DTH Service software

Direct-to-home satellite television is sold through distributors and dealers: a new connection with its set-top box and dish, a monthly channel pack that renews, and recharges and add-ons in between. Operators and their master distributors pay the dealer who sold the connection, the distributor above them and, in many markets, the subscriber who refers a neighbour. DTH service software is Daani's MLM software configured for that business: connections as one-time orders, packs as recurring subscriptions, recharges as small frequent transactions and a compensation plan that pays the distributor network on all three. It is one of the industry configurations of the software that more than 100 network marketing companies in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and other countries run on. This page explains what a DTH distributor network sells, what the software does with it, the plans that fit, the path from a new connection to the payout and the cost.

What a DTH distributor network sells

• New connections. The set-top box, the dish and the installation, as a one-time order with the hardware serial number recorded against the subscriber and the dealer.
• Channel packs. Base packs and add-on packs that renew monthly; each renewal is a recurring order credited to the dealer who sold the connection through the repurchase module, which is why the industries page describes DTH as subscriptions with recurring commissions.
• Recharges and top-ups. Prepaid recharges, pay-per-view and upgrades, small and frequent, handled like the transactions of the mobile recharge configuration, with e-pins or balance-based recharge where the operator works that way.
• Referrals. A subscriber who brings a neighbour earns a credit on their own pack; a subscriber who becomes a dealer earns the dealer commission.

What the software does for a DTH company

• Distributors, dealers and subscribers. A hierarchy of master distributors, distributors, dealers and agents in the genealogy, with subscribers attached to the dealer who connected them.
• Balance and e-pins. Dealers hold a prepaid balance or e-pins from which recharges are sold, topped up by bank transfer or card; the balance, the pins and the sales reconcile per dealer every day.
• Operator connection. Where the operator provides an API, activations, pack changes and recharges are passed through the integration module and confirmed back; where it does not, the dealer records the transaction and the operator's statement is imported and matched.
• Commissions. A commission on the connection, a smaller recurring commission on each pack renewal and a margin on recharges, by the commission module; overrides up the distributor hierarchy by the plan.
• Payouts. The payout run settles dealers and distributors by wallet or bank account, in the local currency, with statements per period.
• Subscriber records and renewals. Pack expiry dates, the next renewal, complaints and the last contact per subscriber in the CRM, with the tracking module showing the day's activations and recharges live.
• Mobile app. Dealers and field agents work from a phone: the mobile app records the connection, sells the recharge and shows the commission.

Plans that fit DTH

DTH networks are hierarchies of territories, so the usual plan is a generation or unilevel plan in which each level earns a defined percentage on the activations and renewals of the levels below, with ranks tied to the number of active subscribers. Operators that recruit subscribers as sellers add a referral bonus or a binary leg structure for them. Because the margin on a recharge is small and the margin on a connection is large, the MLM calculator is run per transaction type before the rates are set, and the plan pays different rates on connections, renewals and recharges.

From a new connection to the payout

1. A dealer records a new subscriber with the set-top box serial number and the chosen pack; the activation goes to the operator through the API or is confirmed from the operator's statement.
2. The connection commission is credited to the dealer and the overrides to the distributors above.
3. Each month the pack renews, by recharge or by standing payment; the renewal is credited and the recurring commission accrues.
4. At the end of the period the commission module pays the plan and the payout run transfers the money, with statements per dealer and distributor.
5. Reports show activations, renewals, churn and recharge volume by dealer, distributor, territory and pack.

Cost

The ready-made 4G package with the basic features costs $50 to $150 USD per month; the 5G and 6G packages, with the recurring orders, dealer balances, API connection, app and the other modules a DTH network needs, go up to $800 per month; hosting on the Daani server, updates and support for as long as you are our client are included. Customised software, for your operator's API and statement formats, is a one-time payment, 3,000 for the 5G package and 6,999 for the 6G, with discount offers of up to 70% from time to time. See the pricing page.

Frequently asked questions

Does the software activate the connection with the operator? Through the operator's API where one is provided; otherwise the dealer records it and the operator's statement is imported and matched to the subscriber and the dealer.

Can dealers sell recharges from a prepaid balance? Yes. Each dealer has a balance or e-pin stock, topped up by card or bank transfer, from which recharges are sold and reconciled daily.

Can the same network sell mobile recharges and other utilities? Yes. The mobile recharge configuration runs on the same base, with one dealer balance and one plan across services.

How do I see it? Request the free demo of the DTH service software and send us your packs, your commission schedule and your territory structure; the demo is set up with them and with a dealer's app. Companies that want the code on their own servers can read about the multi level marketing website source code.