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GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group Company and pioneer in Digital Engineering, announces that its 2021 RDK Hackathon submission—a Voice over IP (VoIP) solution—has been selected as the event’s winner. The new technology introduces a standardized approach for making and receiving phone calls through RDK-B home gateways. In the future, open-source developers can benefit from a reliable solution that speeds the deployment of such functions over broadband telecommunications links instead of mobile networks. Network equipment manufacturers Chosen from three finalists, GlobalLogic received the recognition from RDK Management, the open-source consortium managing the Reference Design Kit (RDK) software platform that standardizes core functions used in video, broadband, and IoT connected devices. Chosen from three finalists, GlobalLogic received the recognition from RDK Management “Major telecom operators and network equipment manufacturers continue to evolve their offerings to meet modern use cases and remain competitive. GlobalLogic has been helping these and other companies such as silicon manufacturers and independent vendors develop broadband software based on RDK-B and other software stacks,” said Eli Schwarzfuchs, Managing Director, Israel and France Operations, GlobalLogic. “We’re honored to receive this award from RDK and view it as a validation of the experience and skills we’ve developed over time in this space. We look forward to contributing that expertise to the open-source community to help drive rapid innovation across the industry.” Customer-premises equipment GlobalLogic’s VoIP solution integration leverages Asterisk software—an open-source framework for building communications applications—which the company plans to contribute for RDK-B (RDK for Broadband). It registers customer-premises equipment, specifically the gateway, on the internet session initiation protocol (SIP) server and enables key capabilities such as: Making SIP calls through VoIP gateway instead of mobile networks Making SIP calls between other SIP-connected equipment without requiring internet access Using a single SIP trunk for all end customers instead of dedicated per-customer channels Universal access to incoming calls via any phone These capabilities and others can reduce overall management costs while increasing usability. Developing novel digital solutions “GlobalLogic is a well-recognized digital engineering company known for designing and developing novel digital solutions,” said Jason Briggs, President and General Manager of RDK. “The company’s award-winning performance at the Hackathon is a true testament to their innovation and commitment to the RDK community.” GlobalLogic recognizes the engineers responsible for the innovative technology, specifically highlighting the skilled efforts of the Ukraine and Israel teams.

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group Company and pioneer in Digital Engineering, announced availability of technology accelerators that significantly reduce time to market of custom Over-The-Top (OTT) applications by as much as 30 to 50 percent. This is accomplished through the development of advanced solution accelerators for application development and testing across all major mainstream OTT platforms. GlobalLogic delivers this capability through a software engineering team with deep expertise in the end-to-end OTT value chain, which has developed more than 200 complex applications over the past ten years as part of multiple global OTT services rollouts. OTT Digital Accelerators The world of streaming applications has become immense and complex. Consumers demand high-quality, immersive viewing experiences from any provider on any device. To satisfy this demand and increase consumer engagement, OTT service providers must develop extremely efficient, native application experiences across multiple platforms, including living room (Smart TV, Streaming Device), mobile, web and gaming environments. Faster development of OTT services GlobalLogic OTT Channel Development Accelerator and TestLab are two such accelerators enabling GlobalLogic clients Streaming applications must be highly reliable and resilient, to assure content will be available 24/7. And systems must be robust to enable providers to monetize the service. Global rollouts add additional complexity to the entire development process. Over the last ten years, GlobalLogic has been delivering custom OTT platform application development services for more than 20 streaming platform customers—resulting in the creation of best practice frameworks and accelerators for faster development of OTT services. The GlobalLogic OTT Channel Development Accelerator and TestLab are two such accelerators enabling GlobalLogic customers such as media companies to create exceptionally reliable, immersive experiences for consumers. Management of multiple devices The accelerators are platform-agnostic—compatible with the most commonly used consumer streaming services—as well as device-agnostic, supporting gaming consoles, set-top boxes, smartphones, PCs, and tablets. They also support management of multiple devices from a single interface. OTT Channel Development Accelerator: A customizable media platform that enables the creation of a fully functional, completely branded OTT channel or app from idea to launch-ready in just 2.5 months. Key Features and Benefits: Common code base for native applications on similar platforms Support for all VOD models (AVOD, SVOD, TVOD) Advanced, customizable UI/UX features such as unlimited screens or background video Versatile monetization options such as in-app purchases, subscription billing, or ad-based services Code base owned by client with flexible GlobalLogic engagement models OTT TestLab Accelerator: A unified infrastructure that schedules automated quality assurance tests on all OTT devices. Clients can test on their own devices, or leverage GlobalLogic’s devices and labs. This is further enhanced by custom, automated test cases for all major platforms and use cases. Key Features and Benefits: Makes testing possible as soon as the channel development project begins Jump starts continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines Simple KPI set up and viewing with easy app adjustment capabilities based on results Eliminates the need to purchase duplicate equipment dedicated to each device 3,000+ test devices spanning all major platforms, vendors, use-cases OTT application landscape “The OTT application landscape has grown dramatically larger and more complex over the past few years, and our clients are seeking partners to help navigate it,” said Arun Mukunda, VP and Global Head, Media and Entertainment, GlobalLogic.  “Having delivered hundreds of complex OTT applications, GlobalLogic is in a unique position to help our clients rapidly create and launch high quality streaming services on a global scale at a pace never before possible.”

On April 14, GlobalLogic Ukraine organized the largest Eastern European technical conference on software development, Root Linux Conference 2018. Hosted in Kyiv, the conference focused on Linux, Embedded, and Automotive topics and featured 20 speakers from all across Europe, including representatives from prominent organizations such as Cisco, Citrix, DENX, Intel, Linaro, Samsung, and SUSE Linux. Root Linux brought together nearly 400 open-source developers and embedded engineers from 16 Ukrainian cities and 16 other countries. 97% of participants stated that they plan to take part in next year’s conference, while 95% are ready to recommend the event to their friends. The conference consisted of two parallel presentation streams and a master classes stream. A stream was also devoted to two master classes from Microsoft entitled “Kubernetes as a Service” and “Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in Microsoft Azure.” Expanding car multimedia functionality Another highlight of the event, the demo zone, featured six examples of the technology developments created by GlobalLogic engineers: Automotive industry solutions that expand car multimedia functionality by employing the Xen hypervisor. Solutions created in a joint project with Mitsubishi Electric that improves the Android-based software for a hardware system based on the Qualcomm 820a processor to support car-specific features and uses three displays simultaneously. A “Smart City” concept that involves intercommunication between urban transportation and city infrastructure objects. A video streaming solution for Harmonic, the pioneer developer of products that broadcast video content over TV and Internet. An independent control system for self-driving cars that identifies and analyzes the external environment while a car is moving. An “OpenSynergy” project that shares a display/graphic accelerator device for a range of car platforms. Collaborative development process Many international conferences for open source developers feature a Key Signing Party  Many international conferences for open source developers feature a Key Signing Party — the event where the attendees produce their PGP keys so that their digital signature used in the collaborative development process is authenticated by others. They have also organized such a meeting so that their guests could obtain key signing from a lot of respected open source contributors. Their sincere thanks go to all those who were involved in Root Linux 2018, especially the partners Cambium Networks, Dell, Microsoft, and Renault, who not only helped GlobalLogic put on a high-level event, but actively participated in the day’s events by showcasing their products and solutions. GlobalLogic organized the largest Eastern European technical conference on software development, Root Linux Conference 2018. Hosted in Kyiv, the conference focused on Linux, Embedded, and Automotive topics and was co-produced by Cambium Networks, Dell, Microsoft, and Renault.