Leading global set top manufacturer Arris kicked off last week’s IBC show by announcing a five-year deal with Telefonica to provide set tops across the operator’s entire footprint in Spain and Latin America. The project, called Proteus, comprises HD, UHD, DTH, cable and IPTV set tops, with an expected roll out some time in 2017. Arris’ VIP1113 set tops are already deployed in Spain, which are used to deliver Telefonica’s next generation IPTV service to some 4 million Movistar customers, including HDTV, TV Everywhere, on-demand, and OTT services. The announcement comes at a time when Telefonica is expanding the footprint of its OTT service MovistarPlay, and Arris confirmed to Faultline that its IPTV set tops will support this in all…