SmartLabs helps O2 migrate bespoke Linux STBs to Android TV
SmartLabs has already helped O2 Czech Republic migrate over 400,000 devices to the Android TV Operator Tier platform.
According to SmartLabs, the telco launched its bespoke interactive TV service back in 2018 and it worked side by side with the O2 team to specify, develop and deliver the project.
SmartLabs has also created a bespoke next-generation UHD hybrid set-top-box for O2. It was based on the high-grade Amlogic 905D3 chipset and initially employed Linux as its operating system.
Following its development strategy, O2 decided at a certain point to create an aggregated Android TV Operator Tier platform. It reached the world’s first agreement with Google allowing the migration of existing Linux STBs, that were deployed with O2 customers, to the platform.