What are the prospects of DTH and CAS technology in India?
In India the deployment of DTH and CAS is set to escalate during 2008, and we as a company are privileged to be able to partner with leading operators in both the satellite and cable space. A 2008 report by Media Partners Asia predicts that India’s market for broadcasting and pay-TV will grow about 20% per year. Thus, the face of cable TV in India is set to change dramatically. The fragmented market is currently undergoing consolidation, as well as regulatory changes. With the emergence of innovative applications and technologies such as IPTV, what are your strategies and offerings on it? Although IPTV is in its nascent stage, the future is very promising. Having been in the IPTV market since 2000, we have successfully been able to put in an end-to-end integrated, secure IPTV middleware platform called NDS Metro. NDS Metro is specifically designed to address and manage issues that are crucial to an IPTV provider, including interoperability, scalability, flexibility, DRM, and interactiv