Name

Labwise

Legal name

Labwise Ltd.

Website

https://labwise.tv

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ylöjärvi

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Verification and Certification Testing Services: Laboratory testing services providing official certification tests and customized test projects for TV broadcasters, network operators, and device manufacturers to verify compliance with digital TV standards.
2. Digital TV Test Suites (StreamWise): Sale of carefully prepared video and audio test streams for self-testing specific test specifications including DVB, ATSC 3.0, and NorDig standards.
3. Digital TV Consultancy Services: Customized consulting services including expert guidance on European TV standards, test process development, product localization, and digital TV training.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Labwise provides full-scale digital TV device testing services to TV broadcasters, network operators, and device manufacturers. It operates as an independent, impartial testing house delivering official certification tests, customized test projects, and proprietary StreamWise Test Stream Suites covering DVB-T/T2, DVB-C, DVB-S/S2, DVB-TTML, and ATSC 3.0 (NEXTGEN TV) standards. The portfolio is complemented by customized consultancy services covering European TV standards, RF tests, PSI/SI signalization, OTA system tests, and product localization.

Product overview

Labwise offers a portfolio of digital TV testing solutions centered on its StreamWise Test Stream Suite platform. The portfolio comprises regional DVB Test Suites (covering DVB-T/T2, DVB-C, DVB-S/S2 for Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Ireland), ATSC 3.0 Test Suites for NEXTGEN TV in USA and South Korea, and the pioneering DVB-TTML Subtitling Test Suite. These are complemented by verification and certification testing services, plus customized consultancy services. The company operates as an independent, impartial testing house providing professional digital TV test suites and services to major TV OEMs, broadcasters, and operators across Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• StreamWise Test Stream Suite Core product suite of carefully prepared video and audio test streams that allow TV device manufacturers to self-test their products against ATSC and NorDig test specifications in-house.
• DVB Test Suites Test suites covering DVB-T/T2, DVB-C, and DVB-S/S2 standards for European markets including Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Ireland. Used by TV OEMs and operators for NorDig Test Specification compliance.
• ATSC 3.0 Test Suites ATSC 3.0 test suites for NEXTGEN TV testing in USA and South Korea, covering broadcast service profile conformance including video, audio, subtitles, captions, and emergency alerting features.
• DVB-TTML Subtitling Test Suite World's first DVB-TTML Subtitling Test Suite enabling testing of mandatory DVB-TTML Subtitling Systems per ETSI EN 303 560 V1.1.1, for TV OEMs, receiver manufacturers, and service providers performing DVB TTML compatibility testing.
• Verification and Certification Tests Official certification and verification testing services for digital TV devices, including DVB and ATSC 3.0 verification tests, provided by Labwise as an independent impartial testing house.
• Consultancy Services Customized consulting services for digital TV projects, including European TV standards expertise, RF tests, PSI/SI signalization tests, OTA system tests, product localization support, and digital TV training — particularly for pay-TV operators in Scandinavia.

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DVB ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 July 2023Allegro DVT (parent company of Labwise) joined the DVB Project in July 2023, becoming part of a consortium gathering the world's leading media and technology companies designing solutions for media delivery.
• Allegro DVTcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022Labwise was acquired by Allegro DVT in June 2022. Allegro DVT is the worldwide leader in video codec compliance streams. This acquisition extends Allegro DVT's Digital TV testing products and combines Labwise's expertise in digital TV device testing with Allegro DVT's video codec compliance testing capabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas operates a global network of consumer electronics and connectivity testing laboratories, addressing adjacent compliance testing demand to Labwise's digital TV conformance work.
• TÜV SÜD: TÜV SÜD is a large international testing and certification group with electronics and broadcast product testing capabilities that compete with Labwise's enterprise testing services.
• SGS: SGS is one of the world's largest testing and certification groups with electronics and connectivity laboratories that compete in adjacent compliance testing markets to Labwise's broadcast and TV device testing.
• Intertek: Intertek is a global TIC incumbent with electronics and wireless testing labs that overlap with Labwise's compliance and conformance testing service offering, though it serves a far broader product portfolio.
• DEKRA: DEKRA is a large global testing, inspection, and certification company with broadcast and electronics testing services, competing for the same enterprise testing budgets as Labwise but at vastly greater scale and breadth.

Direct peers

• Resillion: Resillion (formerly Eurofins Digital Testing) is one of the closest direct competitors to Labwise, offering DVB, ATSC, DTG, and HbbTV conformance testing services for broadcasters, operators, and device manufacturers across Europe and globally.
• Digital TV Group: DTG is the UK-based industry body that develops the Freeview and DTG test specifications and operates conformance testing programs for digital TV receivers, directly overlapping Labwise's DVB and test-suite activities.
• Interra Systems: Interra Systems provides video quality assurance, conformance, and monitoring tools for broadcast and OTT workflows, addressing similar testing and compliance use cases as Labwise's StreamWise suite for digital TV standards.

Emerging players

• Venera Technologies: Venera Technologies provides automated video/audio quality assurance and conformance tools for broadcast and OTT workflows, an emerging niche player in the same media testing category as Labwise.

Others

• Allegro DVT: Allegro DVT is the parent company of Labwise and the worldwide leader in video codec compliance streams. While not a competitor, it shapes Labwise's product direction and shares adjacent compliance-stream expertise used by many of the same customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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