Moving from a validated design to a working product is where engineering discipline matters most. Software needs to be built to a standard that holds up in production, not just in a demo. Hardware and software need to integrate cleanly. And the path from a single working unit to a product that can be deployed at scale needs to be clear from the outset.
We provide full end-to-end development services, from pure software builds through to complete hardware and software product development, and the complex system integrations that connect them.
Our teams work in an iterative, agile way, using SCRUM, Kanban, SAFe, and test-driven development, adapted to fit your existing processes or, where needed, replacing them with an approach proven across two decades of connected product delivery.
From proof of concept to a product ready to scale
A Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is the bridge between a validated proof of concept and an operational solution ready for the market. Rather than a stripped-down placeholder, a well-built MVP gives you a complete solution system map: the technology components required, how data flows between them, the security and encryption model, interoperability and rights-based access, and the user interfaces and experiences your product needs to deliver.
Built properly, an MVP is not a compromise. It is the fastest, lowest-risk route to a product you can put in front of real users, in real conditions, before committing to full-scale production.
Developing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) bridges the technological proof of concept to an operational solution that can be scaled to market. Our goal is to give you a solution system map with a clear understanding of the technology components required, the data flows, the security and encryption, the interoperability, rights-based access, the user interfaces and the experiences required.
We’re experienced software developers using the latest agile methods and take an iterative approach – all part of our End to End product development services.
Our development capability
We are flexible in how we engage: a complete product build, a specific component or module, a pure software development, a full hardware and software programme, or a complex system integration project. We can work within your existing CI/CD pipeline or implement a new process tailored to your situation, based on an in-house approach proven across two decades of delivery.
A scalable, operational single-unit solution
Minimum Viable Product
An MVP gives you a scalable, operational solution you can deploy in limited volume, validate with real users, and refine before committing to full production. It is the point at which your product moves from theoretical to real — and the quality of that first real version shapes how confidently you can scale it.
Small-volume deployment and limited production runs
Field trials with real users and real conditions
A/B testing of software functionality
Cost optimisation ahead of full-scale production
A clear technical roadmap to production volume
Robust compelling applications
Application development
We build applications across the platforms your product needs to reach, from embedded and constrained environments through to mobile and desktop. Whether your product needs a companion app, an embedded user interface, or a cross-platform application layer, we design and build it to integrate cleanly with the rest of your system.
Numerous embedded platforms
Android and iOS
Linux and Microsoft desktop environments
webOS, Tizen
Bringing your end-to-end system together
Software & Hardware integration
Integration is where many product programmes lose time and budget, often because it is treated as an afterthought rather than a planned discipline. We bring structured process and rigorous test automation to bringing your end-to-end system together, so integration risk is identified early rather than discovered late.
Process specification and integration planning
Test automation and scripting
Secure code repositories and version control
Issue management, tracking, and resolution
Test strategy and test plan development
Extensive experience in many technologies
Embedded programming and platform expertise
Our engineers bring deep, hands-on experience across the languages and platforms that connected product development actually requires, from low-level embedded C through to modern web and application frameworks.
C, C++, Qt
Linux, FreeRTOS, and bare-metal (no OS)
JavaScript, Python, Java
Node.js, REACT, Webkit
Scalable, secure services for intelligent devices
Cloud solutions
Most connected products need a cloud backend for device management, data ingestion, and service delivery at scale. We design and build cloud architectures on AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, with particular depth in data and video streaming, serverless applications, and microservices for connected device platforms.
AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure
Data and video streaming architecture
Serverless application design
Microservices for connected devices
AI and machine learning integration
Methodical approach to development requirements
How we work
Our development approach combines disciplined engineering practice with the flexibility to adapt to your existing tools and processes.
Agile delivery: SCRUM, Kanban, SAFe, and CI/CD, either within your existing pipeline or a proven in-house process tailored to your situation
Test-driven development: clear objectives, structured testing, and a fail-pass-evolve approach with full test automation built in from the start
Why Consult Red for development and MVP?
Many development partners can write code. Fewer can take a product from a validated concept through to a production-ready MVP while managing the hardware integration, security architecture, and systems complexity that connected products demand.
Our development teams have delivered software and hardware programmes across media, broadband, and industrial sectors for over 20 years, with solutions deployed in more than 100 million households worldwide.
We work across a deliberately broad set of embedded languages, platforms, and cloud environments, which means we can build to the architecture your product actually needs rather than steering you toward whatever stack we happen to know best.
Our development capability spans embedded systems, Edge AI, and device cybersecurity, giving you a single partner who can take a product from MVP to a fully secured, production-grade build.
What to expect
Initial scoping
We start with a conversation about your product, your existing codebase or architecture, your team’s processes, and what a successful MVP or development milestone looks like for you. There is no charge for this.
Development engagement
Engagement models vary by scope. Some clients bring us in to build a specific component or module within an existing programme; others engage us for full end-to-end development from validated design through to MVP. We work in agile sprints with regular demos and checkpoints, so progress is visible throughout rather than concentrated at the end.
MVP and beyond
At the end of an MVP engagement, you have a working, field-testable solution and a clear technical roadmap for scaling to full production volume. Many clients continue with us into production and scale once the MVP has been validated.
Our capability across connected product development
Hardware
Video and embedded vision, connectivity (wired, wireless, GSM, LPWA), power management and low-power devices.
Embedded software
Constrained devices, bare-metal through to embedded Linux, RTOS and embedded Android, security implementation.
Cloud platforms
Architecture, data and video streaming, serverless and microservices, AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, AI and machine learning.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between MVP development and full product development?
An MVP is a reduced-scope but fully operational version of your product, built to validate real-world performance and user response before you commit to full-scale production.
Full product development builds out every feature and capability of the final product.
Most successful connected product programmes use an MVP as a deliberate, lower-risk step between proof of concept and full development, since it surfaces real-world issues, such as performance under field conditions, that are difficult to predict in a lab.
What technologies and platforms do you develop for?
Our development capability spans embedded C and C++, Qt, Linux, FreeRTOS, and bare-metal environments, through to JavaScript, Python, Java, Node.js, React, and WebKit for application and web layers.
On the platform side, we work across numerous embedded platforms, Android, iOS, Linux and Windows desktop, webOS, and Tizen.
We also build cloud backends on AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. This breadth means we select the right technology for your product rather than defaulting to a single familiar stack.
Can you work within our existing development process and tools?
Yes. We regularly integrate into a client’s existing CI/CD pipeline, ticketing system, and agile process, working as an extension of an existing team.
Where a client does not have an established process or wants to introduce more structure, we can implement an approach proven across two decades of connected product delivery, including SCRUM, Kanban, SAFe, and test-driven development.
Do you provide pure software development, or only full hardware and software builds?
Both. We have extensive experience of pure software developments, complete hardware developments, sub-system developments, and full end-to-end product development, including complex system integrations between hardware and software components.
The right engagement model depends on what you already have in place and what you need built.
How long does an MVP development engagement typically take?
This depends heavily on the product’s complexity and the amount of groundwork already in place, such as a completed proof of concept or a validated architecture.
As a general guide, a focused MVP engagement for a moderately complex connected product typically lasts two to four months.
More complex hardware-software integrations or products requiring extensive field-trial periods take longer. We agree on scope and an estimated timeline during initial scoping.
What happens after the MVP is built?
A successful MVP gives you a validated, field-tested solution and a clear technical roadmap for scaling.
Most clients move from MVP into a production and scale engagement, where the focus shifts to design for manufacture, supply chain, cost optimisation at volume, and quality processes for mass production.
Some clients also revisit compliance and risk at this stage, particularly if the MVP surfaced new regulatory considerations.
Can you take over or extend development on a product that another team has already started?
Yes. We regularly join programmes mid-flight, whether to add capacity, bring specific platform expertise, or take over a stalled development effort.
We typically begin with a technical review of the existing codebase and architecture to understand what is in place before agreeing the scope of our involvement.
Ready to build your MVP or take development further?
Whether you need a full development team or specific expertise to extend your own, we can help you build a product that is genuinely ready to scale.
