GatesAir Establishes Brazil Hub for DTV+ Rollout, Local Support
GatesAir has opened a new office in São Paulo, Brazil, to bolster its sales, engineering, and support for the DTV+ rollout across South America. This strategic expansion aims to improve local availability of GatesAir's transmitter technologies and IP-based distribution solutions, supporting Brazil's ongoing digital television network modernization.
Key Takeaways
- GatesAir's new São Paulo office will serve as a regional hub for sales, engineering, and support.
- The expansion directly supports Brazil's DTV+ digital television network modernization.
- The office improves local availability of GatesAir's transmitter technologies and IP-based distribution solutions.
Additional Context
Brazil officially adopted DTV+, an enhanced implementation of the ATSC 3.0 standard, via presidential decree on August 27, 2025 (Business Wire, August 2025). Experimental DTV+ broadcasts are already on-air in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, with full commercial services anticipated to launch by the 2026 FIFA World Cup (TV News Check, May 2026; Business Wire, August 2025). Major Brazilian broadcaster Globo is preparing to launch high-power DTV+ stations in Rio and São Paulo by June 11, 2026, with additional stations in Brasília expected by summer of 2026 (TV News Check, May 2026). This rollout drives demand for traditional RF vendors, including transmitter manufacturers and antenna suppliers (TV News Check, May 2026). GatesAir is actively shipping Maxiva transmitters for Brazil’s new 300 MHz broadcast spectrum allocation, leveraging its ATSC 3.0 systems development experience. The company plans to establish a regional AirWatch365 monitoring hub at its new facility, introduced globally at the 2026 NAB Show, to provide continuous monitoring and analytics for transmission infrastructure (TV Technology, June 2026; 4rfv.co.uk, June 2026). Other vendors like Rohde & Schwarz and Dielectric have also shipped TV 3.0-compliant gear to Brazil, and software providers like Triveni and Enensys are supplying key broadcast chain components (TV News Check, May 2026). The overall DTV+ transition could take up to a decade (TV News Check, May 2026).
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