RDK is a privately owned company headquartered in the US. Founded in 2013, with approximately 30 employees, it reported $6.0M in revenue as of 2024, functioning as a tier 2 media tech buyer specializing in user experience and devices. The company's core offering, RDK, also known as Reference Design Kit, is a pre-integrated, open-source software distribution that provides a common framework for customer-premises equipment (CPE) such as set-top boxes, modem/routers, and other devices from communications service providers. This framework enables service providers to standardize certain elements of these devices, launch their own services, and customize applications and user experiences for video and broadband services.
RDK Management announced on September 4, 2025, that its open-source software has been shipped in over 200 million devices globally. This software powers customer-premises equipment for broadband and video service providers. Vodafone deployed RDK-B software as a centralized platform for home broadband devices and services across Europe. The deployment includes the launch of Wi-Fi 7 Fibre and DOCSIS CPEs, specifically Ultra Hub 7 routers with RDK-B software, in the UK and Germany, with a phased rollout planned across Europe. The company also announced this milestone ahead of IBC2025 and the 2025 RDK Global Summit.
RDK's customers primarily consist of telecoms companies. Examples of RDK's customers include Vodafone, Comcast Corporation and Charter Communications. RDK has commercial and technical partners like Wireless Broadband Alliance and EPAM Systems. RDK has suppliers like Dotscreen.
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