About Kudelski

Kudelski SA, a holding company, provides security solutions in the field of digital television and broadband networks applications around the world. Its technologies are used in various applications of information (digital television, broadband Internet, video-on-demand, interactive applications, etc.) or to control and manage access of people or vehicles to sites and events. The company operates through its subsidiaries in three divisions, including: Digital Television, Public Access, and Audio. DIGITAL TELEVISION Nagravision The company, through its subsidiary Nagravision, supplies conditional access and integrated solutions for digital TV operators and content providers around the world. Its technologies are being used by approximately 100 operators worldwide serving approximately 50 million subscribers. Nagravision offers end-to-end digital TV solutions for cable, satellite, DTT, FTTH, DSL, MMDS, and mobile operators. Its product and service offerings include: conditional access solutions, subscriber management system, and IPTV solutions. The Nagravision solutions include systems for security of access to information for the operator (encryption and access rights management) and for the end-user (decryption through the decoder/smart card pair), content and subscriber management, and management and security for interactivity over IP networks. Through its joint venture company MediaCrypt, Kudelski offers licenses using the IDEA algorithm with a 128 bit key, reputed to be the most secure on the market and used in encryption modules and smart cards. Produced by another Kudelski Group subsidiary, NagraCard, the smart card plays an essential role in Nagravision's high-security digital TV solutions. Programmed to act as a barrier authorizing or prohibiting access to a given service, the smart card also acts as a security platform for interactive applications, such as on-line shopping, games and banking transactions, and even as a means of payment. Nagravision’s principal North American customers include: EchoStar, Bell ExpressVu, Look Communications, Craig TV, Globecast, Watch TV, Image Wireless Communications, Globecomm Systems, Microspace, Loral Orion, PanAmSat, Atlantic Telecom Cable, CBC Barbados, Iowa Network Services Cable, Westar TV Cayman, BellSouth Cable, Surewest, and Canal Satellites Antillas. Nagravision’s major customers in Central & Latin America include: Net Servicos, TVA, ACOM, TV Show, WHTV Broadcasting, Teleserv, and Musicar. Nagravision’s major customers in Europe & Middle East include: Premiere, NTL, Kabel Deutschland Services, Digital +, Canal Satellite, Canal+ Numerique, Orbit, Sky Italia, Top Up TV, ORF, Telewest, TV Cabo, Polsat Cyfrowy, Golden Channels, Multicanal, Antenna Hungaria, Cablecom Holding, Swisscom Broadcast, Teleclub, Telegeneve, Digicable, Euskatel, RTVE, Chorus, Citevision, Euro1, Star Digital, Stellar, and Ish. Its major customers in Asia include: Astro, EMC, Hong Kong Cable, StarHub Cable Vision, InCable Network, C&M, Beijing Gehua Cable TV, Zee Telefilms Ltd, Shanghai Cable Network, Qrix Communications, ABS-CBN, IndoSat, Kabelvision, Henan Provincial CATV Network, Dalian Cable, Suzhou CATV Network, Fujian Provincial CATV Network, B4U, Raj TV, SpaceCommunications Corporation, Fiji TV, Canal Satellite Caledonia, and Canal Satellite Reunion. Nagra France The company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Nagra France, provides conditional access solutions for digital TV operators and content providers around the world. Nagra France engages in the development and marketing of the Mediaguard conditional access system. Mediaguard has major access criteria, which is implemented with many compression and multiplexing systems, Subscriber Management System (SMS) and Traffic and Scheduling System (TSS) providers. Mediaguard is an integrated solution available for on-line return channel allowing on-line PPV. Mediaguard’s customers include satellite, cable, terrestrial and ADSL operators, such as the Canal+ Group, Astro (Malaysia), Orbit (Middle East), and BGCTV (China). Nagra France markets its Mediaguard products in Europe principally in Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, and U.K.; Asia/Pacific principally in China, India, Malaysia, New Caledonia, and Reunion; Americas principally in USA and West Indies; and Middle East/Africa principally in Africa, Maurice, Madagascar, and Middle-East. NagraCard The company, through its wholly owned subsidiary NagraCard, develops security technology using smart cards for digital television and all applications requiring a high degree of security. NagraID The company, through its subsidiary NagraID, supplies packaging solutions for RFID and contact cards, Tags, Key Fobs, Wristbands and in general of tokens for contacless applications. Nagra Plus The company, through its subsidiary Nagra+, supplies analog pay television systems in Europe. Its principal product offerings include: VTP 458 signal encoder, VTP 460 signal encoder, Syster baseband decoder, VTP 470 professional head-end decoder, Syster RF decoder, Syster XP RF decoder, and industrial pc-based control system. Nagra+ analog solutions are used to equip companies belonging to the Canal+ group in France, in Spain and in Poland, as well as in Africa and the West Indies. Turkey, too, represents a significant market for Nagra+ and its customers there, TeleOn and Multicanal, have been recording good levels of growth. Nagra+ supplies its customers with recycled decoders coming from operators who migrate to digital at an attractive price. The decoders are refurbished, reconfigured and personalized before being delivered. NagraStar NagraStar is a joint-venture between EchoStar and the company. NagraStar supplies conditional access and smart cards used by EchoStar’s Dish Network American satellite television system and its affiliated companies. The company also offers these partners direct support, maintenance, security, development and the implementation of new solutions in response to the rapid evolution of the American satellite market. MediaCrypt The company, through its subsidiary MediaCrypt, provides security technology for computer-based communications, including basic data exchange, financial transactions, and digital television and broadband Internet transmissions. Based in Zurich and equally owned by its Swiss founders, Ascom and the Kudelski Group, the company develops and licenses encryption algorithm software based on Ascom's International Data Encryption Algorithm (IDEA), which is considered to be a vital component in encryption systems. MediaCrypt provides Swiss encryption technology and services: for the rich media industry, mainly for content and copyright protection solutions, such as CAS, DRM, and Trusted Computing. Its technology prevents unauthorized copying of distributed content, ensuring consumers pay; and for solution providers in securing transmissions of highly confidential data, such as Information and Communications Technology, Financial Institutions, and Government. Leman Consulting S.A. Leman Consulting operates Intellectual Property Rights of the company. PUBLIC ACCESS SKIDATA AG SKIDATA engages in the development and marketing of visitor management systems, and access and ticketing solutions. It specializes in tailored, business-optimized turnkey solutions for access management at parking facilities, ski resorts, trade fair centers, sports stadiums, leisure parks, and spa and leisure pool facilities. SKIDATA markets its products and services in approximately 20 countries worldwide principally in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France, Holland, Sweden, and the USA. Ticketcorner The company, through its subsidiary Ticketcorner, engages in the ticketing business. SportAccess The company, through its subsidiary SportAccess, engages in the sale and development of multiSpAK, the multifunctional system built around a chipcard (contact and contactless). multiSpAK is specially made for Education (Universities and schools), Health (hospitals, clinics and nursing homes), as well as Industries and Services markets. SportAccess' multiSpAK product is based on a database. It allows management of many services like access and electronic payment with a single chipcard, such as: badge printing, access control, working time management, self service & cafeteria sales management, vending machine payment, copy machine payment, electronic payment of network print jobs, locker opening, phone management, charging machine, information kiosk, and reporting and statistics. multiSpAK is also used for such events where high security is a key factor as the WSIS (World summit for the information society) and the Montreux Jazz Festival. During these events, multiSpAK is used for accreditation and for access control or payment, by means of secure badges. multiSpAK is independant of the chipcard technology. It works, as well with Mifare, Legic, Marin, SkiData or HID chips. The product can be interfaced efficiently with most of the time management and access control systems. AccessArena The company, through its subsidiary AccessArena, offers products that are used in destination management applications. Tourist Data Shop Tourist Data Shop is a platform for booking, buying services and on-line products in the field of tourism. AUDIO Nagra Audio The company, through its subsidiary Nagra Audio, engages in the development, building, and marketing of portable digital recorders for professionals, as well as products for the High end Hi-Fi sector. Professional Products: The company’s radio products include: Ares-BB+, Ares-PII+, Ares-C, Ares-CPP, Nagra-E, and Nagra 4.2. Its Music products include: NAGRA-DII, NAGRA V, Nagra V-PP, Ares-BB+, and Nagra IV-S/TC. Its cinema products include: Nagra V, Nagra V-PP, Nagra DII, Ares-BB+, Nagra IV-S/TC, and Nagra 4.2. Its security products include: Nagra JBR/PS1, Nagra SN, and Ares V-PP. High end Products: Pyramid Monoblock Amplifier/ Pyramid Stereo Amplifier (PMA/PSA): The company’s PMA/PSA products include: a miniature recorder SNST-R, a Digital to analogue converter DAC, a line preamplifier PL-L, a solid-state amplifier MPA and a tube amplifier VPA.