Nagra and Altice USA have announced an agreement whereby Nagra will provide Altice USA with a content protection and innovation platform to enable encryption and content security for its HD and 4K offerings. Nagra, is a digital TV division of the Kudelski Group and provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions. Altice USA is the fourth largest US cable operator and a subsidiary of Altice. Altice USA owns the Optimum and Suddenlink services.
Nagra Connect, a converged CAS/DRM protection solution for broadcast, IPTV, OTT and the connected home, and the MediaLive platform will allow Altice USA to deploy new IP-based and QAM-based content including 4K Ultra HD. Through the use of advanced encryption technology, the Nagra solution can efficiently coexist within legacy US cable systems while avoiding duplication of precious bandwidth and enabling an open choice of set-top box suppliers.
