Digital cable is a generic term for any type of cable television distribution using digital video compression or distribution. The technology was originally developed by Motorola. Cable companies converted to digital systems during the last decade, when television signals were converted to the digital HDTV format, which was not compatible with earlier analog cable systems. In addition to providing higher resolution HD video, digital cable systems provide expanded services such as pay-per-view programming, cable internet access and cable telephone services. Digital cable signals are encrypted, which reduced the high incidence of cable theft which occurred in analog systems.
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