Nautel, a privately owned company headquartered in Canada, was founded in 1969 and employs approximately 150 individuals. The company reported $40.0M in revenue as of 2024, functioning as a tier 2 media tech buyer. Nautel specializes in connectivity infrastructure, designing, manufacturing, and supporting high power Radio Frequency (RF) products for AM and FM radio broadcast, navigation, sonar, and industrial applications.
On April 24, 2026, Nautel hosted its annual NAB Radio Technology Forum at the NAB Show, where it displayed new equipment and featured industry experts discussing "Where Technology Meets Revenue; Helping your Station Prosper." Speakers included Senior Xperi VP Joe D’Angelo, NAB VP of Advanced Engineering David Layer, and Quu CEO Steve Newberry. Earlier, on April 22, Nautel debuted a new software-based air chain product at the 2026 NAB Show, intended for FM General Managers considering HD Radio operations. This followed the company's April 13 expansion of its NX AM transmitter line, introducing the NX1, a 1 kW model, and the NX2.5, a 2.5 kW transmitter, both unveiled at the NAB Show. These new transmitters bring Nautel's advanced AM modulation and digital transmission capabilities to lower power levels.
Nautel offers 3 products in the media tech industry. Nautel's product portfolio comprises of connectivity infrastructure.
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Nautel's revenues were less than $50M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Nautel's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is analogue radio transmitters. For full access to Nautel's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Nautel's customers primarily consist of broadcast Media Production and Distribution and broadcast television and radio companies. Examples of Nautel's customers include Ideastream Public Media and KYUK Public Media.
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