South African pay TV provider MultiChoice recently launched the new DStv Explora 2 decoder from ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS) in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
The decoder is the fourth generation of HD PVR devices that ARRIS and MultiChoice have launched together and is intended to support MultiChoice's on-demand services. It's designed to support HEVC compression and either streaming or linear video in addition to VOD.
"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."
At TV Connect Africa Nov. 15-17, ARRIS will be showcasing WiFi for inside and outside the home, HEVC encoding, IP video delivery and a range of set-tops and gateways.