Set-Top Box (STB)
Set-Top Box Firmware, Software & Hardware Design
Our firmware set-top box (STB) design services include development for hybrid, cable, terrestrial, and satellite digital broadcasting. We help our clients create new products for their business: set-top box software for IPTV, DVB, and OTT solutions or STB devices.
Promwad, an electronics design house, can join your project at any stage of STB software development: from designing the architecture to testing and optimisation. The result of our work is a fully functional solution for both international and local markets.
As a DTVKit partner, we use their software components to streamline the development of Android TV and RDK solutions.
Our STB Software and Hardware Design Services
We engineer STB hardware that ensures reliable performance, complementing it with advanced easy-to-use interfaces:
- Hardware design for DVB-T, DVB-S/S2, DVB-C, IP + hybrid STB
- STB prototyping based on the developer’s boards and development kits
- Circuit and PCB design with components cost minimisation (BOM optimisation)
- Embedded software and middleware engineering
- Third-party set-top-box software integration
- Conditioned access system support, CAS/CAM
- Industrial design of enclosures, including mechanical design
- Graphic user interface design
- Optimisation of the production process and mass production support
- Technical support throughout the product lifecycle
Our team also offers platform design. 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.
Robust Development Process in Video Delivery & DTV Projects
Challenge
Advantages
Our solution
 Education
 Expertise
 Knowledge
Why Should You Trust Us?
Proven track record
With 20 years of experience in DTV engineering, we've facilitated the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting for numerous major European companies. We've delivered dozens of new devices and applications, becoming leaders in STB development. Trust us for our comprehensive experience and clients' references.
Collaborations with vendors
Our partnerships are another testament to our excellence. By working with top chip vendors, we can employ the best electronic components for your set-top boxes and receive priority technical support to keep your systems up-to-date.
We Build Effective Partnerships with Technological Vendors
Problem
Vendors require engineering assistance in the local market, seeking aid in promoting their products and gathering valuable feedback. Consequently, eliminating bugs and delivering high-quality SDKs pose a significant challenge.
Benefits
Our tailored engineering and management processes allow us to reduce time and labour expenses for projects involving vendor solutions integration by 7-12% compared to the market average. Given an average project volume of $500,000-700,000, the 7% reduction can save our customers $50,000 or more.
Our solution
 Experience
We integrate various vendor solutions into our customers' products, which enables us to identify bottlenecks and undetected benefits. This firsthand experience enriches our interactions with vendors.
 Support
As the users and consumers, we offer transparent and thorough feedback on the vendor products' performance, usability, and quality.
Why Promwad
Our engineers integrate a rich set of functions into your set-top box software providing the highest quality of experience for your customers
Customise your solution’s functionality and we’ll suggest the best ways to deliver, analyse, and monetise your STB platforms
We prioritise the STB’s and content’s security, implementing robust safety tools and adhering to the latest industry standards
Our Tech Stack in Set-Top Box Application Design
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
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
MPEG-2, H.264, 4K HEVC (H.265), LPCM, ACS, AAC, HE-AAC, DTS + VVC, XVC, AV1, MIPI, Camera Link
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+
Amlogic, Broadcom, MStar, Realtek, Telechips, Silicon Labs, MaxLinear
Google Widevine, Microsoft PlayReady, Verimatrix Ultra, NAGRA, CISCO
Ethernet, Bluetooth, WiFi, USB, MMC
Promwad's DTV/STB Competence Centre
At Promwad, we've established a professional team – the DTV/STB competence centre – with more than 20 engineers specialising in set-top box design and embedded software engineering.
Today, we create modern and high-quality products with unique designs and powerful software. Last year, the total number of devices created at Promwad exceeded 3 million, most of which were set-top box programming software. If you're looking for a quality solution backed by experience, we're here to assist you!
"In just four months after starting development, a functional prototype was ready, and by the 10th month, we had scaled up to produce 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 SmartLabsÂ
Our Case Studies in Digital TV & Online Video
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