San Diego, Calif.-based IPTV content protection specialist, Verimatrix, says that two more independent US telcos--CC Communications and ETEX Communications--have deployed its Verimatrix Content Authority System (VCAS). VCAS is a software-based solution, which Verimatrix says is built on the principles of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and X.509 digital certificates. According to the company, the solution employs a patent-pending, user-specific digital watermarking technology, called Videomark, that allows operators to provide a verifiable chain of custody throughout the content-distribution process: if content "leaks" from a network, Verimatrix says, the technology makes it possible to trace the source of the "leakage" back to the specific set-top box that was used to play out the content.
CC Communications, which launched IPTV in 2002 as part of a triple-play offering, is using VCAS to secure VOD movies. The company, which is owned and operated by Churchill County in Northern Nevada, delivers IP services over dual fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and copper ADSL 2+ networks. Its IPTV service is powered by Myrio's middleware (with which VCAS is integrated). ETEX, a telephone coop that was founded over 50 years ago, plans to introduce IPTV later this month, and is currently upgrading its dual FTTH and copper ADSL networks to build redundancy into its delivery system.
(Note: this article was published in the January 3rd issue of the InteractiveTV Today [itvt] email newsletter.)
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