More PODs approved................................
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Vendors Pass OpenCable Set-Top Security Card Test
August 2, 1999
CableLabs, along with a number of manufacturers, said it conducted successful tests during the week of July 26 that focused on removable security cards that allow for retail availability of cable digital set-top boxes.
Manufacturers that successfully demonstrated functionality were General Instrument, Mindport, NDS, Nagra, Philips Electronics, SCM Microsystems, and Scientific-Atlanta. Many of the firms that demonstrated this functionality also partnered with suppliers of headend equipment and set-top boxes, including Divicom, Samsung, and Panasonic, CableLabs said.
Approximately 40 representatives from these companies were at CableLabs for the week of testing. CableLabs said it expects to attract additional supplying companies to future interoperability events.
This "event" focused on testing the scrambling and de-scrambling functions associated with the removable security cards for compliance with the OpenCable point-of-deployment (POD) module interface specification.
The project is working to achieve a retail available set-top box or integrated television set that employs a POD module by the July 1, 2000, deadline established by the FCC. Additional interoperability events are scheduled to help meet FCC deadlines.
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