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Building a modular middleware to help deliver one of Europe’s most advanced payTV experiences

For a leading European media operator

Media RDK RDK-V

Challenge

Increasing complexity with multiple, ageing CPE variants – OEMs x SOCs.
Reduce Total Cost of Ownership by simplifying and standardizing firmware across OEMs.
Low agility in meeting new feature demand from consumers, low ARPU.
Improve Time to Market and Quality by deploying new features at scale.
Long lead times for support increasing support costs, and low consumer satisfaction.
Improve stability and enhance ease of maintenance upgrades across the CPE fleet.

Learnings

Have experts with a deep understanding of OEMs; migration takes significant effort, especially backporting and patches.
Invest in an automated test infrastructure early; vital for faster velocity.
Integrate distributed teams with a common backlog, align sprint cadence and co-ordinate dependencies proactively.

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