RDK celebrated a major milestone at this year’s IBC, with more than 200 million devices now shipped globally, alongside the launch of its latest video software release, RDK 7.
Speaking in a Broadband TV News video interview, Jason Briggs, president and general manager of RDK, said the open-source software platform continues to gain traction with operators worldwide, spanning North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
“RDK standardises a lot of the core functions on broadband routers, gateways, and video streaming devices – from Wi-Fi stacks to video players – making it easier to build and scale services across devices and geographies,” Briggs explained. “It’s really an enabling layer for operators to innovate on top of.”
The RDK community has also grown to more than 700 members, encompassing operators and technology partners contributing to and deploying the software.
The newly announced RDK 7 focuses on modularity, splitting the platform into hardware, middleware, and application layers. According to Briggs, this architecture allows teams to work in parallel, accelerating innovation and enabling faster service rollouts. “While the improvements are under the hood, they’re powerful in how they let operators innovate more quickly and efficiently,” he said.
One of the most significant announcements comes from Vodafone, which is adopting RDK-B for its next-generation Wi-Fi 7 broadband gateways across multiple access technologies, including fibre, DOCSIS, DSL, and fixed wireless. Briggs described Vodafone’s move as a milestone: “They’re one of the first in the world to deploy RDK-B on Wi-Fi 7 gateways, and importantly, they’re contributing innovation back into the stack that benefits the whole RDK community.”
For companies not yet involved, Briggs extended an open invitation: “If you want to be number 701, you can join at rdkcentral.com. We have events, working groups, webinars, and training to get engaged and contribute to the success of the platform.”
