14 DAY TRIAL // NDS announced that it will be demonstrating at IBC 2006, the first ever live payTV broadcast over WiMAX in cooperation with Intel and Viasat. The demonstration is part of an NDSIntel pilot program designed to look into the feasibility of delivering TV over WiMAX and the viability of WiMAX TV as a business model.
Operators choosing to deploy the WiMAX TV solution from NDS will be able to deliver content over WiMAX to personal Consumer Electronic devices such as laptop computers and other handheld devices. The WiMAX TV solution includes content security, support for multiple business models, an Electronic Program Guide and a user interface, both part of the NDS secure client. The TV offering can also be bundled with other services such as data and voice.
WiMAX TV tests are being conducted at Intel's Wireless Competence Center in Kista, Sweden, where live content from Viasat is delivered through the NDS WiMAX TV system over WiMAX and WiFi to a notebook PC. An NDS VideoGuard Key authenticates the subscriber and opens the streaming video. When the Key is removed, the WiMAX broadcast is disabled.
Anders Huge, Director of the Intel Wireless Competence Center, stated: "Our cooperation with NDS for testing WiMAX TV demonstrates the range of services which could be available over WiMAX including data, voice and now video in the form of payTV services. The combination of NDS WiMAX TV and Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology based notebooks will allow new business models for WiMAX service providers and great experience for consumers on the go."