What Pico Digital does

Pico Digital (operating as ATX Networks Corp.) is an international telecommunications technology company founded in 1962 and headquartered in San Diego, California, serving radio and television broadcasters, content providers, and cable/telecom operators. The firm operates three integrated product divisions: Access Networking (HFC outside plant including the proprietary GigaXtend GMC Series 1.8GHz amplifiers, optical nodes, RF taps/passives, and R-PHY video engines supporting DOCSIS 4.0 and Distributed Access Architecture); Media Distribution (Visium Venue managed multi-screen video for hospitality and commercial venues, set-top/set-back boxes, channel insertion and encoding, and the XDS audio content management system for IP-based radio distribution); and Energy Storage (Areca hybrid supercapacitor batteries, power monitoring, and the Areca HPS solid oxide fuel cell hybrid power station for service provider backup power and peak shaving).\n\nThe business model is hardware-centric, generating revenue primarily through quote-based sales of network equipment and professional services (site survey, design support, deployment, network certification, and consulting/staffing) on multi-year contracts. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting Tier 1 and mid-tier MSOs such as Charter Communications, Mediacom, Liberty Global, Astound, Bluepeak, and Ritter Communications, supplemented by channel partnerships with Harmonic (unified HFC intelligence co-marketing) and NACE (commercial DIRECTV installations), with presence at industry events including SCTE TechExpo, NAB, and HITEC. Sub-brands GigaXtend, Areca, Visium, Visium Venue, Areca HPS, and XDS segment the portfolio, and leadership includes CFO Anthony Tibbs and VP of Broadcast Jose Rivero.

Name

Pico Digital

Legal name

ATX Networks Corp.

Website

https://picodigital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pico Digital (operating as ATX Networks) is an international telecommunications technology company providing HFC access networking equipment, commercial media distribution systems, and hybrid supercapacitor energy storage products to broadcasters, cable operators, and commercial businesses worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cable Telecommunications Equipment

NAICS

Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334220), Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334290), Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (33422)

SIC

Computer Communications Equipment (3576), Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment (3663), Communications Equipment, Nec (3669)

akta.pro primary industry

Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial (HFC) Cable Operators (HDAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cable MSOs (Hybrid Fiber-Coax) (MPABAGAA), Cable Modems & eMTA (DOCSIS) (HDAFAIAC), Cable Internet ISPs (HFC Retail Providers) (HDAIADAF), Set-Top Box, CPE & Home Video Distribution Hardware (STB/Gateways/Remotes) (MPABAGAI)

Keywords

• Broadband access networking
• Media distribution equipment
• Energy storage systems
• Hybrid fiber coaxial
• Telecommunications infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Access Networking Equipment: Sale of digital optical transport, optical nodes, amplifiers, RF taps and passives, drop & MDU products, and RF management equipment to MSOs for HFC network infrastructure upgrades.
2. Media Distribution Solutions: Commercial services gateways, channel insertion & encoding, set-top/set-back boxes, video processing and distribution, and audio content management for hospitality and commercial businesses.
3. Energy Storage Systems: Areca batteries, hybrid supercapacitor energy storage, power monitoring, and generator solutions including the Areca Hybrid Power Station (HPS) with SOFC technology for long-duration resilience.
4. Professional Services: Tiered professional services including site survey, design support, materials & logistics management, deployment, network certification & optimization, and consulting & staffing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pico Digital designs, manufactures, and supplies telecommunications technology equipment for cable operators and broadcasters, including hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) access networking hardware such as amplifiers, optical nodes, digital optical transport systems, RF taps and R-PHY video engines; commercial media distribution and video processing equipment covering set-top/set-back boxes, channel insertion, encoders, and the cloud-managed Visium platform; and hybrid energy storage systems (Areca HPS, Areca Batteries) that combine supercapacitor, lithium-ion, and solid oxide fuel cell technology for backup power. The company also delivers professional services including network engineering, system design, installation, and technical operations support.

Product overview

ATX Networks offers a unified HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coaxial) intelligence platform with three main product divisions: Access Networking, Media Distribution, and Energy Storage. Access Networking includes digital optical transport, optical nodes, amplifiers (GigaXtend GMC Series 1.8GHz), RF taps and passives, drop/MDU products, RF management, and R-PHY video engines for DOCSIS 4.0 and 10G network evolution. Media Distribution encompasses commercial services gateways (Visium MD8), managed video solutions (Visium Venue), set-top/set-back boxes, channel insertion and encoding, video processing, and audio distribution (XDS system) for IP-based radio distribution. Energy Storage features the Areca product line including the Areca HPS hybrid power station (SOFC fuel cell), Areca batteries with hybrid supercapacitor technology, power monitoring, and generators for backup power and peak shaving operations. Professional Services supports deployment across all product lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GigaXtend: 1.8GHz line extenders and system amplifiers featuring next-level intelligence, including all-electronic level and slope controls, auto-alignment and improved level-stability control
• Areca
• Visium
• Visium Venue
• Areca HPS
• XDS System

Products and services

• Areca HPS (Hybrid Power Station) Areca HPS is a hybrid power station that combines lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) power generation to deliver long-duration backup power and grid resiliency for cable outside plant, headend, and broadcast transmitter sites.
• Areca Batteries Lithium-ion battery storage product providing more than 10,000 charge-discharge cycles, delivering efficient high-rate discharge and industry-leading cycle life for use in cable, broadband, and broadcast network backup power installations.
• GigaXtend GMC Series Amplifiers 1.8 GHz RF amplifiers compatible with legacy GainMaker amplifier form factors, designed to help cable operators upgrade plant without full amplifier replacement and support new DOCSIS 4.0 and extended spectrum upstream services.
• Digital Optical Transport Digital optical transport systems that move video, data, and RF signals over fiber between headends and hubs as part of the HFC access network.
• Optical Nodes Fiber node equipment that converts optical transport to RF for delivery of broadband and video services to subscribers.
• RF Taps and Passives Coaxial RF taps and passive splitter/passive components used to distribute the RF signal on the coaxial portion of the HFC outside plant.
• Drop and MDU Products Subscriber-drop and multi-dwelling unit (MDU) distribution hardware used to deliver coax and fiber connectivity into residences and multi-unit premises.
• RF Management Remote RF management software and elements used by cable operators to monitor and control RF amplifiers, optical nodes, and distributed outside plant equipment.
• RF R-PHY Video Engines R-PHY and R-MACPHY distributed video engine products that perform edge QAM/modulation and DOCSIS video processing deeper in the HFC access network.
• Visium Venue Visium Venue is a 1 RU commercial-grade video distribution appliance used by hotels, cruise lines, stadiums, and other commercial video customers as a cloud-managed headend device for premium TV content delivery.
• Visium MD8 Platform Cloud-managed multi-tenant entertainment distribution platform powering live and on-demand video delivery with a customizable user interface, supporting Pro:Idiom encrypted broadcasts to guest-room TVs.
• Visium SBB Security Adapter Visium SBB is a cloud-managed security adapter that delivers enhanced content security, compatible with industry-standard encryption schemes for commercial video and entertainment distribution.
• Commercial Services Gateways Gateways that connect hotel and venue IP networks with coaxial or IP guest-room networks to deliver linear broadcast TV and on-demand video to end devices.
• Channel Insertion & Encoding Equipment Channel insertion and encoding devices used to receive, encode, and insert linear broadcast channels into commercial video and broadcast distribution networks.
• Set-Top and Set-Back Boxes Commercial-grade set-top boxes and set-back boxes that receive secure video services and premium TV content on end devices in hospitality, MDU, and venue environments.
• Video Processing & Distribution Equipment Modulators, transcoders, and video processing equipment used by cable, broadcast, and commercial video operators to process and distribute video over RF and IP networks.
• Audio Content Management & Distribution Equipment Audio content management and distribution products used by radio broadcasters for studio audio routing, digital switching, and end-to-end broadcast audio workflows.
• Power Monitoring Equipment Power monitoring elements used to track and report on health and status of energy storage and power systems deployed in cable networks, headends, and broadcast transmitter sites.
• Professional Services Professional services including network engineering, system design, installation, technical operations, FCC testing, headend consolidation, and centralized service delivery, sold to cable, broadband, and broadcast operator customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 220% increase in backup runtime achieved by one Tier 1 provider using Areca Hybrid Supercapacitors

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HarmoniccoreTechnology or IntegrationATX and Harmonic partnership provides unified HFC intelligence combining both companies' solutions to simplify networks, reduce complexity, and prepare for future network requirements. Marketed as 'One platform' for network operators.
• NACE (National Account Connections & Equipment)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorATX distribution partner citing surge in demand for Visium SBB Security Adapter driven by enhancements to the device's interactive program guide in commercial DIRECTV installations.
• Liberty GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to transform backup power infrastructure across Europe, marking a pivotal step in Liberty Global's commitment to sustainability, cost efficiency, and grid resilience through ATX's Areca energy storage solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Technetix: HFC active and passive equipment vendor serving European and North American cable operators. Closely comparable in product mix to ATX's amplifiers, taps, passives, and optical nodes.
• Teleste: European-headquartered HFC actives, optical nodes, and access network equipment vendor. Comparable product portfolio to GigaXtend and competing for the same European MSO upgrade cycles (e.g., Liberty Global).
• Blonder Tongue Laboratories: Long-tenured broadcast and cable video distribution equipment vendor with comparable hospitality and commercial video distribution overlap to ATX's Visium line.
• PCT International: Manufacturer of coaxial connectors, passives, and drop/MDU products for HFC networks. Direct overlap with ATX's RF taps, passives, and Drop & MDU product categories.
• Harmonic: Virtualized CMTS, R-PHY/DAA, and video infrastructure vendor for MSOs. ATX's strategic partner and direct competitor in distributed access architecture, sharing the same Tier 1 cable operator customers.
• Vecima Networks: Direct competitor in DOCSIS/PON transceivers, Remote PHY, and DAA platforms serving Tier 1 and Tier 2 MSOs. Comparable mid-cap scale and similar product overlap with ATX's access networking line.

Others

• EnerSys: Industrial battery and backup power incumbent whose telecom power portfolio competes with ATX's Areca hybrid supercapacitor and HPS energy storage products.
• Eaton (Telecom Power): Diversified power management vendor with a telecom backup-power business that competes for the same operator energy infrastructure budgets as ATX's Areca line.

Broad incumbents

• CommScope: Largest global supplier of HFC actives, passives, and DOCSIS equipment to MSOs. Direct overlap with ATX's GigaXtend amplifier and optical node portfolio across the same Tier 1 customer base.
• Cisco (Cable/Broadband business): Incumbent supplier of DOCSIS CMTS, R-PHY, and converged cable access platforms. Competes with ATX for the same DOCSIS 4.0 and 10G upgrade budgets at Tier 1 MSOs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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