The old cable box decrypts its set of data and discards the Passage bits, while a Passage-enabled box decrypts only the Passage-encoded video.
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The Passage technology could allow TVs and game consoles to double as cable receivers.
Specific to set-top boxes, Sony has announced a product dubbed Passage, which is a operating system that can link with any cable operator.
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In June, with little fanfare, Comcast announced it would join smaller cabler Charter Communications in testing a new Sony technology called Passage that allows any manufacturer's box to tap into any cable network.
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