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SIS LIVE's uPod Scores In Brazil
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atellite product design and
connectivity specialist SIS
LIVE has announced the sale of six
uPod satellite terminals to leading
broadcasters in Brazil.
These systems will initially
be used to transmit news
coverage around the football
tournament before fulﬁlling regular
newsgathering duties.
SIS LIVE's award-winning uPod
is hailed as the lightest, most
versatile satellite uplink system on
the market. A highly compact unit, it
can be packed into IATA compliant
cases and used as a ﬂyaway uplink
solution or mounted onto any
vehicle. uPod is widely used by
major news broadcasters around
the world to transmit breaking news
coverage over satellite, even from
the most remote of locations. uPod
features fully automated acquisition,
an integrated bookings system,
delivering a simple and seamless
satellite connectivity solution for
broadcasters.
In a move which sets it apart
from many of its competitors, SIS
LIVE has recently undertaken
the approval process for ofﬁcial

ANATEL certification for uPod.
The National Telecommunication
Agency (ANATEL) is the regulatory
body for telecommunications in
Brazil responsible for regulating
and authorising service providers;
managing the national spectrum
and orbital usage; and defining
telecommunications standards. The
pending accreditation for SIS LIVE
ensures its ability to deliver quality
uplink services in the region.
Having previously purchased
uPod terminals in 2011 and
2013, the leading broadcasters
once again selected uPod for its
versatility, reliability and track record
of delivering impeccable HD news
coverage. At the clients request SIS
LIVE's in-house engineering team
was also able to customise the
design to allow control of the uPod
from the tailboard of the news trucks.
David Meynell, Managing Director,
SIS LIVE said: "uPod has been a
great success in Brazil and these
latest sales demonstrate their
appeal to these extremely signiﬁcant
broadcasters. I am looking forward
to a month of spectacular football
and I am extremely proud that uPod

SIS LIVE has recently undertaken the approval process for ofﬁcial ANATEL
certiﬁcation for its uPod

will be there to capture the action."
SIS LIVE products are developed
and built by its in-house engineering
team based on speciﬁc requirements
identiﬁed and feedback gained in the
ﬁeld. SIS LIVE is the only company
to design, develop, manufacture and
operate its own range of satellite
uplinks, and heavy investment in
accurate tooling and high quality,
low tolerance manufacturing
processes has ensured the quality

and performance of its antennae.
SIS LIVE's satellite hardware
division forms just one part of a
wider portfolio which includes a UK
and international ﬁbre network; two
teleports, NOC's and iDirect hubs;
over 500MHz of permanently leased
satellite capacity; a record breaking
satellite internet department; and
the largest mobile satellite uplink
ﬂeet in Europe.
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