VectorMAX

What VectorMAX does

VectorMAX is a private telecommunications software company that delivers a patented, software-based IPTV platform enabling telecom carriers to provide live linear television over their existing network infrastructure without costly hardware upgrades or third-party CDN dependencies. The core platform is built on enhanced software-based multicast delivery, forward error correction, efficient packetization and depacketization, network stream recognition and reconfiguration, and accelerated channel change technology, supported by thousands of proprietary algorithms developed over 12-15 years with more than $90-100 million in cumulative R&D investment. The platform supports 4K UHDTV, TrickPlay, voice and text search, 72-hour lookback, network DVR, mobile player access, and Android 13 Operator Tier compatibility, and is deployed at the carrier's network operating center as an end-to-end solution including BSS/OSS for monitoring, billing, and subscriber management.

The company generates revenue primarily through software platform licensing and revenue-sharing arrangements with carriers, structured as multi-year subscription contracts with custom quote-based pricing and, in the Asian channel partnership with Two Hands Corporation, a 5% revenue share on introduced carrier agreements. VectorMAX targets global telecom carriers across cable, telco, mobile, fixed wireless, and satellite segments, with an existing footprint of more than a dozen Western Hemisphere carriers and an Asian expansion plan targeting 1.2 billion smartphone users across markets excluding China and Japan. The company is led by James Romano (Chairman) and Thomas Pragias (President and CEO), maintains its principal office in New York, and has been actively raising capital, including a $1.02M venture round in late 2025 and a $30M Reg D filing in March 2026, to scale channel-led international expansion.

Name

VectorMAX

Legal name

VECTORMAX Corp

Website

https://vectormax.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VectorMAX is a private telecom software company that licenses a patented, software-based IPTV platform to carriers worldwide, enabling live linear TV delivery over existing networks via multicast technology without infrastructure upgrades.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IPTV Delivery Software

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

SIC

Cable & Other Pay Television Services (4841)

akta.pro primary industry

Video Streaming & OTT Delivery (Live/VOD, Low-Latency) (HDABAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Streaming Transport Protocols & Low-Latency Delivery (HLS/DASH/CMAF, WebRTC, SRT) (MPAHAIAE)

Keywords

• IPTV delivery platform
• Carrier video transport
• Multicast video streaming
• Live linear broadcast
• Telecom video infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Farmingdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Carrier Licensing and Revenue Share: VectorMax generates revenue through licensing its software-based IPTV platform to carriers. Under the Two Hands partnership, carriers introduce agreements to VectorMax and receive 5% of all net revenues from those carrier agreements. The platform enables carriers to deliver IPTV over their existing networks without costly infrastructure upgrades.
2. Software Platform Licensing: Complete end-to-end software platform licensing to carriers. The carrier requires no other third-party component to ingest, encode, manage and deliver IPTV to end users. Extremely low upfront cost compared to alternatives with operational efficiencies that reduce costs and enable new features and revenue opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

VectorMax provides a complete end-to-end software-based IPTV delivery platform for telecom carriers that enables high-quality live linear broadcast over existing network infrastructure without requiring costly hardware upgrades or third-party CDN services. The platform uses multicast technology and thousands of proprietary algorithms to efficiently transport video content over bandwidth-constrained networks across cable, telco, mobile, fixed wireless, and satellite carrier environments.

Product overview

VectorMax offers a single unified software-based IPTV delivery platform (the VectorMax IPTV Platform) architected specifically for carrier networks. The platform is a comprehensive, modular solution comprising multiple integrated service modules: Enhanced Software-Based Multicast Delivery, Forward Error Correction, Efficient Packetization and Depacketization, Network Stream Recognition and Reconfiguration, and Accelerated Start-Up and Channel Change. A companion app-based interface provides live linear TV with Multicast 4K, TrickPlay, Voice and Text Search, 72-hour lookback, Network DVR, and Mobile Player Access. The platform is device-agnostic, works over existing carrier networks without costly infrastructure upgrades, and includes a BSS/OSS system for monitoring, billing, and subscriber management. Supported by $90–100 million in R&D over 12–15 years of development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VectorMax IPTV Platform A complete end-to-end software-based IPTV delivery platform for telecom carriers that performs all functions needed to provide live linear television to subscribers over existing network infrastructure, including multicast delivery, forward error correction, packetization, network stream recognition, accelerated channel change, and a companion app with Multicast 4K, TrickPlay, Voice and Text Search, 72-hour lookback, Network DVR, and Mobile Player Access. Includes a BSS/OSS system for monitoring, billing, and subscriber management. Designed for cable, telco, mobile, fixed wireless, and satellite operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Bandwidth reduction of 45% per channel compared to DISH (1.808663 Mbps vs 3.2844 Mbps) for 150 live linear channels with 20,000 simultaneous subscribers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Two Hands CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 9 February 2026Two Hands Corporation entered a binding channel partnership agreement with VectorMax, effective February 9, 2026, to serve as VectorMax's Asian Channel Partner for its software-based IPTV delivery platform. Two Hands will receive 5% of all net revenues from carrier agreements it introduces to VectorMax, targeting an estimated 1.2 billion smartphone users across Asia, excluding China and Japan.
• IENTC TelecomunicacionescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 16 July 2020IENTC Telecomunicaciones, an internet and television service provider operating in the Mexican market, selected VectorMax's turn-key IPTV Platform to support its new television product. This partnership reflects the growing shift from broadcast television to IP delivery of live linear TV.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ericsson: Ericsson is a telecom infrastructure giant whose MediaFirst / Media Solutions IPTV and video delivery platform directly competes with VectorMax's carrier-grade live linear offering. Both sell end-to-end video delivery to telecom carriers, but Ericsson bundles video as one module of a much broader RAN and core network portfolio.
• Huawei: Huawei's IPTV/OTT platform (part of its carrier software stack) competes head-on with VectorMax's offering, especially in international carrier markets outside North America. Huawei offers a fully bundled telecom solution spanning transport, BSS/OSS, and video, contrasting with VectorMax's software-only focus on multicast IP delivery.
• Nokia: Nokia (acquired Alcatel-Lucent's Velocix CDN and Motive IPTV platforms) provides carrier video delivery and CDN infrastructure that overlaps directly with VectorMax's IPTV platform. Nokia competes with a broader telecom vendor portfolio, while VectorMax specializes in multicast live linear delivery.
• Cisco: Cisco's Videoscape / IPTV solutions and Service Provider Video Technology Group target the same carrier IPTV use case as VectorMax. Cisco is a deeply entrenched incumbent in carrier networks globally, with bundling advantages across routing, switching, and video delivery.
• ZTE: ZTE offers IPTV/OTT carrier solutions as part of its broader telecom equipment and software portfolio, directly competing with VectorMax in international carrier markets. ZTE's bundled offering competes on price and integration with RAN/core networks.

Direct peers

• Synamedia: Synamedia (formerly Cisco's Service Provider Video Software and Solutions business) is one of the closest direct competitors to VectorMax, specializing in carrier-grade IPTV, video processing, and content protection for pay-TV operators. Both companies focus specifically on enabling carriers to deliver live linear and on-demand video at scale.
• Harmonic: Harmonic provides video compression, processing, and delivery infrastructure for cable, satellite, and telecom operators, including IPTV workflows. Its software-defined video platform competes directly with VectorMax's carrier-focused live linear delivery solution, particularly in bandwidth-efficient transport.
• Minerva Networks: Minerva Networks provides IPTV and video delivery platforms specifically for telecom and broadband operators, similar to VectorMax's target market and turn-key positioning. Both companies focus on software-only, end-to-end platforms for carriers deploying live linear and on-demand services.
• Ateme: Ateme provides video compression, transcoding, and delivery solutions to broadcasters, pay-TV operators, and telecom carriers — overlapping with VectorMax's bandwidth-efficient video transport mission. Both target live linear delivery with software-led efficiency improvements.

Emerging players

• Verimatrix: Verimatrix provides video security, DRM, and analytics for pay-TV operators and OTT services, often integrated with IPTV delivery platforms. While not a direct video transport competitor, it operates in the same carrier pay-TV ecosystem and is increasingly offering adjacent delivery and monetization tooling.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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