RDK: Worldwide Deployments Up 62% Year-on-Year Digital TV Europe – March 20, 2018 RDK Management claims that video and broadband service providers have now deployed more than 40 million devices running the RDK software worldwide. Announcing the update at the Connected TV World Summit in London this morning, RDK Management said the deployment figure is … Read more
RDK Adoption Surges Globally? Broadband TV News – March 20, 2018 More than 40 million devices running RDK (Reference Design Kit) deployed by operators worldwide, the RDK Management announced at the 2018 Connected TV World Summit in London. “With more than 40 million RDK-based set-top boxes and broadband gateways deployed globally, it’s clear that service … Read more
ADB Wins New Project With Melita Broadband TV News, November 16, 2017 Malta’s operator Melita has chosen ADB to implement the commercial launch of its new TV service. This new customer relationship aims to quickly deploy a variety of new RDK based services which will enhance Melita’s offering to its customer base. Melita uses the … Read more
SmartLabs to supply UHD boxes to US Broadband TV News – October 24, 2017 SmartLabs is to supply the US-based company Innovative Systems with state-of-the-art SML-5112W set-top boxes with RDK support. According to SmartLabs, the first contract involves the supply of Innovative Systems branded devices, with a key focus having been high quality wireless video … Read more
RDK Rides the Adoption Wave Multichannel – October 18, 2017 After starting out as a video-centric platform, the Reference Design Kit (RDK) has branched off to support broadband gateways as well. The RDK, a preintegrated software platform for IP-connected set-tops and gateways managed by Comcast, Liberty Global and Charter Communications, has been ramping its adoption … Read more
Video Delivery Drove Comcast Toward Virtualization? SDxCentral – September 26, 2017 Comcast first dipped its corporate toe into the ocean of network virtualization back in 2009 because it wanted to bring a better experience to its video subscribers. That led to the creation of its X1 platform, which delivers cloud-based IP video to subscribers on … Read more
Espial delivers valuable CAS contributions to RDK community Advanced Television – September 19, 2017 Transforming the viewing experience worldwide, Espial has recently contributed important Conditional Access System (CAS) integration and certification software to the RDK community. Espial has leveraged its expertise and insights as the first company to certify and commercially deploy RDK-V version 2 … Read more
RDK Management is an open source consortium that manages the Reference Design Kit (RDK). RDK is an open source software platform for the connected home that standardizes core functions used in broadband devices, set-top boxes, and IoT. It enables operators to manage their devices; control their business models; and customize their apps, UIs and data analytics to improve the customer experience and drive business results. The RDK community is comprised of more than 600 companies including: CPE manufacturers, SoC vendors, software developers, system integrators, and service providers. For more information on the tools, training, and events provided by RDK Management, please visit: www.rdkcentral.com.