AccessKey IP, which designs and develops advanced entertainment and communication devices, announced that the new end-to-end Open Internet Broadcasting or “OIB” device is fully functional and ready for market.

 

The implemented set-top box or “STB” features both local terrestrial digital broadcast reception and AccessKey’s patented Open Internet Broadcast technology, all embedded within. The system provides “a foolproof solution to allow true OIB and valid customer identification,” company officials said.

 

AccessKey’s new OIB system provides a fully functional and secure delivery system capable of bringing high definition or “HD” content to all our users, says Craig Erickson VP of Technology, AccessKey IP. The system has the ability to secure premium content and live streams – a capability that has previously been unobtainable, the company claims. 

 

“Our system can reliably ID the user and deliver Conditional Access System or “CAS” secured content anywhere the Internet ‘lives,’” Erickson added. “This is revolutionary to the industry. As opposed to limited IPTV (News - Alert) with other applications, consumers will have the option of utilizing the superior AccessKey IP OIB solution.”

 

Earlier a TMCnet report commented that AccessKey IP’s latest secure proprietary USB device that is used as the core in combination with the IPTV STB surpasses market expectation for a secure identification. 

 

AccessKey IP plans to present the OIB technology to major studios and content providers. With this the company plans to obtain studio approvals to provide premium content over the Internet.

 

The company is in the process of licensing their technology and delivery system for distribution of premium content. This is a major step in the advancement of OIB delivery for real-time streams and video on demand or “VOD,” company officials said. This can only be accomplished with effective protection and a guaranteed ID of customers. 

 

In the current systems, ID of end users is derived from the MAC and the IP address. AccessKey officials say that with OIB, this protection is inadequate as MAC and IP can be spoofed.