSD cards for pay-TV.
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ALi and Abel ease STB obstacles for low-ARPU pay-TV operators
Low-ARPU operators are typically faced with STBs either being expensive vs. ARPU or of too poor quality. ALi Corp., a high volume manufacturer of System-on-Chip (SoC) for STBs, and Abel DRM Systems, a CAS specialist, now address this dilemma by offering support for Abel CAS in ALi’s STB SoCs pre-reference design. read more...
SMiT and Abel complete integration of Abel CAS support in SMiT CAMs
State Micro Technology (SMiT), a world leading supplier of Conditional Access Modules (CAMs), and Abel have completed integration of Abel CAS support in SMiT CAMs. SMiT specializes in CAMs for DVB, and offers a wide range of CAMs supporting all the major CAS and various configurations. read more...
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...