Connected Product Evolution
Expertise to develop your next-gen smart product
Do you need to develop a more capable, more connected, or more intelligent version of your current device?
We help product companies evolve with confidence and without the overhead of building and managing internal engineering teams.
Bring smarter products to market, faster
Whether your goal is to move from microcontroller to Linux, enable cloud connectivity, or introduce Edge AI for the first time, we support your team with expert guidance, technical delivery, and flexible engagement.
We work with manufacturers and service providers who are:
- Ready to develop a new smart product or update an existing one
- Looking to add cloud, connectivity, or AI capability
- Keen to innovate faster than the competition
- In need of specialist embedded expertise to de-risk delivery
- Lacking internal capacity or skills to manage complex developments
How we help
Deliver your new product with enhanced capabilities. We get you to market quickly and reliably.
Support across the entire dev lifecycle
From ideation and concept review to proof of concept, deployment, and post-launch support.
Full stack capability, chip to cloud
Including firmware, drivers, operating systems, connectivity, cloud APIs, UI frameworks, and cloud integration.
Flexible to match your tech roadmap
From dependable technologies to cutting-edge innovation, from low-power microcontrollers to edge-AI platforms.
Flexible engagement models
From augmentation to fully managed service, with options for time and materials, fixed price, IP transfer, or licensed accelerators.
Our capabilities
We handle the complex stuff so you don’t have to. Our capabilities include:
Hardware
⋅ SBC selection & advice
⋅ PCB design, layout & compliance
⋅ Hardware validation & bring-up
⋅ Interface board design
⋅ Firmware & bootloaders
Software
⋅ Porting software to new hardware
⋅ Driver development
⋅ Middleware & app logic
⋅ UI development (touchscreen, app, web)
⋅ Open source compliance
Infrastructure, Cloud & AI
⋅ CI/CD, test automation, DevOps
⋅ Secure OTA updates & rollout
⋅ Remote monitoring & dashboards
⋅ Cloud integration (Azure, AWS, GCP)
⋅ Edge AI for privacy & performance
Why customers choose us
Over 20 years of proven embedded systems experience, trusted by leading industrial brands
Full solution responsibility – we take ownership of problems across the entire stack
Seamless third-party management to simplify complex, multi-vendor projects
Near-shore teams for responsive, flexible support you can count on
Flexible delivery, tailored to fit each customer, product and project
Ready to develop your next smart device?
Whether you need cloud connectivity, edge intelligence, or a completely new platform, we’re here to help. Please enter your details to request a free consultation.
Some of our work
Case Studies
Smart demand vehicle charging solution
Consult Red were engaged to develop a cloud-controlled vehicle-to-grid (V2G) power management solution to complement renewable generation and meet grid system demand needs.
Case Studies
A connected e-cigarette device
We were approached by a leading vaping product manufacturer who wanted to turn their existing e-cigarette product into a connected device, adding secure data collection […]
Case Studies
Development of a video and health data platform
Consult Red supported the development of new health and social care service communications technology. The service was a system integration of hardware, software, cloud platform, broadband […]