ZyXEL integrates SecureMedia's Encryptonite ONE System with set-top boxes

June 24, 2008 -Taiwanese set-top box firm ZyXEL has integrated content protection from US firm SecureMedia with its range of set-top boxes for IPTV and video on demand applications.

ZyXEL integrated SecureMedia's Encryponite ONE System with its STB 1000 series (STB-1001S, STB-1001H and STB1003), a product range which offers compatibility with high-definition as well as standard-definition streams, delivered in both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC/H.264. SecureMedia's Encryptonite ONE System is a software solution that combines conditional access and digital rights management, and it has recently won the 2008 IPTV World Series Award for best content protection solution.

"With the integration of the SecureMedia's open platform content security solution, now recognised as the best in the industry, with ZyXEL's advanced IP set-top box series, telecom operators are assured of acquiring and securely implementing a rich portfolio of premium studio and network IPTV content and providing their customers with the best entertainment experience," said Dr. Herman Chen, Assistant VP of IPAV product division at ZyXEL Communications. "We are very happy to have SecureMedia as a valued partner and look forward to our upcoming IPTV deployments this year."