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The NOC is capable of performing a range of centralized monitoring functions, including remote diagnosis and fault
fixes, surveillance of active parts of the network and can act as an interface of monitoring and service field force activities.
The NOC also serves as playout center for the parts of the network that are connected to it by fiber links and facilitates
secure content distribution to ish’s subscribers. 100.0% of the ish’s network is expected to be connected to the NOC by July
2005.
The NOC is able to offer scalability. It has serviced Baden-Württemberg previously, and could provide similar
capabilities to other cable regions in Germany. In addition, it can run high speed Internet and telephony services for a larger
subscriber base. It also operates mobile head-ends that can be deployed to back-up faulty reception equipment or line failures
anywhere in the region.
Since July 2004, the NOC operates its own Nagravision “CAS” (Conditional Access System), a system utilized by
television operators across the world and the other major operators in Germany. It manages transactions and ensures that only
subscribers of a service can gain access to it. ish is migrating away from using MSG’s services by insourcing those services
for its own premium cable television packages and procuring its own smart cards.
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SLAs with DTAG
ish has entered into various long-term agreements with DTAG and certain of its affiliates that are significant to ish’s
business. ish estimates that, pursuant to these agreements, it leases cable duct space for part of its cable network as well as the
use of fiber optic transmission systems, tower and facility space. In addition, ish purchases some of the electrical power
required for the operation of its network through DTAG under such agreements. The various services offered by DTAG are
defined under so-called Term Sheets (“Term Sheets”) that are part of the SLAs. Except for the Term Sheet on the offer of use
of further cable ducts, the term of the Term Sheets is generally unlimited, but the Term Sheets are subject to certain
termination rights and, according to German law, lease agreements are subject to a termination right of either party after a
term of 30 years. Furthermore, the framework agreement provides for various termination restrictions for DTAG according to
which DTAG is generally not entitled to terminate the services provided under the Term Sheets “co-use of cable ducts,”
“fiber optic transmission systems,” and “lease of space for broadband cable technology” except under certain exceptions.
The following chart provides an overview of the services covered by the most material Term Sheets:
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