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As the only CI+ LLP Approved test house and with a wealth of experience of testing receivers, Digital TV Labs has a range of services to assist operators in designing, specifying, building and implementing interoperability test regimes for retail receivers.
The CI+ standard is an enhanced security system that allows operators and broadcasters to secure content on digital TV receivers via the Common Interface (CI) and Conditional Access Module (CAM). Its key benefit is enabling pay-TV operators to directly deliver high value content such as HD onto retail receivers in a secure environment. Subscriber numbers can be increased without the provision of set top boxes, by attracting iDTV (integrated digital TV) owners to new content and enhanced services such as Video On Demand. Already adopted by over 20 cable, terrestrial and satellite operators in Europe, CI+ is becoming the default standard for pay-TV delivery on iDTVs.
CI+ Training Courses
We provide on-site training days and workshops for operators who are new to CI+ or who need a more in-depth understanding of this new security platform. We cover:
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Our training courses are conducted by our technical CI+ experts and can be customised to each client's needs.
Retail Receiver Advice
Operators who adopt CI+ have to manage the transition from a tightly controlled, vertical deployment of a very limited number of set top boxes to an uncontrolled, horizontal retail market with potentially hundreds of receiver models.
Digital TV Labs can provide expert advice on the retail supply chain, CI+ conformance, white lists and logo programs to ensure a high quality user experience. This will protect the operator's brand, minimise churn and keep call centre costs low.
Interoperability Test Regimes and Test Suites
Digital TV Labs works with operators to implement efficient interoperability testing regimes in-house or to save costs as an outsourcing service. We don't normally charge operators to build conformance regimes as we are funded through our reasonable testing charges to manufacturers.
Our test services ensure that receivers are fully compliant with the operator service platform and are robust. Additionally, by customising our vast base of existing DVB-T/C/S receiver test cases and test streams and by working in partnership with our clients, Digital TV Labs can build a complete test regime specific to each operator's particular needs- all within less than a month!
We are experts on logistics and receiver testing resource balancing, dealing with manufacturers' sometimes uncertain schedules. We can ensure that no time is lost in communication delays with clear instructions and questionnaires prior to testing commencement. We provide manufacturer hosting facilities in the UK and Hong Kong for test case recreation and debugging, so can assist manufacturers to get through the testing regime in the minimum time.
Receiver 'Zoo' Management
Operators continuously develop their platforms and therefore need to ensure that network changes are fully interoperable with the deployed receivers in the field. Digital TV Labs has a large collection of CI+ compliant receivers (the 'zoo') which can be used to comprehensively test new network features with existing receivers to avoid user problems in the field.
CAM Validation Test Services
When introducing a new CAM into their networks, operators need to ensure validation with the network services and interoperability with already deployed receivers. Digital TV Labs can provide test services covering all the network specific features supported on the CAM, and perform a structured interoperability test using our receiver 'zoo'.
Please contact us for further information on CI+ and to find out how we can assist you with certification and bespoke interoperability programs.
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