Intelsat is partnering with Latin American broadcaster Globo to demonstrate live 8K Ultra-HD video transmissions in Brazil for the 2018 World Cup. Beginning today and running through July 15, content will be broadcast as part of an exhibition at the Museu de Amanha, Rio de Janeiro’s science museum. The 8K signal will be transmitted as…

Chilean satellite service provider Andesat has upgraded to iDirect’s Evolution 4.1 software, along with iDirect’s iQ Desktop Remote and Intelligent Gateway to introduce new DVB-S2X networking capabilities. During network testing over Intelsat’s IS-29 Epic satellite, Andesat netted a 30 percent efficiency improvement over previous networks, according to the company. The 30 percent efficiency gains were…

Government representatives from Brazil and the United States will resume negotiations that failed 15 years ago to allow the U.S. to use Brazil’s Alcantara Launch Base for its satellites. The decision to rekindle stalled talks followed a meeting between Brazil’s Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on June 4. Unlike…

On Sunday, a volcano erupted in Guatemala killing at least 25 people and injuring hundreds, according to Reuters. The eruption of Volcan de Fuego, which translates to Volcano of Fire, is the most violent in the country in decades, and its second eruption this year. The lava has reached a 5-mile radius and spewed black…