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Broadcast Group, SiliconDust Trade Blame over NextGen TV DVR Issue
SPAIN, JUL 21 – Spain uses Huawei technology only for basic storage in its legal wiretapping system Sitel, with strict audits ensuring no sensitive data passes through, officials said.
- Pearl TV sent a letter to the FCC on July 18, claiming SiliconDust's HDHomeRun tuners cannot access encrypted NextGen TV channels due to using a Huawei subsidiary chipset.
- The issue stems from the FCC's 2020 decision identifying Huawei as a security concern, which prevents the certification of devices that include components linked to the company.
- Pearl TV provided six circuit board photos showing a HiSilicon chip and said SiliconDust knowingly markets devices incompatible with A3SA's content protection system for ATSC 3.0 broadcasters.
- SiliconDust's CTO Nick Kelsey stated HDHomeRun is not Chinese developed, does not decrypt signals, and is fully certified by the Consumer Technology Association for ATSC 3.0 compliance.
- The dispute delays consumer access to encrypted ATSC 3.0 programming, and Pearl TV says it will cooperate with SiliconDust once prohibited components are removed to enable full compliance.
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Broadcast group, SiliconDust trade blame over NextGen TV DVR issue
A prototype HDHomeRun tuner capable of receiving unencrypted ATSC 3.0 broadcast signals. (Screen capture via YouTube video, Graphic by The Desk) The maker of a popular line of television digital video recorders (DVR) and a broadcast TV consortium are trading blame for an issue that is preventing some newer-model DVRs from being fully compatible with the NextGen TV broadcast standard. In a letter sent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC…
Spain Limits Huawei Role in Surveillance Technology, Assures No Security Threat
Spain’s government has confirmed it uses some Huawei technology for its legal wiretapping system, Sitel, but only in a minor and tightly controlled way. Officials say this Chinese-made equipment handles basic storage tasks and sits inside a secure, isolated environment that Spanish authorities regularly audit. Government cybersecurity teams constantly monitor Sitel, and no classified or […]
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Pearl TV Says ATSC 3.0 Encryption Row Caused by Huawei Chips
Pearl TV pushed back on critics of ATSC 3.0's use of encryption in an FCC filing Friday that said a popular DVR "gateway" device is blocked from receiving 3.0 broadcasts because it incorporates tech from Chinese company Huawei. Pearl's claims...
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