TRAI releases new technical framework for broadcasting and cable services
TRAI releases new technical framework for broadcasting and cable services
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday released an amendment to interconnection regulations of 2017 which provides for a framework for technical compliance of conditional access system (CAS) and subscriber management system (SMS) for the broadcasting and cable sector.
“The framework is incorporated as schedule IX in the Interconnection Regulations, 2017. The operationalisation and oversight of the framework shall be carried out throughout a testing and certification agency, which shall be prescribed by the authority later,” the regulator said.
The TRAI said the technical framework is the first step to define an indigenous set of specifications in line with international standards, and it is expected to bring “several important benefits” to the television broadcasting sector as well as the consumers.
“A tightly synchronized working of the CAS and SMS, as specified by the framework will enable factual reporting of subscriber base etc.
