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CA on the same box.”
“You do need to be very flexible
in order to help the provider
compete with OTT,” says Ben Simon.
“You have to have some weapons in
your arsenal that will allow you to
dynamically activate in real time.
And you need to be very business
focused; you can provide the most
marvellous security technology but it
will hamper the business. For
instance you mustn’t need constant
authentication – we know this puts
customers off, so keeping the
authentication current across a
range of services from the same
vendor is crucial for the user
experience.”
providers. The big question is –
whose will be the box? No one wants
multiple boxes for different services,
and I think the security the pay TV
operator can offer puts them ahead.
Who will be the gatekeeper to our
digital lives? If we can manage video,
which is very hard and very heavy,
then we can manage the rest,”
asserts Moscheni.
“We already make use of our
DRM technology on IoT solutions.
When everything is processed
through the cloud, the security
provider must have an end-to-end
approach including working with
other security elements. Service
providers have a unique opportunity
“You can have 100 per cent
security but then you don’t have any
customers,” warns Moscheni. “What
is important is to have ways to limit
the damage if there is a problem but
security has to be part of the
business model, and the business
model is to have a satisfied
customer.”
“There are always people who
pirate, who want it for free but if you
disrupt then and provide the services
at the right price in the right package
they will subscribe. Our operations
centre has shifted from pursuing
hackers to helping customers
identify how they lower the bar
enough to get people paying. The
intelligence you gather in P2P
streaming, for instance, you can use
for marketing information,” advises
Oggel.
“The next battlefield is Smart
Home security. Utilities companies
are challenging for it but also pay-TV
to become the household’s partner of
trust,” says Ben Simon.
“In the IoT world, retailers of all
kinds will be flooding the home with
IP enabled devices, if you allow them
to connect to your gateway you can
potentially offer more services but
you have to make sure they are
secure because if people hack in and
see your IP security cameras, see
your utilities readings, they can find
out what is the right time to go and
burgle the house,” warns Oggel.
“You will end up with a more
secure solution in the home. People
will realise the benefits of secure
service and the risks of being
without it. Service providers have a
unique opportunity now because
they already have a box in the house.
As well as providing your quadplay,
they can become your trusted
company for providing all these
services you need, not just want,”
says Ben Simon.
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