Technosat
-
Conax
partner
to
drive
development
of
HD
content
delivery
in
Middle
East
2
March
2010
Technosat
and
Conax
announced
today
that
they
have
entered
a
unique
partnership.
Technosat
is a
leading
independent
turnkey
satellite
communication
solution
provider.
The
new
partnership
will
use
content
protection
from
global
security
player
Conax
to
secure
the
new
Technosat
Satellite
HD
platform
and
provide
secure
HD
content
to
exclusive
markets
in
the
MENA.
Additionally,
Technosat
has
entered
an
agent
agreement
exclusive
for
ten
years
with
Conax
for
delivering
secure
HD
set-top-boxes
with
Conax
smart
cards
to
its
customers
in
the
MENA
region.
Today,
Technosat
delivers
boxes
to
over
1
million
users
annually
throughout
the
region.
Technosat
is
one
of
the
leading
manufacturer
and
wholesaler
of
Satellite
equipment
in
UAE
and
a
top
integrator
for
a
complete
end
to
end
broadcast
solution
from
headend
to
encoders,
multiplexors,
conditional
access,
set
top
boxes
and
subscriber
management
systems
for
Satellite,
Cable
and
Terrestrial
video.
The
new
agent
contract
with
Conax
supersedes
a
long
time
partnership
with
another
security
provider.
With
regional
headquarters
in
Dubai,
Technosat
has
offices
in
20
locations
with
its
300
dealers
in
the
MENA
and
CIS
countries.
Conax'
global
footprint
includes
a
global
network
of
partners
and
customer
operations
in
80
countries.
"In
addition
to
Conax'
impressive
security
record,
Technosat
chose Conax
as
its
security
partner
based
on
the
very
positive
cooperation
for
establishing
a
Satellite
HD
platform
in
the
MENA
region,
says
Mr.
Irshad
Contractor,
CEO,
Technosat.
We
firmly
believe
that
through
our
partnership
with
Conax,
Technosat
can
realize
further
expansion
of
its
business
and
become
the
driving
force
for
development
of
HD
in
the
MENA
region."
"Conax
is
quite
pleased
to
enter
this
partnership
with
market
leader
Technosat,
says
Mr.
Geir
Bjørndal,
EVP
Product
&
Markets,
Conax.
In
addition
to
providing
security
for
the
new
Technosat
HD
platform,
the
cooperation
places
Conax
in a
unique
position
to
broaden
its
business
in
the
MENA
region,
given
the
potential
of
growing
regional
opportunities.
Conax
will
be
open
to
assisting
regional
operators
establish
simulcrypt
operations."
"We
believe
that
the
partnership
provides
significant
added-value
to
the
business
of
both
parties,"
says
Mr.
Bjørndal.
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