Aviwest

Name

Aviwest

Legal name

Aviwest

Website

https://aviwest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Broadcast Video Transmission Equipment

NAICS

Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing (3343), Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334220)

SIC

Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment (3663), Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

Hardware Encoders & Transcoders (Appliances, FPGA/ASIC) (MPAHAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Playout Infrastructure & Hardware (Servers, Storage, SDI/IP Gateways) (MPAHAKAJ)

Keywords

• Video transmission equipment
• Broadcast encoders
• IP video contribution
• Live video transmitters
• Mobile broadcasting solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-grégoire

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Broadcast Hardware Sales: Sale of professional video encoding and transmission hardware including mobile transmitters (AIR, PRO series) and rack-mounted encoders for broadcasters covering live news, sports, and events
2. Video Networking Solutions: Real-time video networking solutions for mission-critical broadcast operations, providing infrastructure for video transport and collaboration

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Aviwest designs and manufactures mobile IP-based video transmission hardware (field transmitters, rack encoders, and a receiver/hub platform) that allow broadcasters to capture and stream live video from remote or mobile locations over bonded cellular and IP networks, including 5G. Its end-to-end product line covers field contribution, encoding, and reception/decoding workflows used by news, sports, and live event broadcasters worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AIR Series Compact, portable field transmitter family that bonds cellular and IP networks to send live video back to broadcast facilities; designed for live news, sports, and event coverage in the field.
• PRO Series Professional-grade mobile video transmitter family engineered for broadcast contribution use cases requiring higher performance and reliability from the field.
• RACK Series Rack-mounted video encoder product line used in fixed or vehicle-based contribution sites to encode and transmit video over IP networks.
• StreamHub Receiver and decoding/transcoding platform deployed at broadcast facilities or in the cloud to receive, decode, and distribute live video streams from Aviwest field transmitters and encoders.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HaivisioncoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerHaivision acquired Aviwest, integrating Aviwest's industry-leading mobile IP-based video technology into Haivision's comprehensive portfolio of broadcast solutions for live news, sports, and events.
• SonyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in Orange Velodrome stadium 5G deployment testing and demonstrating new stadium experiences including enhanced connectivity and innovative media production.
• VOGOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in Orange Velodrome stadium 5G deployment testing innovative stadium experiences including real-time data transmission and augmented reality applications.
• Immersiv.iominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in Orange Velodrome stadium 5G deployment focused on immersive stadium experience technologies and augmented reality solutions.

Scale indicators1 record

Direct peers

• Comrex: Comrex builds portable audio and video contribution codecs (e.g., LiveShot) used by broadcasters for field-based live transmission, representing a smaller but overlapping competitor in the IP video contribution space Aviwest serves.
• Dejero: Dejero offers bonded cellular and IP video transmission solutions (EnGo, PathWay, GateWay) plus a cloud-based management platform aimed at broadcast and public safety markets, placing it head-to-head with Aviwest for mobile contribution use cases.
• Mobile Viewpoint: Mobile Viewpoint provides bonded cellular and 5G video contribution platforms (e.g., IQ-series, LinkMatrix) for broadcasters and event producers, positioning it as a direct competitor to Aviwest's field-transmitter product family.
• LiveU: LiveU is the most direct competitor to Aviwest in bonded cellular video transmission hardware, offering portable transmitters (LU series) and a central management/receiver platform used by broadcasters for live news, sports, and events contribution over IP networks.
• Teradek: Teradek (now part of Creative Solutions) designs professional video encoders, transmitters, and bonded-cellular solutions (e.g., Bond/Prism) used in live broadcast, sports, and production, directly comparable to Aviwest's mobile and rack-mounted encoders.
• TVU Networks: TVU Networks provides IP-based video contribution solutions (TVU One transmitters, TVU Grid/TVU Anywhere) for broadcasters, directly competing with Aviwest's AIR/PRO transmitters and StreamHub receiver for live news and sports workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Haivision: Haivision is the strategic acquirer of Aviwest and a larger incumbent in mission-critical real-time video networking and visual collaboration, providing encoders, decoders, and contribution solutions that overlap with and complement Aviwest's portfolio.
• Sony (Professional Broadcast division): Sony is a broad incumbent in professional broadcast equipment (cameras, switchers, IP transmission) and a strategic partner in Aviwest's Orange Velodrome 5G deployment, offering overlapping IP video transmission capabilities at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Zixi: Zixi offers a software-defined IP video delivery platform with bonded transport over unmanaged networks, providing a cloud- and software-based alternative to Aviwest's hardware transmitter/receiver architecture for broadcast contribution.
• VidOvation: VidOvation supplies video-over-IP contribution and distribution solutions for broadcasters and live event producers, focusing on bonded cellular and 5G transport with partial overlap to Aviwest's mobile contribution use cases.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Aviwest

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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