DTH operator Dish TV India has indicated it is giving serious consideration to adopting a multi-layer Conditional Access System (CAS). It will give Dish TV the muscles to fight off possible security threats and a better system efficiency going forward.
The DTH operator are also considering the recall of all the Set-Top-Boxes (STB) delivered to customers. They will be replaced by new STBs featuring a card-less technology.
“In view of expanding business and service requirements, Dish TV recently issued a CAS request for proposal (RFP) to leading CAS vendors across the globe. Companies that expressed interest include some of the world’s leading CAS providers including Irdeto, Viaccess, Pace, Verimatrix, Cisco, Nagra, Nstv, Conax, Civolution-Nexguard, CRI and SMI. Dish TV is currently evaluating all proposals received on a strict core security benchmark and shall select multiple partners keeping its business interests in mind,” the company said in a statement.
The company is hoping to complete the selection process by the end of December this year.
Dish TV is part of the Essel Group with more that 13 million subscribers across India. The company currently uses Conax card based CAS from Nagra and will simulcrypting technology going ahead.
Dish TV have revealed around 15-20 million STBs featuring a multi-layer CAS will be deployed over a period of 5 years
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