KeyFly is aconditional access (CA) system developed bySIDSA which is compatible with theDVB-CSA platform. The system is based on SIDSA MACtsp processors, andconditional-access modules for it can integrate the card directly into the CAM.[1]
KeyFly is a platform fordigital television. In addition to offering security as a CA system, it is a platform that allows new sources of revenues forpay-TV or free TV operators. The platform has been created to meet new requirements and challenges of digital television, going further than traditional subscription payment systems, incorporating more flexible business models with no need for permanent subscriptions, value-added services to free TV, as well as new payment techniques via mobile phones. KeyFly allows different options such as with or without smart card, CAS embedded intoset-top box or intoCommon Interface CAMs, with or without need for subscription. KeyFly supports different methods for rights management from traditional pay-TV Systems to Free TV with new value-added services.
KeyFly provides for impulse-purchase of pay-per-view events or subscription periods, which can be paid for viaSMS or the internet. Subscription types cover simple time-based subscriptions to renewable subscription models where the content is requested via mobile phone or internet.