The world has changed: The Internet, broadband and digital
media let people connect more and enjoy content at home
or on the road. Your subscribers expect nothing less.
They want to be able to enjoy content anywhere, anytime
on any device. This includes DVRs, PCs, PMPs and mobile
phones. Operators need to ensure that content is easily
accessible on more devices in order to generate greater
revenues or customer satisfaction.
NDS has developed home networking solutions that extend
services and enable subscribers to share content across
screens while protecting content owners’ rights
and ensuring that content cannot be duplicated without
authorization.
Most operators work in a vertical fashion. They send
content across a platform to one or more set-top boxes
that are attached to a single screen or device.
NDS Home Networking secures your role as your subscribers’ main
entertainment and content supplier. It allows you to
distribute and share your services to multiple devices
anywhere in the home. Home Networking also allows subscribers
to use the set-top box to view personal content or export
content to CE devices such as portable media players
(PMP), PCs or even place-shifted content outside the
home. NDS Home Networking solutions allow you to offer
greater flexibility in the way customers consume content
while enforcing content owner rights and preventing unlawful
content copying or distribution.
- Families can watch programs in the
living room that are stored on the DVR. If the teenagers
show up with friends, parents can pause the program
and continue watching in another room. This is a true
multi-room viewing experience.
- Play your MP3, watch the latest vacation pictures
or home videos stored on your PC from your set-top
box and main TV. This replaces the need for Media Extenders.
- Take your favorite show on the road. Use the remote
control to synch content securely from the DVR to a
Portable Media Player.
- Secure duplication. Copy content to secure removable
storage devices like memory cards then watch it on
another PC or device.
- Control exactly how and when content is consumed.
Limit the number of days, number of copies allowed
or number of playbacks. Generate the most out of your
content with NDS VideoGuard solutions.
Coupled with NDS Unified Headend, you
will be able to enrich your service offering and simplify
content consumption across different platforms. The
NDS Unified Headend centralizes content DRM
in a single system, reducing overhead while making
it simpler for the operator—and the user—to
add services and devices.
The NDS Home Networking solution removes boundaries
within your customer’s home, encouraging them to
use and pay for more content, while maintaining the rights
of the content owner.