Spatiam Corporation

What Spatiam Corporation does

Spatiam Corporation is a privately held American company founded in 2020 in Allen, United States, that builds a commercial Delay and Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN) platform for space communications. The company targets space agencies (NASA, ESA, JAXA), commercial space operators (e.g., Axiom Space), space network operators, and disaster response organizations with networking infrastructure designed to handle the long signal delays, intermittent connectivity, and frequent disruptions inherent to interplanetary and cislunar communications. Its core product, the SPATIAM DTN Platform, is built on Bundle Protocol version 7 (BPv7) and comprises three components: a DTN Manager for network overlay configuration and contact plan scheduling, DTN Instance managed endpoints that deploy store-and-forward capabilities in the cloud or on embedded devices, and a DTN CLI for low-level operations. The platform's distinguishing technical feature is multi-implementation interoperability, demonstrated between NASA/JPL ION, NASA HDTN, and D3TN µD3TN during ESA OPS-SAT satellite experiments and an ongoing ISS National Laboratory technology demonstration aboard the International Space Station.

The company generates revenue through DTN platform licensing (described as subscription/recurring), professional services for implementation and integration, and managed network services including contact plan management and multi-administration support. Its go-to-market is sales-led and depends on winning competitive government contracts such as ISS National Lab Research Announcements, forming strategic partnerships with space agencies and commercial space companies, and building credibility through technology demonstrations (NASA's first DTN Industry Day, ESA OPS-SAT experiments) and thought-leadership content (17+ technical blog posts, a quarterly newsletter called The Bundle, and contributions to the IPNSIG Newsletter and LunaNet specification development). Spatiam has secured one major government award to date—the 2023 ISS National Lab Research Announcement 2023-7—and operates with a small core team of four identified members. Additional product initiatives include the Avocado Phone telephony-to-DTN prototype and a DTN-based emergency response network for disaster scenarios where terrestrial infrastructure is disrupted.

Name

Spatiam Corporation

Legal name

Spatiam Corporation

Website

https://spatiam.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Spatiam Corporation builds a commercial Delay and Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN) platform for space communications, offering multi-implementation Bundle Protocol interoperability to space agencies, commercial space operators, and disaster response organizations across LEO, lunar, and deep space missions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Space Communications Software

NAICS

Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Computer Communications Equipment (3576), Services-Telephone Interconnect Systems (7385)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Satellite Connectivity & Managed Services (VSAT, SD-WAN over Satcom) (HDAIAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Service Chaining & Multi-Domain Interconnect (Transport SDN, Segment Routing, Cross-Domain Orchestration) (HDAIAIAL), Data Center Interconnection (DCI) & Cross-Connects (HDABALAB)

Keywords

• Delay Tolerant Networking
• Space Communications Platform
• Interplanetary Internet
• Bundle Protocol Networking
• DTN Network Management

Headquarters

HQ city

Allen

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. DTN Platform Licensing: Commercial licensing of the Spatiam DTN Platform for space communications networks, supporting LEO, Moon, Mars, and deep space destinations. The platform is demonstrated on ISS and designed to comply with LunaNet specifications.
2. Professional Services: Implementation, integration, and operational support services for deploying DTN networks in space environments, working with partners such as Axiom Space for ISS demonstration.
3. Network Management Services: Managed DTN network services including contact plan management, network monitoring, and multi-administration support for space network overlays.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Spatiam Corporation develops and operates the SPATIAM DTN Platform, a Delay and Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN) solution based on Bundle Protocol version 7 (BPv7) for space communications. The platform enables store-and-forward data delivery across interplanetary distances and supports multi-implementation interoperability with NASA/JPL ION, NASA HDTN, and D3TN µD3TN. It includes a DTN Manager for network overlay configuration and contact plan scheduling, DTN Instances for managed endpoints deployable in cloud or embedded devices, and a DTN CLI for remote operations.

Product overview

Spatiam Corporation offers the SPATIAM DTN Platform, a unified Delay and Disruption Tolerant Networking solution for space communications. The platform comprises three core components: DTN Manager (network management application for deployment, configuration, operations, and contact plan scheduling), DTN Instance (managed endpoints with store-and-forward data capabilities deployable in cloud and on embedded devices), and DTN CLI (command line interface for remote operations control). The platform supports multi-implementation interoperability with NASA/JPL ION, NASA HDTN, and D3TN µD3TN. Additional offerings include the Avocado Phone prototype for telephone-to-DTN integration, a Contact Plan API for automation, an ISS Technology Demonstration project, and a DTN-based Emergency Response Network for disaster management scenarios.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SPATIAM DTN Platform A comprehensive Delay and Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN) platform for space communications, enabling network overlays between agencies and commercial nodes. Powers interplanetary internetworking with store-and-forward capabilities, contact plan scheduling, and multi-implementation Bundle Protocol support for LEO, Moon, Mars, and deep space destinations.
• Avocado Phone A Telephony Delay Tolerant Network System prototype that enables telephone network users (more than 6 billion mobile and fixed users) to communicate via DTN with remote users at interplanetary distances. Includes a Telephone-to-DTN Connector and Avocado Phone Instance, using Contact Graph Routing (CGR) for path computation with E.164 telephone number support.
• Contact Plan API API enabling automation of contact plan management for network, cross support, inter-LNSP and mission operations across DTN deployments.
• DTN-based Emergency Response Network An experimental DTN-enabled emergency response communications network using data mules (rovers/drones) to enable connectivity in disaster scenarios when terrestrial networks are disrupted, providing connectivity for first responders in remote locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully demonstrated DTN interoperability between ION and μD3TN implementations on ESA OPS-SAT satellite, validating cloud service delivery via space.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ESA (European Space Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2021European Space Agency OPS-SAT satellite field experiment for testing DTN interoperability between NASA/JPL ION and D3TN μD3TN Bundle Protocol implementations. Spatiam participated in May 2021 experiments demonstrating cloud services (Google Cloud Vision API) via DTN through the OPS-SAT CubeSat.
• D3TN GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2021Collaboration with D3TN GmbH for OPS-SAT experiments testing interoperability between μD3TN (D3TN's BPv7 implementation) and NASA/JPL ION. D3TN manages cold-spot and hotspot nodes in the test network. Continued partnership for IPNSIG Pilot Projects Working Group DTN network with over 20 connected nodes.
• IPNSIG (InterPlanetary Networking Special Interest Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPNSIG Pilot Projects Working Group DTN Network initiative connecting members via DTN. Spatiam's DTN Manager serves as node database and configuration parameter generator for network participants. Collaboration on interoperability testing and network formation.
• Axiom SpacecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation partner for ISS Technology Demonstration of SPATIAM DTN Platform. Axiom Space provides operational support for installation, setup, and configuration of DTN network overlay on the ISS US National Laboratory. Part of ISS National Lab Research Announcement 2023-7 award.
• ISS National LaboratorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsorship and funding through ISS National Lab Research Announcement 2023-7 for Technology Demonstration of SPATIAM DTN Platform on International Space Station. US National Laboratory and CASIS sponsor the demonstration.
• IPNSIG Pilot Projects Working GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing project to connect IPNSIG members and form a DTN Network with over 20 nodes. Spatiam's DTN Manager acts as platform for node database and configuration automation.
• Scott C. Burleigh (JPL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical collaboration with Scott C. Burleigh from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory on ION implementation troubleshooting during OPS-SAT experiments. Burleigh helped identify and resolve TCP buffer truncation issues between ION and μD3TN.
• Arnoldo Ferrer / Isla Piñata MadridminorOthersCollaboration with piñata artist Arnoldo Ferrer from Isla Piñata Madrid to design technology demonstration patch for SPATIAM DTN Platform ISS demonstration. Described as celebrating Hispanic tradition of piñata.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Viasat: Large incumbent satellite communications operator serving government, aero, and enterprise customers. Comparable as an established managed satellite connectivity provider that could expand into LEO/cislunar services.
• Iridium Communications: Operator of a low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation providing global voice and data services. Comparable as an established LEO commercial communications network operator with overlapping enterprise and government customers.
• NASA Glenn Research Center (HDTN): Developer of High-rate Delay Tolerant Networking (HDTN), NASA’s high-performance Bundle Protocol implementation. Directly overlapping technology that Spatiam integrates with and competes against for space-mission deployments.
• NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (ION): Developer and maintainer of ION (Interplanetary Overlay Network), the reference Bundle Protocol implementation and predecessor of modern DTN stacks. Competes with Spatiam as a free, agency-supported alternative that target customers already use.
• SES S.A. Global satellite operator with O3b mPOWER and government-focused connectivity services. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering managed satellite connectivity and network services to space and government customers.

Direct peers

• D3TN GmbH: German startup that develops μD3TN, the leading open-source Bundle Protocol v7 implementation. Most directly comparable to Spatiam as both are commercial/independent BPv7 stack providers; Spatiam has an active co-development partnership with D3TN through IPNSIG and OPS-SAT.

Emerging players

• Atlas Space Operations: Commercial ground station network and satellite communications provider. Comparable as an alternative commercial layer in the space communications stack that mission operators may choose instead of, or alongside, a DTN management overlay.
• BridgeComm: Provider of optical and RF space communications services, including managed relay services. Comparable as an emerging commercial space communications provider addressing the same mission-operator pain points Spatiam targets.
• Quantum Space: Early-stage company building cislunar communications and transportation infrastructure. Comparable as a commercial cislunar infrastructure entrant targeting the same Artemis-era market Spatiam is positioned for.
• Kepler Communications: LEO satellite operator building a data-relay constellation for in-space communications. Comparable as a commercial player addressing the same emerging cislunar/LEO connectivity market with infrastructure assets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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