Opera introduced the first commercial engine Chromium / Blink for a set of reference configurations (RDK)

Norwegian company Opera Software introduced the first commercial engine Chromium / Blink for a set of reference configurations (RDK). Now, pay-TV operators and their partners applying RDK, will, as the company claims, to make full use of engine Chromium / Blink, implementing development kit (SDK) Opera Devices in their TV set-top boxes. RDK is predintegrirovanny software package, designed and licensed for general framework for IP or hybrid set-top boxes and gateways. RDK was created to accelerate the deployment of video services and next-generation software for avoiding fragmentation through standardization and faster time to market.

Opera Devices SDK from organically integrated into the RDK, replacing Qt / WebKit as a backend, and provides direct integration with RDK ServiceManager and RDK Media Framework applications of HTML / CSS / JavaScript.

Support RDK - is an important step forward for the SDK from the Opera Devices. Opera Devices SDK from supporting RDK can greatly simplify the process of creating a first-class web services in carrier devices, in particular, cross-platform rendering operator portals and web services in addition to the existing popular HTML5 Web content format TV applications. In turn, Blink, embodying the most advanced developments in the field of web standards, allows you to create an unrivaled user interface, as well as efficient in terms of costs to deliver interesting content to consumers most commonly used platforms.

With the SDK from the Opera Devices supporting RDK operators can immediately begin implementing customized services based on HTML5, the latest features HTML5, including CSS-animation and 3D-images, and using DRM solutions and on the basis of adaptive bitrate streaming.