ER Telecom launches advanced STB

The Russian cable operator ER Telecom has launched a new advanced set-top box in 55 cities throughout the country.

According to the company, it allows viewers to watch content on their ioS and Android mobile devices and for up to three days after it is broadcast.

It also gives access to such services as VOD. Customers who purchase the new box and connect to Dom.ru TV will be offered the Viasat Premium HD package, consisting of six premium HD channels, for three months for only R1 (€0.02) a month.

The new set-top box was developed by Humax, with Universal Electronics Universal Electronics manufacturing the remotes and the UK’s V2 Studios its unique exterior design.

Russia’s JetStyle created the user interface and NagraVision supplied content protection, with SOTAL Interactive being the general contractor.

Nagra CAS to be deployed in Indian cable operator GTPL´s STBs

Nagra, the digital TV division of the Kudelski Group, has entered into an agreement with Indian cable operator, Gujarat Telelink Pvt. Ltd (GTPL) wherein GTPL will be deploying 700,000 digital STBs with Nagra CAS.

The announcement came in the heels of the Kudelski Group´s half yearly results where it has noted interest in increasing its footprint in the Asian markets. Nagra offers secure CAS, middleware, multiscreen and digital media technologies for cable, DTH, terrestrial and OTT operators. The agreement with GTPL only stipulates an initial deployment of the units with more to follow in time.

The Indian chapter of Nagra was started over seven years ago and as of late 2012, the digital TV division had reached nearly 20 million Indian households.  Few of the company´s existing clients include DTH giants Dish TV and Reliance; national MSO’s like InCableNet (IMCL) and MSO’s/LCO’s in tier-1 and tier-2 cities.