SA delivers open Conditional Access platform

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Digital content contribution and distribution systems specialist Scientific Atlanta has unveiled Advanced Program Receiver (Model D9854T) designed to provide widespread flexibility to service providers through support of multiple conditional access (CA) systems and a streamlined path for delivering more video over existing satellite bandwidth using DVB-S2, the second-generation standard for digital video broadcasting via satellite.

The receiver's bandwidth efficiency improvement is complemented by its support for third-party CA systems, as well as Scientific Atlanta's PowerVu CA system. The result is increased flexibility for potential applications of this cost-saving technology in content-distribution systems.

The new receiver's support for the DVB-S2 modulation standard, which expands the content carrying capacity of existing satellites by up to 30 per cent, together with the bandwidth improvements of Scientific Atlanta's MPEG-4 advanced video encoders provides programmers and broadcasters with powerful capabilities for the delivery of considerably more content over today's satellite transponders.

"In addition to support for multiple CA systems, this receiver has bandwidth-efficiency improvements for just about everyone: DVB-S2, high definition, standard definition, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 advanced video coding and MPEG over IP outputs, all in one receiver," said Dean Rockwell, vice president and general manager, Digital Media Networks at Scientific Atlanta. "These multiple capabilities will be extremely valuable to help meet the increased demand for HD programming that is generating a bandwidth challenge for content owners and creators."