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Set-Top Box (STB)

Set-Top Box Software & Hardware Design

The Promwad Electronics Design House develops set-top boxes for hybrid, cable, terrestrial and satellite digital broadcasting. We help our customers to create new products for their business: Set-top box or STB devices and software for DVB, OTT and IPTV solutions.

We take responsibility for all the engineering issues of STB development including industrial and electronics design, middleware and special apps. The result of our work is a ready-made device or application for the world or local market that can be used by millions of people.

Our services

Set-top boxes development at Promwad includes:

Our engineers can also offer platform development. We create new devices based on ready-made hardware and software solutions, reducing our customer's expenses and time-to-market. Read more about Promwad DTV development services.

Promwad STB software development

Robust development process in Video Delivery & DTV projects

Problem

The digital TV area is one of the most dynamic: competencies are getting outdated, technologies are developing quickly. That is why the industry seeks narrow expertise and  developers with versatile qualifications.

Benefits

We form and dedicate our expert teams to targeted tasks as soon as the clients need that. That measure saves 30-50% of the costs. The average volume of these activities can result in 2000-3000 hours. Clients save around $20 000-30 000 on average.

Our solution

 Education

At least 15% of the working time all our developers spend on training and professional growth without exception.

 Expertise

Due to our business model's specific nature, we continuously face tasks and challenges from different technological areas. That has allowed us to accumulate in-depth experience, which we are always ready to share with our clients and partners.

 Knowledge

Working with us, clients get access not only to the core team but also to the knowledge base accumulated by Promwad over the years.

Why should you trust us?

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Satisfied customers

Our first project was finished more than ten years ago, in 2008. We have helped a number of major European companies to transition their viewers from analogue to digital broadcasting. Since then, we have successfully created dozens of new devices and applications and become the leaders in STB development. So, the first reason to trust us is our experience and good references.

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Close partnership with vendors

The second reason is our partners. To become the first, you need to work with the best! And we’ve done it partnering with top chip vendors, so that’s how we get the optimal electronic components for your set-top boxes and receive priority tech support.

We build effective relations with technological vendors

Problem

Vendors seek support and engineers on the local market. Besides, they struggle while promoting their products and accepting adequate feedback; hence, it is challenging to eliminate bugs and deliver high-quality SDKs.

Benefits

Through a comprehensive approach and a well-established development & management process, we can reduce time and labor costs on projects that require vendors' solutions integration by 7-12% of the market average. With an average volume of $500 000-700 000, this 7% can save customers $50 000 and more.

Our solution

 Experience

We integrate various vendors' solutions into our customers' products, so we often see bottlenecks or undetected benefits that add value to our interaction with vendors.

 Support

Not being a manufacturer, but rather a user or even a consumer, we can form real and honest feedback on performance, usability, and quality of this or that solution.

Why Promwad

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Quality

Our engineers integrate a rich set of functions into your STB providing the highest quality of experience for your customers

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Flexibility

It's up to you to choose any single detail of your solution. We suggest only the best ways to deliver, analyze, and monetize your STB platforms

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Safety

The protection of the platforms' content and STBs is our priority. We implement the latest standards and features into your solutions

Our tech stack

DTV technologies

Broadcast: DVB-T/T2/C/S/S2, ATSC (1.0–3.0), ARIB
Broadband: IPTV & OTT, Multicast/HLS/MPEG-DASH
HbbTV/OIPF, CAS/DRM, TR-069/135/181

Software Platforms

Linux kernel, U-Boot bootloader, SecureOS, Secure Boot, TrustZone, TEE, OP-TEE, Qt, Chromium, Gstreamer, FFMPEGAOSP, Android TV
AMLogic SDK, Broadcom Nexus SDK, MStar Linux SDK, Realtek Android SDK

Сodecs

MPEG-2, H.264, 4K HEVC (H.265), LPCM, ACS, AAC, HE-AAC, DTS + VVC, XVC, AV1, MIPI, Camera Link

DTV interfaces

I2C, SPI, RS-232/UART, DMA, NAND, USB, SATA, PCI, Ethernet, WiFi, 3G, HDMI, CVBS, Analog Stereo audio, Digital S/PDIF, HDMI IN with HDCP, CI, CI+

Vendors

Amlogic, Broadcom, MStar, Realtek, Telechips, Silicon Labs, MaxLinear

CAS & DRM

Google Widevine, Microsoft PlayReady, Verimatrix Ultra, NAGRA, CISCO

Multimedia interfaces

Ethernet, Bluetooth, WiFi, USB, MMC

Promwad DTV / STB competence center

Promwad has formed a professional team – the DTV / STB competence center – with more than 20 engineers specializing in set-top boxes design and embedded software development.

Today we create modern, professional and high-quality products with unique design and powerful software. Last year, the total amount of the produced devices created at Promwad exceeded 3 million, most of which were STBs. So if you are looking for a simple solution based on expertise and backed by experience, we are ready to help you!

To back our words with facts, let us demonstrate you our portfolio.

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Igor Rumyantsev

"In just 4 months after the start of development, a working prototype was ready, and after 10 months we reached production volumes of tens of thousands of products. Today, our IPTV set-top box is available for sale and competes on an equal footing with Aminet and Motorola."

— Igor Rumyantsev, Technical director at SmartLabs 

Do you need a quote for your engineering project for the DTV & broadcasting industry?

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