History of Crypton

1992

The history of the company begins on March 10, 1992.

1993

The first address coding system of the Crypton company was put into commercial operation in 1993 on the on-air channels of the Antel TV company (Anthracite, Luhansk region, Ukraine). In the principle of coding, the inversion of groups of strings was laid. For the viewer, the inverse lines moved randomly.

The subscriber decoder, despite its simplicity and low cost, was able to determine what the arrangement of inverse lines in the next frame would be. To improve the quality of the reconstructed image, the decoder had a circuit for measuring and correcting the nonlinearity of the entire path. High cryptographic strength, good quality of the recovered signal and low cost of studio and subscriber equipment determined the success of the project and brought income to the TV company.

1996

The development of the market for inexpensive single-chip microcontrollers from Microchip has made it possible to implement a new technical solution to protect the analogue television signal from unauthorized viewing, which has become the basis for the analogue address coding system "Crypton".

1997

Start of production of the K-303 encoder, DV-01 and DRA-01 user decoders. Coding was carried out without digital processing, however, the subscriber devices could already support full-format coding with increased cryptographic strength with digital processing of the TV signal. The project Mitris (MITRIS) was launched in Lugansk with the encoding "Crypton"

2001

Started production of COD500 series encoders with digital TV signal processing. The presence of a built-in frame synchronizer made it possible to carry out group coding of a TV signal in MMDS networks using a group decoder DRG-01.

2003

The beginning of the production of the COD-506 series encoders with digital TV signal processing, the design of which significantly improved the characteristics of the devices, added the ability to switch input TV signals without breaking the synchronization. The launch of the DRA-03 subscriber decoder for broadband cable TV networks.

The use of digital signal processing technologies for coding has ensured high rates of cryptographic resistance, thanks which Crypton system has become the most widespread in the territory of the former USSR. Even today, despite the active development of digital conditional access, the analogue system "Crypton" steadily maintains its position.

2005

The first commercial use of digital broadcasting equipment and the CAS Crypton coding system in MITRIS digital television begins in Uzhgorod and Lvov. Since that time, Crypton has been constantly working on the development of the CAS Crypton coding system, solutions and equipment for digital broadcasting.

2006

Crypton finishes designing and begins selling new 98x devices. At the Kiev international exhibition EEBC / expoTEL, the COD980RMS device is awarded the diploma "The best domestic development".

2007

During the exhibition, CSTB signed a dealer agreement with TVT Television Technologies, St. Perterburg, Russia.

Devices in 1U cases, more compact, functional and reliable, have been developed and are now available for sale. The functions for creating EPG and NIT tables have been added to scramblers and multiplexers.

2008

The company participates in many international exhibitions and studies the market. The management of the company adopts strategic plans for the market development. The design of the entire model range of products is being updated. Particular attention is paid to quality and durability. A new DVB-S modulator and combiner are being developed.

2009

НThe development of our own receiver-decryptor of the СRT1081IRD series with control via the WEB interface begins. A number of tests are carried out, and sales begin. At the Moscow CSTB exhibition a dealer agreement is signed with the Globo Traiding company, Kaliningrad, Russia. At the exhibition in India, a dealer agreement is signed with Traxvision, India.

2010

A CAM module of our own production (СRT1001CAM) is being developed for use in modern television subscriber receivers. The new product is being adapted to work with any device on the electronic receiver market. Sales of the new DVB-S2 professional receiver-decryptor CRT1082IPE begin. At the EEBC / expoTEL exhibition, the organizer marks the СRT1081MUX devices in the nomination "The Best Domestic Development". The company receives a certificate of the communication system of Russia for its products. India.

2011

The company is developing a DVB scrambler CAS "Crypton" with an IP input interface, and its tests are starting. We are developing our own four-channel DVB-C modulator CRT1041QAM. Crypton participates in international exhibitions in India, Kiev, Moscow.

2012

Sales of the COD912IPE scrambler, a full-range DVB-C modulator, begin. Developments are underway in such promising areas as: DVB-T2 receiver-decryptor with multiplexing functions, HDMI-ASI encoder. Participation in the IBC2012 exhibition in Amsterdam shows that Crypton equipment successfully competes with global brands and inspires further development.

2013

The latest development of our company — CRT1081IRD-S2-MX. The device has 8 full-featured DVB-S / S2 professional receivers with Common Interface for program descrambling, 4 ASI inputs, 4 DVB multiplexers with ASI and IP outputs. One such device allows collecting 4 new streams from 12 input streams. The device is controlled via the Web interface.

2014

In order to improve production capabilities and logistics, the company changed its actual location and legal address to: Kiev. Prospect Otradny, 95C. New production capabilities have made it possible to dramatically increase the volume of produced batches and reduce the cost. The staff of the Company has practically not changed, therefore, all developments and vast practical experience have joined in the implementation of ambitious ideas and plans.

2015

New product — Catch Up Server and a new direction of development — interactive television IPTV.

2016

New large-scale development — IPTV set-top box IP-QAM. In terms of novelty, it is ahead of time for a long time.

2017

Development of solutions for interactive television — subscriber application for watching TV on set-top boxes and smartphones with Android OS. The ability to view programs recorded on the Catch-Up server has been implemented, as well as a functions for convenient selection of recorded programs and rewinding.

2020

Expansion of the use of CAS Crypton scrambling system due to the proven cryptographic strength and features of the system for distribution on the Internet.