Arris International revealed that the Arris DSR-7412 transcoder, and DSR-4470 receiver decoder has been selected by HBO Latin America for its content distribution network. The Arris DSR-7412 and DSR-4470 will significantly reduce network bandwidth requirements while creating a new pathway for advanced services. Both devices feature High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) compression and DVB-S2X modulation that…

Iridium, Cobham Satcom, and Thales showcased the upcoming Certus satellite data services and terminal hardware at an open event in Santiago, Chile. Iridium Certus, the new packet-switched data mode service made possible by the modernization of the Iridium Next constellation, will start with speeds of 352 kilobits per second (symmetric through some terminals), which during…

Tesacom will provide new services on the Iridium constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites in Argentina. The company will offer voice and data services of 350/700 kilobit per second, with the possibility of scaling up to 1 Mega on the L-band. Customer segments will include the government, maritime, transport, mining, and defense. Tesacom will start…

XipLink has hired Edson Meira as its new vice president for the Latin America region. XipLink is a company that specialises in Wireless Link Optimization (WAN). Meira most recently held the position of senior sales director of Latin America at Telesat, running the Latin America region dating back to Loral Skynet — which later merged with Telesat in 2007.…