SipRadius
SipRadius is a Florida-based software and hardware vendor developing IP video transport, streaming, and media-processing solutions for broadcasters and cable operators, with 5,000+ deployments across 50+ countries serving customers including NBC, CBS, Sinclair, and Sky.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2006
- HeadquartersCoral Springs, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What SipRadius does
SipRadius LLC is a privately held software and hardware vendor founded in 2006 and headquartered in Coral Springs, Florida. It develops IP video transport, streaming, and media-processing solutions for the broadcast and cable industry, with an installed base of more than 5,000 units across 50+ countries managing 25,000+ links and reaching an estimated 5 million end users. The company's central technical asset is the RIST (Reliable Internet Stream Transport) protocol — co-invented by founder and Chief Scientist Sergio Ammirata Ph.D. and validated by a 2021 Technology & Engineering Emmy Award — together with CoralOS, a hardened military-grade Linux operating system used as the foundation for SipRadius appliances. Product families include the M.aX line (EXP, IXP, SXP encoder/gateway/aggregator appliances), the Coral hardware line (CoralCoder MK2, CoralV, CoralEdge), the S.iPTV platform, and a newer software tier comprising SipVault (secure remote contribution, launched 2024), SipMX (orchestration, launched March 2026), Ferox Films (AI media tooling, launched May 2026), and SatHybrid IP (hybrid satellite/IP delivery, launched May 2026). Marquee customers include NBC, CBS, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Sky, and Telstra.
SipRadius monetizes through a mix of hardware appliance sales, perpetual software licensing, OEM/embedded royalties (notably through a partnership embedding its technology into FOR-A's SOAR-A platform), and enterprise software subscriptions tied to the SipMX and SipVault product lines. Go-to-market blends direct enterprise sales teams covering the Americas, APAC, and EMEA with regional channel partners (Hornets Tech in the UK, Elevate Broadcast in Southeast Asia) and standards-body participation (RIST Forum, with SipRadius personnel in the Vice-Chairman seat). The company also engineers integrations with codec and silicon ecosystem partners including Fraunhofer, Intel, and MulticoreWare, and contributes the libRIST open-source implementation under the VideoLAN umbrella on a BSD license.
Strategic posture is that of a small, technically influential specialist: bootstrapped, with no disclosed institutional funding, leveraging protocol-level intellectual property and OEM distribution to scale reach disproportionate to its 20+ employee headcount. The 2024–2026 product cadence (four new platform launches in roughly 24 months, three of them in 2026) signals a deliberate transition from a hardware-led business toward a hybrid hardware-plus-recurring-software model, with the AI tooling layer in Ferox Films currently dependent on aggregating third-party models rather than proprietary model development.
SipRadius firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- SipRadius
- Legal name
- SipRadius LLC.
- Website
- https://sipradius.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2006
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- SipRadius is a Florida-based software and hardware vendor developing IP video transport, streaming, and media-processing solutions for broadcasters and cable operators, with 5,000+ deployments across 50+ countries serving customers including NBC, CBS, Sinclair, and Sky.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
SipRadius industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Broadcast Media Transport Software
- NAICS
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Software Publishers (513210)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)
- akta.pro primary industry
- DRM, Key Management & License Services (Multi-DRM, KMS) (MPAHALAK)
Keywords
Where SipRadius is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Coral Springs
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
SipRadius business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Hardware Products: Sale of hardware appliances including M.aX products (EXP, IXP, SXP), Coral product line (CoralCoder MK2), SatHybrid IP receiver, and MRTC devices. Products sold as complete units with integrated software.
- Software Licensing: Software licensing for CoralOS-based solutions, transcoding engines, and protocol implementations. Software can be deployed on-premises, in private cloud, or hybrid configurations.
- OEM/Embedded Solutions: Embedded software solutions like FOR-A's SOAR-A platform powered by SipRadius technology, where SipRadius software is integrated into third-party hardware products.
- Enterprise Software Subscriptions: Platform solutions including SipMX (media orchestration) and Ferox Films (AI media) likely offered with subscription pricing for ongoing access, updates, and support.
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
SipRadius product offering
Product offeringCore offering
SipRadius builds software-defined, military-grade-secure platforms for live media transport, encoding, transcoding, delivery, and visualization across IP networks for broadcasters, production companies, and pro-AV integrators. Its portfolio spans hardware appliances (M.aX, Coral, MRTC, SatHybrid IP), the CoralOS secure Linux foundation, and software platforms (SipMX for orchestration, SipVault for secure intercom, and Ferox Films for AI content creation) supporting protocols including RIST, SMPTE ST 2110, IPMX, NDI, WebRTC, and SRT.
Product overview
SipRadius offers a comprehensive suite of live media transport, encoding, transcoding, delivery, and visualization platforms built around military-grade security. The product portfolio is organized into distinct lines: the M.aX line (EXP, IXP, SXP) provides small form factor encoding and exchange solutions for portable production workflows; the Coral line (CoralCoder MK2, CoralV, CoralV-SXP, CoralV-IXP) delivers scalable mission-critical encoding, routing, and media server capabilities; the S.iPTV family (S.iPTV, S.iPTV HUB, S.iPTV MVP, Fleet Manager) handles integrated production viewing and IPTV distribution; and specialized products including MRTC for timing synchronization, SatHybrid IP for satellite-IP delivery, SipVault for secure intercom, SipMX for media orchestration, and Ferox Films for AI-powered content creation. All products are built on the CoralOS Linux distribution and support industry-standard protocols including RIST, SRT, WebRTC, JPEG-XS, HEVC, H.264, and AV1. The company, founded in 2006, specializes in ultra-low latency IP-based media workflows with end-to-end latency under 0.5 seconds.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Ferox Films: AI media platform bringing together more than 200 AI creation tools including avatars, voices, locations and storyboarding into a single, intuitive interface
- SipMX
- M.aX™
- Coral
- S.iPTV
- MRTC
- SatHybrid IP
- SipVault
Products and services
- M.aX EXP (Encoding eXchange Portal) Small form factor encoding and exchange device that performs simultaneous encode and decode operations, supporting 3G-SDI, HEVC, H.264, MPEG-2, HLS, RIST, SRT, and WebRTC protocols for portable broadcast production workflows.
- M.aX IXP (IP eXchange Portal) IP multi-profile transcoding portal supporting HEVC, H.264, MPEG-2, HLS, RIST, SRT, and WebRTC for scalable transcoding workflows.
- M.aX SXP (Secure eXchange Portal) Secure exchange portal supporting 10 RIST-Simple/Main/Advanced or SRT senders and receivers for encrypted media transport.
- CoralCoder MK2 Scalable SDI and IP portal supporting 3G-SDI, SMPTE 2110-20/30/40, JPEG-XS, AV1, VP9, HEVC, H.264, MPEG-2, HLS, RIST, SRT, and WebRTC for mission-critical encoding and transport.
- S.iPTV Integrated production TV system enabling viewing and monitoring of content from anywhere in production workflows, including the S.iPTV HUB distribution node, S.iPTV MVP media viewing portal, and Fleet Manager system management tool.
- MRTC (Master Router/Real Time Clock) Master Router/Real Time Clock device providing integrated timecode generation, secure routing, and low-latency media transport to solve remote timing problems in IP production environments.
- SatHybrid IP Software-defined satellite receiver combining satellite and IP into one resilient delivery platform; first product implementing VSF TR-06-4 Part 7 (RIST Satellite-Hybrid In-Band Method). Features dual DVB-S2/S2X tuners, RIST protocol with automatic error recovery, Full Stream Recovery, dual 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, and optional 5G cellular, built on CoralOS.
- Ferox Films AI media platform aggregating 200+ AI creation tools including avatars, voices, locations, and storyboarding into a single intuitive interface. Supports premium, standard, or draft output quality levels, is agnostic to AI engines, and supports private cloud or on-premises hosting.
- SipMX Media orchestration platform enabling facilities running SMPTE ST2110, IPMX, NDI, and Dante/AES67 to discover, route, and manage content from a single controller. Works across sites, through firewalls, and into the cloud with enterprise security.
- SipVault All-in-one secure intercom and messaging system for real-time IP remote and multi-team broadcast productions, featuring real-time intercom, secure chat, document exchange, AES-256 encryption, and configurable user rights. Self-hosted and embedded within IP media streams.
Quantifiable outcome
- End-to-end latency under 0.5 seconds for real-time collaboration
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use SipRadius
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
SipRadius technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability5 records
Feature10 records
SipRadius partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and regional.
- FOR-AcoreFOR-A partnered with SipRadius to power SOAR-A platform - the world's first implementation of realtime AV1 over WebRTC. SipRadius provides the CoralOS operating system, transcoding engine, error correcting transport, and standalone media server for FOR-A's video processing and delivery platform. SOAR-A was demonstrated at NAB New York 2023 and FOR-A Europe/UK continues to offer the platform.
- MistServerminorSipRadius co-exhibited with MistServer (open source media server provider) at IBC2024 at stand 5.F43, showcasing their combined solutions for the broadcast industry.
- Hornets TechregionalHornets Tech serves as the UK distributor for SipRadius products, offering RF, wireless, IP, and remote production equipment sales catering to UK broadcast, film, and media sectors. SipRadius was exhibited alongside Hornets Tech at NAB Show 2024.
- Fraunhofer InstitutecoreStrategic collaboration for development and integration of advanced media technologies. Listed among key strategic collaborators including MulticoreWare, Intel, and Dektec for broadcast technology advancement.
- MulticoreWarecoreStrategic collaboration for codec development and optimization. MulticoreWare contributes expertise in video codec optimization for SipRadius products.
- IntelcoreStrategic collaboration for hardware optimization and platform development. Intel technology powers SipRadius encoding and transport solutions.
- DektecminorStrategic collaboration for broadcast hardware integration, providing DVB interface cards and modulation equipment for SipRadius solutions.
- VideoLANcorelibRIST library was created under VideoLAN umbrella (the organization responsible for VLC player). Sergio Ammirata assigned copyright to VideoLAN to ensure complete openness. libRIST uses a two-clause BSD license enabling wide industry adoption.
- RIST ForumcoreSipRadius founder Sergio Ammirata was a key creator of the RIST protocol and SipRadius Sr. Director Dustin Cowan serves as RIST Forum Vice-Chairman. The forum develops and promotes the RIST open standard for reliable internet media transport.
- Elevate BroadcastregionalSE Asia partner for BroadcastAsia exhibitions. SipRadius exhibited alongside Elevate Broadcast at BroadcastAsia 2026 at Stand 5H3-8 for SE Asia market coverage.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
SipRadius competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Haivision: Haivision created the SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) protocol — the principal open alternative to RIST — and sells low-latency video contribution and distribution appliances to the same broadcaster and live-event customers as SipRadius. Closest peer in protocol-led broadcast transport.
- Net Insight: Net Insight provides media-over-IP transport and synchronization solutions (Nimbra) for broadcasters and live events. Direct competitor in IP-based contribution and distribution networks, with overlap on synchronization (SipRadius' MRTC vs. Net Insight's precision timing heritage).
- TVU Networks: TVU sells IP-based live video transmission, remote production, and cloud workflow solutions to broadcasters and sports producers — overlapping with SipRadius' M.aX, Coral and SipVault offerings in REMI/at-home production workflows.
- Appear: Appear provides broadcast contribution encoders and high-capacity media processing platforms used by tier-1 broadcasters and operators. Directly comparable to SipRadius' CoralCoder MK2 and SatHybrid IP in contribution/encoding use cases.
- TAG Video Systems: TAG offers IP-based broadcast monitoring, probing, and multiviewer solutions for ST 2110 and OTT workflows. Comparable in targeting the same IP-transition broadcasters with software-defined monitoring adjacent to SipRadius' orchestration and visualization stack.
- Matrox Video: Matrox Video (divested from Matrox Electronic Systems) sells encoding, decoding, and capture hardware/software for broadcast and pro AV. Overlaps directly with SipRadius' M.aX and Coral encoders for IP and SDI workflows.
Broad incumbents
- Evertz Microsystems: Evertz is a long-established broadcast infrastructure vendor with a broad portfolio (routing, IP gateways, processing, monitoring). It competes with SipRadius on IP gateways and processing but as part of a much wider end-to-end broadcast stack.
- Imagine Communications: Imagine Communications provides playout, advertising, networking and processing solutions to broadcasters. It is a broad incumbent overlapping with SipRadius in IP processing and transport but ships a much larger portfolio at scale.
- Harmonic: Harmonic supplies video infrastructure (encoding, processing, contribution, OTT delivery) to broadcasters, cable operators and streamers. Broad incumbent competing across multiple of SipRadius' product categories with greater scale and SaaS delivery.
Emerging players
- Wowza: Wowza provides streaming infrastructure software (Wowza Streaming Engine, Video API) focused on live and on-demand delivery. Adjacent rather than head-to-head with SipRadius, but overlapping in low-latency streaming protocols (HLS, WebRTC) for media workflows.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
SipRadius social profiles
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Valuation estimate
SipRadius leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
SipRadius funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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SipRadius M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about SipRadius
What does SipRadius do?
SipRadius builds software-defined, military-grade-secure platforms for live media transport, encoding, transcoding, delivery, and visualization across IP networks for broadcasters, production companies, and pro-AV integrators. Its portfolio spans hardware appliances (M.aX, Coral, MRTC, SatHybrid IP), the CoralOS secure Linux foundation, and software platforms (SipMX for orchestration, SipVault for secure intercom, and Ferox Films for AI content creation) supporting protocols including RIST, SMPTE ST 2110, IPMX, NDI, WebRTC, and SRT.
Is SipRadius a public or private company?
SipRadius is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was SipRadius founded?
SipRadius was founded in 2006. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is SipRadius based?
SipRadius is headquartered in Coral Springs, United States, in the North America region.
How does SipRadius make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Hardware Products are the primary driver. The others are software Licensing, OEM/Embedded Solutions and enterprise Software Subscriptions.
Who are SipRadius's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Haivision, Net Insight, TVU Networks, Appear, TAG Video Systems and Matrox Video. Broad incumbents are Evertz Microsystems, Imagine Communications and Harmonic. Wowza is listed as an emerging player.
Does SipRadius have an API?
No public API is recorded for SipRadius.
What industry is SipRadius in?
SipRadius's product category is Broadcast Media Transport Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAHALAK, DRM, Key Management & License Services (Multi-DRM, KMS). Its NAICS code is 5415 and its SIC code is 7373.