What dspnor as does

dspnor AS is a Bergen, Norway-based, employee-owned specialist in radar signal processing and distribution, founded in 2003 (company-registration materials give 2010 as a related milestone). The company designs and manufactures hardware and software products that interface legacy and modern radar transceivers to digital networks, with a portfolio centered on the ScanView Framework platform. Core products include ScanStreamer (analog radar to LAN/Asterix CAT-240 converter), DeStreamer (LAN to legacy analog converter), ScanServer (Multiple Hypothesis Tracker with a Machine Learning-assisted Small Target Tracker), ScanFaker and ScanFaker DRS II (radar display stimulator and networked simulator), ScanMixer III (multi-radar video merger), RSCC/PRIB (radar signal conversion cabinet and programmable interface board), Dronnur 2D (drone detection radar), and an Azimuth Synchro Converter. The platform integrates with radar systems from most major manufacturers (Furuno, JRC, SAAB, Hensoldt, Raytheon, Terma, Wartsila/SAM, Sperry, Anschütz, Alphatron, Koden, Navico, Raymarine, Consilium, Thales, Tokyo Keiki, GEM, Swiss Radar, Sea Hawk, and others), converting between proprietary analog, networked digital, and standard protocols including Asterix CAT-240, NMEA, AIS, ADS-B, and IFF.

dspnor serves global system integrators and defense/maritime OEMs rather than end customers directly, generating revenue from hardware sales (ScanStreamer, DeStreamer, ScanFaker, RSCC, Dronnur 2D, including OEM production runs), software licensing of ScanView Framework modules (with annual maintenance subscriptions), development kits sold under NDA, and custom design and consulting services that the company describes as strategically important for maintaining technical currency. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with a free ScanView Asterix Client available to drive adoption. Approximately 90% of revenue is exported, distributed via direct sales from headquarters plus three regional channel partners: QPI/Valkyrie Group in the USA, Aeromarine S.A. in Spain (maritime only), and TPP Operation Co Ltd in Thailand, with Antos added in South Korea. The company participates in major defense exhibitions (Eurosatory, Sea Air Space, Euronaval, DSEI, Navdex/IDEX, FSi) annually.

The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification, and products are qualified to EN/IEC60945 (maritime environmental and EMC), MIL-STD-461 (Surface Ships), and MIL-S-901 (shock), with the ScanView Framework in type approval for a customer bridge system. With approximately 8 employees and no external institutional funding, dspnor has built an installed base of 1000+ ScanStreamer systems and 500+ ScanServer installations worldwide, including supplying what may be the world's largest integrated radar network (100+ radars for a single customer).

Name

dspnor as

Legal name

dspnor AS

Website

https://dspnor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

dspnor AS is a Bergen, Norway-based, employee-owned specialist in radar signal processing and distribution, supplying hardware and software (ScanStreamer, DeStreamer, ScanServer, ScanFaker, Dronnur 2D) to global maritime, defense, and security system integrators, with ~90% export share.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergen

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Products: Sale of radar signal processing hardware including ScanStreamer, DeStreamer, ScanFaker, RSCC, and related products. Several products are in OEM production.
2. Software Licenses: Software licensing for ScanView Framework modules including ScanServer, ScanView displays, and protocol converters. Annual maintenance subscriptions available.
3. Development Kits: Well documented development kits available under NDA for integration purposes.
4. Custom Design and Consulting Services: Custom design and consulting is an important part of their business model, allowing them to keep skills and agility up to speed. Services include custom design of high speed electronics, microwave electronics, marine electronics, and system design support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

dspnor AS designs, develops and manufactures hardware and software for radar signal processing and distribution, including analog radar to LAN converters, LAN to analog converters, radar display stimulators, networked radar simulators, radar processor and tracker servers, multi-radar video mergers, synchro/signal converter cabinets, and a dedicated drone-detection radar. Products are sold exclusively to system integrators, OEMs and similar technical entities serving maritime, naval/defense, air surveillance, security and training markets.

Product overview

dspnor AS is a Norwegian radar signal processing and distribution company offering a modular product portfolio centered on the ScanView Framework platform. The core product lines include: ScanStreamer (analog radar to LAN/Ethernet converter outputting Asterix CAT-240), DeStreamer (LAN to analog converter for legacy systems), ScanFaker (radar display stimulator board and networked simulator DRS II), ScanServer (radar processor and Multiple Hypothesis Tracker including Small Target Tracker), and ScanMixer III (multi-radar video merger). The RSCC (Radar Signal Converter Cabinet) with PRIB (Programmable Radar Interface Board) handles analog signal conversion and distribution. Supporting modules include ScanView Asterix Client (free), ScanView Client/Webserver, Surveillance Display, Video Mosaic Server, Track Fusion Server, Protocol Converter, SoftFaker, and Azimuth Synchro Converter. The Dronnur 2D is a dedicated drone detection radar. Notable certifications include EN60945, MIL-STD-461, MIL-S-901, and ISO 9001:2015. The company serves global customers with approximately 90% export share, focusing on system integrators in maritime, defense, and surveillance sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DRONNUR: Dronnur 2D Drone Detection Radar - low SWaP Area Surveillance Radar for detecting drones, aircraft, vehicles, and surface activity
• ScanView Framework
• ScanStreamer
• DeStreamer
• ScanFaker
• ScanServer

Products and services

• Dronnur 2D Drone Detection Radar Low SWaP area surveillance radar engineered to detect and track low, slow, small targets including drones, low-flying aircraft, vehicles and surface activity. Uses a programmable modulated/continuous wave Doppler design with embedded processor and MH tracker, suitable for land, maritime and security integrators.
• ScanStreamer - Analog Radar to LAN Converter & Processor Connects to any analog/legacy radar transceiver and produces a high-resolution Asterix CAT-240 network stream while optionally controlling the transceiver. Performs interference rejection, rain/seaclutter filtering, CFAR, AGC and optional radar video compression. MTBF exceeded 23 million hours (2018 figure). Sold to OEMs and system integrators.
• DeStreamer - LAN (Asterix / Proprietary) to Analog/Legacy Format Converter Enables LAN-only or modern digital radar transceivers to connect to legacy analog systems, translating network data formats (SAAB AMB, Kelvin Hughes, SAM/Wartsila, Terma, etc.) into generic analog format. MK II is certified to MIL-STD-461 (Surface Ships).
• ScanFaker Radar Display Stimulator Board Mimics behavior of any analog radar transceiver to enable system integrators to reuse existing radar simulation software when interfacing to new products. Supports multiple protocols via RS422, CAN bus and similar interfaces; generates video pulses as short as 10 ns.
• ScanFaker DRS II - Networked Radar Simulator Network-enabled standalone radar simulation component within the ScanView Framework. Supports propagation analysis across multiple parameters and multi-radar correlation for training and testing. Licensed via SDK with annual maintenance.
• ScanServer - Radar Processor & Tracker (incl. Small Target Tracker) All-weather track extractor and Multiple Hypothesis Tracker for coastal surveillance, with image processing assisted by machine learning. Handles 20,000+ targets per second with more than 500 installations worldwide; Small Target Tracker variant detects swimmers, mines, periscopes, drift ice, etc.
• ScanView Radar Processing Framework Collection of cross-platform 64-bit modules for display, processing and distribution of any radar video/target data on Windows and Linux (x86 and ARM). Modules include ScanServer trackers, simulators, fusion/merging processors and protocol converters. Modules can be licensed individually or as a platform.
• ScanMixer III Merges two independent radar sensors (optionally different types) into one picture, preventing loss of tracking in blind sectors and correcting parallax errors in real time to 3-meter resolution. Outputs generic or manufacturer-specific analog video.
• Azimuth Synchro Converter Converts between proprietary formats, standard TTL/12V pulses, Synchro and Resolver signals. Typically used for interfacing navigational radar systems to AEGIS or similar combat systems. MIL-S-20708 compliant, dual optically isolated inputs for redundant gyro info.
• Radar Signal Converter Cabinet (RSCC) 19-inch rack or wall-mount cabinet that accepts signals from virtually any radar or sensor and converts/distributes them in multiple formats, built around a Programmable Radar Interface Board (PRIB). EN60945 compliant with imitated MIL-S-901 shock testing for hardmount on military vessels.
• SoftFaker Radar Display Simulation Server Network-based radar display simulation server following LAN deployment trends. Hides radar manufacturer control protocol complexity, offering the same API as ScanFaker boards. Runs as a service on Linux and Windows.
• Custom Design and Consulting Services Custom design of high-speed electronics, microwave electronics, marine electronics, and system design support for defense and maritime customers. Described as an important part of dspnor's business model, used to keep engineering skills current.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 93% bandwidth reduction with radar video compression while maintaining high quality
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration28 records

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OEM Customer (unnamed)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 April 2020New OEM agreement for ScanStreamer Radar to LAN Processor including delivery of about 200 pcs over next couple of years. Agreement includes custom firmware development to support customer's existing proprietary protocols.
• QPI (Quality Performance Inc)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 September 2019QPI is a subsidiary of Valkyrie Enterprise and is well established within the Naval Industry. Operating out of Fredericksburg, Virginia with offices, labs and storage. dspnor conducts training sessions with QPI to introduce their product portfolio in the USA market. QPI also partners with dspnor at Sea Air Space exhibition.
• AntoscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 March 2017Distributor in South Korea representing dspnor's full product line in their area.
• Prem Group Engineering (TPP Operation Co Ltd)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 May 2016Distributor in Thailand representing dspnor's full product line.
• Aeromarine S.A.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2014Authorized distributor for Spain covering Maritime Solutions only.
• Valkyrie/QPIminorGTM or Marketing Partnerdspnor exhibits together with Valkyrie/QPI partners at Sea Air Space Exhibition. Booth #3102 (2024) and #2923 (2026) in Maryland hall at Gaylord Convention Center.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SAAB: SAAB manufactures naval radar (AMB, CEROS 200) and integrated combat systems where dspnor supplies custom conversion products. As a peer, SAAB competes in naval radar/signal processing but also acts as a customer/integrator of dspnor's protocol conversion and tracking technology.
• Japan Radio Co. (JRC): JRC manufactures marine radar (JMA series) and integrated bridge systems. dspnor's ScanStreamer supports the JMA product range and offers ScanFaker emulation for JRC transceivers, putting JRC in direct competition for marine radar interfacing and ECDIS overlay deployments.
• Terma: Terma produces naval radar and sensor systems including Scanter and proprietary parallel-digital interfaces. dspnor's DeStreamer add-on supports Terma parallel digital, and ScanView products handle Terma protocol V2.2 and Asterix CAT-240, positioning them as a direct peer in naval radar signal processing and distribution.
• Furuno: Furuno is a global leader in commercial maritime radar (FAR-2xxx, FAR-2228-NXT) with extensive solid-state transceiver deployments. dspnor's ScanStreamer, DeStreamer, and ScanView modules integrate Furuno across the product line, making Furuno a directly comparable marine radar interface and processing peer.
• Sperry Marine (Northrop Grumman): Sperry Marine manufactures VisionMaster and BridgeMaster navigation radars and integrated bridge systems for commercial and naval markets. dspnor's DeStreamer is delivered to customers specifically to convert LAN data to Sperry VisionMaster analog — direct product overlap in legacy bridge modernization.
• Consilium (Selesmar): Consilium (acquired by MacGregor, with Selesmar heritage) produces marine radars (RTM, SRT, Selux, VTS Radars) used in commercial shipping and VTS. dspnor's ScanStreamer explicitly supports Consilium/Selesmar transceivers, positioning it as a peer in marine/VTS radar interfacing.
• Wärtsilä (SAM Electronics / STN Atlas): Wärtsilä's SAM/STN Atlas NACOS Platinum is an integrated bridge and naval combat system. dspnor products (ScanStreamer, DeStreamer, ScanView Protocol Converter) all handle SAM/Wärtsilä Platinum protocol, making this a direct peer in naval and commercial radar interfacing.
• Raytheon Anschütz: Raytheon Anschütz (Nautoscan, VisionMaster) is a primary competitor in commercial and naval bridge radar systems and ECDIS overlays. dspnor lists multiple Anschütz/Nautoscan integration points across ScanStreamer and DeStreamer, indicating direct product-level overlap in shipboard radar interfacing.
• Hensoldt (Kelvin Hughes): Hensoldt's Kelvin Hughes division is a leading naval radar and surveillance systems manufacturer that produces both analog and digital (Asterix) radars and integrates similar conversion/processing functionality. dspnor's ScanStreamer, DeStreamer, and ScanView products explicitly support Kelvin Hughes transceivers, making them direct peers in naval radar interfaces and coastal surveillance.

Emerging players

• Navico (Simrad / Lowrance / B&G): Navico's leisure/light-commercial marine radar brands (Halo, 3G/4G) overlap partially with dspnor's ScanView Client and SoftFaker Server integrations. While primarily a leisure radar OEM, Navico is a relevant peer for dspnor's bridge display and protocol-conversion capability in smaller-vessel and simulator markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

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Investors

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