This study analyzes the software-based pay TV conditional access system market, including the vendors within the industry, the partnerships that help business get done, and the growing global impact of IPTV and software-based pay TV conditional access solutions. As increasingly more consumers purchase televisions and broadcast services worldwide, and as increasingly more diverse content is created and delivered over pay television, the need for competent and adaptable conditional access systems is greater than ever. The software based conditional access industry is as of yet fairly nascent, yet Frost & Sullivan anticipates it is at the beginning of a long and considerable growth stage.