[Satellite TODAY 11-10-09] EchoStar Europe has integrated a card-less conditional access and middleware solution from Latens with its hybrid HDX-600 platform to create a solution for IPTV and broadband TV operators, EchoStar Europe announced Nov. 9.
     Latens will provide EchoStar with its ECO middleware platform solution equipped with pre-integrated conditional access software. EchoStar’s HDX-600 supports AVC to reduce bandwidth requirements for video-based services. The integrated solution aims to deliver an upgraded HDX-600 platform for delivering secure, interactive IP-based television services and applications including video-on-demand.
     EchoStar Europe hinted that the Latens integration is the first of a series of planned IP-centered integrations. “In order to support our strategy in Europe, it is imperative that we partner with a number of the industry’s leading conditional access and middleware solutions. This is one of our first planned integrations in the IP space and provides a middleware and [conditional access] platform for adaptation and deployment by IPTV and hybrid IPTV operators,” EchoStar spokesman Rick Smith said in a statement.