RDK and its role in the transformation to a data-driven video product organization In the not so distant past, it took a pay-TV operator up to 36 months to build a new platform and several years to roll it out completely to millions of homes. New entrants to digital video including Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and … Read more
Metrological and Technicolor Speed Delivery of Integrated OTT and IP Experiences with New Browser Architecture for STBs Earlier this month, Technicolor and Metrological, both members of the RDK Community, announced a joint solution to help operators accelerate the deployment of innovative OTT services. Under the agreement, Technicolor is adopting Metrological’s Application Platform along with Web-Platform … Read more
Hitron Launches Hitron Labs, a Fun, Clever Video Campaign for Their “Unleash Your Wi-Fi” Solution Hitron Technologies Inc., the fastest-growing DOCSIS customer premise equipment (CPE) manufacturer in North America, announced the release of a fun, clever and engaging video campaign to educate operators, as well as their subscribers, on the company’s world-class turn-key whole-home Wi-Fi … Read more
Cognizant Leverages RDK-B for Home Automation Platform Every home will be connected. The increasing ‘smart home’ demand spurred Cognizant to develop an inexpensive, open-sourced solution to home automation control by combining our home automation and IoT expertise with the flexibility of the RDK-B platform. The solution demo uses an RDK-B enabled Raspberry Pi device running … Read more
Integrated TV Viewing Experiences: Seamlessly Onboard Apps and Premium OTT Services The TV has become a smart platform that can deliver any and all content that consumer’s desire, including apps, OTT content and live streaming content from around the world. As such, today’s operators face increasing complexity as they seek to deliver TV services, OTT … Read more
The Ultimate Wireless Connected Home, Delivered on RDK-B The days of closed, proprietary architectures are in the past. RDK’s market velocity and impact is increasing, magnified by continued expansion of capabilities, for example, RDK-B. Adoption by global operators and vendors drives wider support for new services and device types. RDK offers a unified platform fit … 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.