SEOUL -- Irdeto, the proven expert in content security for digital TV, IPTV and mobile networks, announced today that it is partnering with Alticast, interactive middleware solution provider for digital broadcasting services, as well as LG-Nortel and Kaon Media, set-top box manufacturers based in Korea, to deliver an advanced, end-to-end IPTV solution worldwide.

The telco industry has expressed a strong preference for proven, total solutions for IPTV, and Irdeto, having launched its first IPTV customer in the U.S. in 2003, is now ideally positioned with its partners to meet the demanding technical and time-to-market requirements of service providers.

“With Irdeto content security integrated into Alticast’s complete IPTV solution, we can provide a more secured as well as commercially competitive solution for worldwide customers,” said Gang Won-Chul, VP of Alticast. “This partnership is only the beginning of our cooperation and we hope to pursue more opportunities together such as simulcrypt solutions in the cable market.”

Irdeto Access B.V.