SUWANEE, Ga., Nov. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- South African
pay television provider MultiChoice recently launched the new DStv
Explora 2 decoder from ARRIS International plc (NASDAQ: ARRS) to
customers in South Africa and
Sub-Saharan Africa.
The flagship decoder is the fourth generation of HD PVR devices
that ARRIS and MultiChoice have launched together and makes it
easier for customers to access MultiChoice's growing on demand
services. In the future, its HEVC technology will reduce the
bandwidth needed to stream or download shows, helping to lower the
data charges that customers incur when streaming or downloading
content from one of the DStv services.
The device features a streamlined hard drive and ships with a
new remote control that features motion-sensor back-lit buttons and
a dedicated ShowMax button.
"We invest in technology that enables us to offer our customers
the leap in entertainment at the best value," said Gerdus van Eeden, Group CTO Naspers: Video
Entertainment Segment. "We've collaborated with ARRIS on our HD PVR
decoders for nearly a decade, and we're confident in their ability
to deliver advanced technology to make tomorrow's entertainment
more accessible today. The DStv Explora 2 will help us to offer our
customers a wider range of entertainment which they can stream or
download to watch when they are read."
"ARRIS and MultiChoice have a long-term partnership, and we've
built on this by designing another set-top for MultiChoice that
uniquely addresses the needs of their customers," said Steve McCaffery, Managing Director of
International Sales and Business Operations for ARRIS. "Fitting
their new HD PVR platform with HEVC was an elegant solution for
delivering their full range of HD content. In addition, our global
scale development expertise coupled with our established local
presence enabled us to continue manufacturing the set-tops locally
in South Africa, which represents
our reciprocal investment in the region."
Join ARRIS at TV Connect Africa, 15-17 November in Hall 4, stand
TV19. ARRIS will be showcasing the future of broadband and video
for the African market, including: Wi-Fi for inside and outside the
home; HEVC encoding; IP video delivery and ARRIS's broad range of
set-tops and gateways.
About ARRIS
ARRIS International plc. (NASDAQ: ARRS) is
a world leader in entertainment and communications technology. Our
innovations combine hardware, software, and services across the
cloud, network, and home to power TV and Internet for millions of
people around the globe. The people of ARRIS collaborate with the
world's top service providers, content providers, and retailers to
advance the state of our industry and pioneer tomorrow's connected
world. For more information, visit www.arris.com.
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