Viaccess announced that Ericsson has roped in it as a technology partner for IMS-based IPTV solution offerings wherein the former will provide security software and services in the value chain.

Viaccess claims to be specialising in securing TV content for the past 15 years through the use of Conditional Access (CAS) and Digital Right Management technologies (DRM) technologies.

Francois Moreau de Saint Martin, Viaccess CEO said, “Viaccess strongly believes that future revenues for the operators will come from interactivity, interoperability and flexibility requiring cross platform services. This business strategy requires a secured environment to support the sustainable development of the content industry.”