Octasic

What Octasic does

Octasic Inc. is a privately held Montreal-based semiconductor and wireless systems company founded in 1998 that designs programmable System-on-Chip (SoC) DSP processors, baseband software, and software-defined radio platforms for mission-critical communications. Its core technology is the proprietary Opus architecture — a self-clocking asynchronous DSP family that includes the flagship OCT3032W (32 Opus3 cores, up to 800 Mbps LTE downlink, 0.5W-8W power envelope) and the OCT2224W (24 Opus2 cores, under 5W serving 64 users). Around these devices, Octasic delivers the OctNode2 and OCTBTS 3500 base-station platforms, Physical Layer (PHY) software supporting all 3GPP standards from 2G through 5G NR, and the Opus Studio integrated development environment. The company also recently launched the Ravix Modular Payload Series for spectrum RF operations on unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater platforms.

Octasic generates revenue through hardware sales of its SoCs and sub-systems, software licensing of PHY software and Opus Studio, and engineering services delivered alongside system integrators such as Capgemini/Cambridge Consultants and Radisys. Its primary customer segments are defense and military organizations (US DoD labs, defense and intelligence community, Lockheed Martin), law enforcement and homeland security, and secondary segments in Industrial IoT, private network operators, and non-terrestrial networks. The company operates a Montreal headquarters, a Canadian office in Ottawa, a US regional headquarters in Melbourne, Florida (established October 2023), and a wholly owned Indian subsidiary (Celliber Technologies) in Bangalore for manufacturing and distribution, with additional reach into Cyprus and several European markets via channel partners. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales (program managers, product managers, RDT&E engineers), event-driven demand generation at defense/security conferences (AUSA, SOF Week, CANSEC, AOC, ISS World), and partnerships with system integrators and defense contractors.

Name

Octasic

Legal name

Octasic Inc.

Website

https://octasic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Octasic is a Montreal-based fabless semiconductor company founded in 1998 that designs programmable DSP SoCs, PHY software, and software-defined radio platforms for mission-critical defense, law enforcement, and industrial wireless communications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wireless Semiconductor SoCs

NAICS

Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334220), Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334290)

SIC

Communications Equipment, Nec (3669), Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

System-on-Chip (SoC) Platforms (Mobile/Consumer/Embedded) (HDAHAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

RF Transceivers & RFIC SoCs (Cellular/Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth) (HDAHAMAE), Public Safety & Mission-Critical Mobile Operators (PPDR/MCX) (HDAIAAAI), Industrial/OT Private Connectivity (Factory, Mining, Ports) (HDAIAGAD)

Keywords

• Programmable DSP semiconductors
• Wireless baseband SoCs
• Military communications systems
• Software defined radios
• Defense electronic warfare

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Products: Sale of programmable SoC DSP devices (OCT3032W, OCT2224W), software-defined radio platforms (OctNode2, OCTBTS 3500), and subsystems to defense, government, and commercial customers for integration into wireless solutions.
2. Software Licensing: Licensing of Physical Layer software, flexiPHY, and reference code to OEMs and developers. Software offered with source code or object code licenses. Includes pre-integrated protocol stacks and core networks.
3. Engineering Services: Custom engineering and development services for designing multi-standard cellular capabilities, waveform development, and integration support. Collaboration with system integrators like Capgemini for defense and Industrial IoT applications.
4. Development Tools: Sale and licensing of Opus Studio IDE and development toolchain for developers to design custom wireless applications and waveforms.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Octasic designs and manufactures programmable System-on-Chip (SoC) DSP semiconductors and software-defined radio platforms for mission-critical wireless communications. Its portfolio includes low-power SoC DSPs (OCT3032W, OCT2224W) supporting 2G through 5G standards, integrated base station platforms (OctNode2, OCTBTS 3500), Physical Layer software, and the Opus Studio IDE. The company sells primarily to defense, government, law enforcement, and private network operators needing SWaP-constrained, multi-waveform wireless solutions for tactical, ISR, EW, and SIGINT applications.

Product overview

Octasic offers a comprehensive portfolio of programmable System-on-Chip (SoC) DSP devices, software defined radios, sub-systems, and engineering services. All products are based on Octasic baseband SoC DSP processors — fully programmable with all 3GPP wireless standards supported. The portfolio consists of hardware devices (OCT3032W, OCT2224W), platforms (OctNode2, OCTBTS 3500), and software (Opus Studio IDE, Physical Layer Software). The OCT3032W serves as the flagship semiconductor with 32 Opus3 DSP cores, while the OctNode2 platform integrates this chip as the first to support two 5G and/or 4G radio cells simultaneously. Opus Studio enables developers to design multi-standard cellular capabilities using pre-integrated 4G/5G reference code.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RAVIX: Multi-mission, multi-function Modular Payload solution for spectrum RF operations on UxS platforms deployed across uncrewed Group 1-5 aerial drones and maritime surface and underwater vessels
• Opus Studio
• OCT3032W
• OctNode2
• OCTBTS 3500

Products and services

• OCT3032W Low-power System-on-Chip (SoC) DSP semiconductor with the industry's highest processing capacity per watt for wireless applications based on LTE and 5G. Features up to 32 Opus3 DSP cores with 128-bit vector processing and supports up to two independent simultaneous SDR air interfaces on a single chip.
• OCT2224W System-on-Chip (SoC) device optimized for LTE, HSPA and GSM baseband processing. Contains 24 Opus2 DSP cores with less than 5 watts power consumption while serving 64 users within a range of 20 km in HSPA, with 6 dynamically reconfigurable Hardware Acceleration Blocks (HABs).
• OctNode2 Frequency-agile, software-defined radio base station platform ideal for 5G NR and LTE use cases. Integrates OCT3032W System-on-Chip with two RF transceivers and dual antenna operation (2x2 MIMO), supporting 400 MHz to 6 GHz frequency range with 20W typical power consumption.
• OCTBTS 3500 Dual-sector software-defined base station platform supporting any combination of LTE, HSPA, or GSM sectors or custom waveforms. Features low power consumption (18W), frequency agility from 400 MHz to 3.0 GHz, and a small form factor ideal for man-portable, vehicle-mounted, and airborne base stations.
• Opus Studio Complete Integrated Development Environment (IDE) providing a visual framework to accelerate development of embedded applications on Octasic DSP platforms. Includes graphical project configuration, code editing, compiling, profiling, and debugging tools; royalty-free RTOS kernel; standards-compliant C/C++ compiler; and reference 4G/5G PHY source code.
• Physical Layer Software Physical Layer (PHY) software validated on Octasic SoC platforms (OCT2224W and OCT3032W), comprising six Software Defined Radio (SDR) products addressing 3GPP cellular standards: 5G NR, LTE/LTE-A, UMTS/HSPA, CDMA2000, and GSM/GPRS/EDGE. Includes Radio Utility System (RUS) for network scans and Self Organizing Network (SON) capabilities. Pre-integrated with partner protocol stacks and core networks.
• Ravix Modular Payload Series Multi-mission, multi-function Modular Payload solution for spectrum RF operations on UxS platforms (UAVs, maritime vessels, and underwater vessels). Integrates EW, SIGINT, Cyber, and C5ISR applications into SWaP-optimized deployments with real-time mission profile adaptation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25x throughput improvement for wireless base stations compared to previous generation devices
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Capgemini (Cambridge Consultants)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 October 2022Cambridge Consultants, part of Capgemini Group, has developed custom full-scale systems delivering breakthrough performance for mission-critical communication and IIoT applications. Engineering teams created an engineering center of excellence designing, integrating, and optimizing L1/L2/L3 for 5G RAN systems for Aerospace, Defense, and Industrial customers.
• RadisyscoreTechnology or Integration · 12 October 2022Radisys is an industry pioneer in delivering complex and high-performance subsystems RAN software across 3G/4G/5G to Defense and Public Safety customers. Pre-integrated with Octasic PHY software for complete solutions.
• Lockheed MartincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 November 2021Lockheed Martin is designing 5G networks for the military with Octasic providing technology support for defense 5G initiatives. Octasic's technology enables Lockheed Martin's military 5G applications.
• Commercial Protocol Stack and Core Network ProviderssupportingTechnology or Integration · 22 February 2019Octasic PHY software is offered pre-integrated with protocol stacks and core networks provided by Octasic partners, enabling complete system solutions.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• NXP Semiconductors: NXP's Layerscape and QorIQ communications processors serve secure networking and defense applications, overlapping with Octasic's defense customer base and programmable SoC roadmap.
• Texas Instruments: TI's C6000 DSP family and KeyStone architecture are long-standing alternatives to Octasic's Opus DSP cores for baseband and mission-critical signal processing applications.
• Analog Devices: Analog Devices' SHARC and TigerSHARC DSPs, along with its defense/aerospace RF portfolio, compete with Octasic in mission-critical signal chain and wireless baseband applications.
• Qualcomm: Qualcomm's FSM and 5G RAN platforms compete with Octasic in small-cell and base-station SoCs, and increasingly target tactical and private 5G networks that overlap with Octasic's mission-critical wireless niche.
• Microchip Technology: Microchip's microcontrollers, DSPs, and FPGAs serve embedded wireless and defense applications, providing alternative silicon platforms to Octasic's Opus-based SoCs.
• Intel (Altera / FlexRAN): Intel's FlexRAN reference architecture and Altera FPGAs are used in vRAN/Open RAN 5G deployments, competing with Octasic's software-defined radio platforms and SoCs in private and tactical 5G networks.

Emerging players

• MaxLinear: MaxLinear's wireless backhaul and radio SoCs overlap with Octasic's software-defined radio platforms in cellular infrastructure and private network deployments.
• Picocom: Picocom designs small-cell SoCs (PC802 and family) for 4G/5G, directly comparable to Octasic's OCT2224W/OCT3032W in the small-cell base-station niche and serving similar RAN OEMs.

Regional players

• Mercury Systems: Mercury Systems is a US defense electronics specialist providing RF and embedded processing subsystems for aerospace and defense applications, comparable to Octasic's defense customer base and SWaP-constrained mission-critical offerings.

Direct peers

• Marvell Technology: Marvell's OCTEON and OCTEON Fusion processors are widely deployed baseband/data-plane SoCs for 4G/5G wireless infrastructure, directly competing with Octasic's OCT3032W and OCT2224W SoCs in small-cell and base-station applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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