KT, CCube Consortium Complete IPTV Trial Supported by NDS Solutions

January 19, 2007 – NDS, provider of technology solutions for digital payTV, has announced that KT and the CCube consortium, having selected NDS’ content protection solutions, have successfully completed one of the first IPTV trials in South Korea.

The IPTV trial was concluded on December 31, 2006, and final technical evaluation will be submitted to the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Korean Broadcasting Commission for consideration.

The CCube consortium is comprised of 54 companies, including KT, SK Telecom, Hanaro Telecom, LG Dacom, Onse Telecom, KBS, MBC, Samsung Electronics and other partners.

NDS claims the IPTV service has been delivered to 270 households in Seoul and Yangyeong County, southeast of Seoul, protected by the NDS Synamedia solution. The service provided around 27 channels. 

Ms. Sue Taylor, Vice President and General Manager of NDS Asia Pacific said, “NDS is proud to have supported KT and the CCube consortium to successfully complete the IPTV technical trial and systems testing. Because of the unique collection of member companies, the CCube consortium is well positioned to take advantage of the convergence of telecommunications, broadcasting, and mobile services.”

Mr. YoungHyun Kim, Vice President of KT said, “After extensive evaluation, KT decided to work with NDS because the company offers the most secure and robust IPTV solution. The IPTV service included a broad range of digital and interactive applications. The NDS systems supported the variety of services that our consortium wanted to offer, and NDS engineers in Seoul helped us achieve our goals to broadcast the best possible service in a very short period of time.”