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March 28, 2025
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STiD135

  • March 28, 2025
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Hello Community.

I have been trying for months now to get info on the STiD135. I realize it's discontinued but WHY????

Did SAT>IP fail? 

The SAT>IP protocol, introduced in 2012, aimed to revolutionize satellite distribution by converting DVB-S/S2 signals into IP streams at the headend. Despite early support from chipset vendors such as MaxLinear, STMicroelectronics, and Panasonic, the technology never achieved commercial scale due to infrastructure immaturity and a premature focus on consumer markets.

 

In 2025, that landscape has shifted entirely. The infrastructure that SAT>IP required—PoE+, Wi-Fi 6/6E, NVMe, smart clients, and DC-first installations—is now widely available. Demand has emerged from commercial and off-grid sectors that legacy SAT>IP and OTT/IPTV platforms have failed to serve.

Please Discuss

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Peter BENSCH
Technical Moderator
March 28, 2025

Welcome @larrycruxton, to the community!

Your arguments are all correct, but the decision to withdraw from the satellite market was made many years ago. All resources were allocated to other areas, so that there is no longer anything available for it, nor were the devices still being produced.

I‘m very sorry not being able to give a more pleasant answer.

Regards
/Peter

Associate
March 28, 2025

@Peter BENSCH 

Hello Peter

I was hoping to catch your attention, I noticed you have answered this question a few times.

Can we talk on DM?

Peter BENSCH
Technical Moderator
March 28, 2025

What is the point if no further statement can be made and absolutely no information (data sheets, application notes, reference designs, etc) is available anymore?

Associate
March 28, 2025

I truly believe it`s time for the chip manufacturers to revisit this and I have found brick walls everywhere, so now I am trying TBH other avenues in. I have a ready to go development ready for this chip (or its future incarnation), R&D has already been done, but everyone seems to have given up on SAT>IP .