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Move aligns with the company's new strategy supporting open standards and collaboration with the broadband and wireless industries
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Plume today announced it has joined the RDK community as a Preferred Plus Member. As a Preferred Plus member, Plume will collaborate on RDK's open-source software (RDK-B) for broadband service providers by contributing code and sharing technical expertise based on its work with hundreds of internet service providers (ISPs) worldwide and intelligence from more than 500 million devices.
This milestone underscores Plume's commitment to advancing open-source collaboration and accelerating broadband software innovation by empowering ISPs with the tools they need for self-care, assisted-care and live support to optimize performance throughout the home.
"RDK closely aligns with Plume's mission to deliver a smart and frictionless end-to-end experience for ISPs and their subscribers," said Chris Griffiths, Chief Technology Officer at Plume. "Service providers are under immense pressure to deliver amid increased complexity in the home and competition. The future will not be defined by bandwidth and speeds, but by winning on features and customer experience. Plume is excited to work on these challenges with the RDK community as a technical contributor and by sharing its experience working with hundreds of ISPs globally."
Plume's membership comes at a pivotal time for the company as it shifts to a more open and collaborative strategy with its ISP customers and a focus on delivering a best-in-class Wi-Fi experience for subscribers. This approach includes support for industry standards like RDK-B and continued investment in OpenSync, integration with ISPs' hardware and cloud providers of choice, and providing flexibility with modular and turnkey solutions that make working with Plume easier. It also comes at an important time for the RDK community, as operators worldwide seek scalable, interoperable, and smart solutions. Plume has direct experience proactively managing Wi-Fi across an ISPs network and at the individual endpoints.
With bandwidth demands constantly changing, increasing complexity within the home and fierce competition, Plume's participation in RDK will include technical support and contributions and also support efforts to promote the work to the broadband community through first-party and industry channels.
"Plume is well-recognized for its pioneering adaptive Wi-Fi management to help operators deliver a better experience for their subscribers," says Jason Briggs, President and General Manager of RDK Management. "Given the company's experience working with hundreds of operators around the world, we expect their contributions to have a meaningful impact on the future of RDK-B and our global community."
Plume's cloud platform brings smart Wi-Fi management, security, and insights to service providers that help them deliver better experiences to subscribers while streamlining operations and delivering superior support. By collecting and interpreting data across millions of homes, Plume provides critical information about device and app usage in the home, helping ISPs deliver the services and support that meet the evolving needs of their subscribers. Plume's cloud platform and expertise is available to ISPs around the world, for deployment to residential customers, multi-dwelling buildings, and small businesses.
RDK is an open source software that standardizes core functions for connected homes used in broadband and video devices, and has been deployed in more than 200 million devices globally. By unifying broadband functions into a single open-source software stack, RDK enables cable, satellite, and telecommunications operators to develop, deploy, and manage consistent broadband services that improve customer experience and drive business results. The RDK community is composed of more than 700 companies including CPE manufacturers, SoC vendors, software developers, system integrators, and service providers.
About Plume
Plume created the first managed Wi-Fi platform for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in 2016 and continues to lead today with a best-in-class solution for cloud-managed Wi-Fi, security, and experience. With almost half a billion devices connected to its platform, Plume is a trusted technology partner for more than 400 ISPs around the world, helping them deliver better Wi-Fi experiences and services for subscribers while streamlining their own operations and support systems. Plume leverages OpenSync®, an open-source framework that comes pre-integrated and supported on the leading silicon, CPE, and platform SDKs, and supports leading industry standards like RDK-B and prplWave. This approach allows Plume to offer turnkey and modular solutions, giving ISPs ultimate flexibility, while enabling simpler and faster deployments. Plume is leading the way in providing ISPs an intelligence and innovation edge to stay competitive and adapt to the changing needs of subscribers and the market. Discover more about how Plume is empowering ISPs by visiting www.plume.com.
Move aligns with the company's new strategy supporting open standards and collaboration with the broadband and wireless industries
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Plume today announced it has joined the RDK community as a Preferred Plus Member. As a Preferred Plus member, Plume will collaborate on RDK's open-source software (RDK-B) for broadband service providers by contributing code and sharing technical expertise based on its work with hundreds of internet service providers (ISPs) worldwide and intelligence from more than 500 million devices.
This milestone underscores Plume's commitment to advancing open-source collaboration and accelerating broadband software innovation by empowering ISPs with the tools they need for self-care, assisted-care and live support to optimize performance throughout the home.
"RDK closely aligns with Plume's mission to deliver a smart and frictionless end-to-end experience for ISPs and their subscribers," said Chris Griffiths, Chief Technology Officer at Plume. "Service providers are under immense pressure to deliver amid increased complexity in the home and competition. The future will not be defined by bandwidth and speeds, but by winning on features and customer experience. Plume is excited to work on these challenges with the RDK community as a technical contributor and by sharing its experience working with hundreds of ISPs globally."
Plume's membership comes at a pivotal time for the company as it shifts to a more open and collaborative strategy with its ISP customers and a focus on delivering a best-in-class Wi-Fi experience for subscribers. This approach includes support for industry standards like RDK-B and continued investment in OpenSync, integration with ISPs' hardware and cloud providers of choice, and providing flexibility with modular and turnkey solutions that make working with Plume easier. It also comes at an important time for the RDK community, as operators worldwide seek scalable, interoperable, and smart solutions. Plume has direct experience proactively managing Wi-Fi across an ISPs network and at the individual endpoints.
With bandwidth demands constantly changing, increasing complexity within the home and fierce competition, Plume's participation in RDK will include technical support and contributions and also support efforts to promote the work to the broadband community through first-party and industry channels.
"Plume is well-recognized for its pioneering adaptive Wi-Fi management to help operators deliver a better experience for their subscribers," says Jason Briggs, President and General Manager of RDK Management. "Given the company's experience working with hundreds of operators around the world, we expect their contributions to have a meaningful impact on the future of RDK-B and our global community."
Plume's cloud platform brings smart Wi-Fi management, security, and insights to service providers that help them deliver better experiences to subscribers while streamlining operations and delivering superior support. By collecting and interpreting data across millions of homes, Plume provides critical information about device and app usage in the home, helping ISPs deliver the services and support that meet the evolving needs of their subscribers. Plume's cloud platform and expertise is available to ISPs around the world, for deployment to residential customers, multi-dwelling buildings, and small businesses.
RDK is an open source software that standardizes core functions for connected homes used in broadband and video devices, and has been deployed in more than 200 million devices globally. By unifying broadband functions into a single open-source software stack, RDK enables cable, satellite, and telecommunications operators to develop, deploy, and manage consistent broadband services that improve customer experience and drive business results. The RDK community is composed of more than 700 companies including CPE manufacturers, SoC vendors, software developers, system integrators, and service providers.
About Plume
Plume created the first managed Wi-Fi platform for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in 2016 and continues to lead today with a best-in-class solution for cloud-managed Wi-Fi, security, and experience. With almost half a billion devices connected to its platform, Plume is a trusted technology partner for more than 400 ISPs around the world, helping them deliver better Wi-Fi experiences and services for subscribers while streamlining their own operations and support systems. Plume leverages OpenSync®, an open-source framework that comes pre-integrated and supported on the leading silicon, CPE, and platform SDKs, and supports leading industry standards like RDK-B and prplWave. This approach allows Plume to offer turnkey and modular solutions, giving ISPs ultimate flexibility, while enabling simpler and faster deployments. Plume is leading the way in providing ISPs an intelligence and innovation edge to stay competitive and adapt to the changing needs of subscribers and the market. Discover more about how Plume is empowering ISPs by visiting www.plume.com.
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Plume Joins RDK Community as Preferred Plus Member, to Contribute Open Source Code and Technical Expertise to Accelerate Broadband Innovation
The Initiative Aims to Address the Pain Points of Family Filmmaking
BEIJING, Dec. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 6th, the 3rd FamilyLens International Film Festival opened in Beijing. SmallRig, a global specialized provider of imaging solutions, collaborating with FamilyLens, is empowering family filmmaking through various initiatives, including the Family Filmmaking Co-Creation Initiative, a dedicated family filmmaking kit, and a social impact screening program.
Deepening the "Co-Creation Initiatives"
The Co-Creation Initiatives are a series of global creative initiatives open to filmmakers and image creators worldwide. Through deep collaboration across multiple dimensions — including product co-creation, discovery and promotion, and content co-creation — SmallRig aims to expand the boundaries of mobile filmmaking and bring the spirit of Free Your Dream to life with creators everywhere.
Following the launch of the Mobile Filmmaking Co-Creation Initiative at the 14th International Smartphone Film Festival, SmallRig announced the launch of the Family Filmmaking Co-Creation Initiative on December 6th at the 3rd FamilyLens International Film Festival. The initiative invites global creators and every family to participate, focusing on three core directions: product co-creation, work promotion, and content co-creation, to explore the possibilities of family filmmaking for everyone.
Mr. Zhou Yang, Founder and CEO of SmallRig, shared the inspiration for the initiative: "The initiative is rooted in the immense universality and profound emotional depth inherent in family narratives, which serve as a common emotional bond connecting global audiences. We firmly believe that in this era, where everyone can be a content creator, every family can and should film their own story. The instinct to create is deeply embedded in the human spirit, and every home is the origin of countless narratives."
Gu Xue, Founder and Director of the FamilyLens International Film Festival, stated: "We hope that people and practitioners around the world who care about family movies can find suitable solutions and gain insights from the Co-Creation Initiatives. We look forward to more and more people exploring the field of 'Home' together through this initiative."
To address the pain points of family filmmaking, SmallRig officially released the SmallRig Family Filmmaking Kit at the opening ceremony. The kit includes a high-quality microphone, fill light, and a portable tripod, specifically designed to achieve "professional function democratization" and "complex feature simplification." During the FamilyLens Workshop, attendees experienced the convenience of the equipment firsthand. Many expressed that the kit truly solves many problems, enabling ordinary families to complete necessary filming without specialized photography knowledge.
Social Impact Screening Program
The 3rd FamilyLens International Film Festival is open to the public from December 6th to 14th. The festival opened with the screening of well-received documentary: K-Family Affairs. In addition to the competition section, the festival features several distinctive sections, including the Reframing Home Movies— An Italian Retrospective, Youth Film Program, Filmmaker in Focus, and the Social Impact Program. Four major awards, such as the Real-Life Portrait Award and the Artistic Exploration Award, will also be presented.
As a key component of the Co-Creation Initiatives, the SmallRig Image Development Fund partnered with the FamilyLens International Film Festival to curate the "Social Impact Screening Program." This unit focuses on elevating awareness of critical issues within the family unit, advocating for a new reflection: "Starting with Seeing, Concluding with Understanding."
Arum Nam, Director of K-Family Affairs, stated:
"Starting with the stories of your family, your friends, and yourself, I believe this personal narrative can connect directly to the bigger society."
SmallRig believes that truly meaningful social impact storytelling stems from awareness in proximity—achieved by using the lens to penetrate the daily surface and enabling a deep, empathetic "Seeing with Empathy."
The four featured works in this unit are:
- People of the Ascent
- Granny's Lost and Found
- Ruixi at Fourteen
- No Country For My Maternal Grandma
These films highlight four family issues that require "seeing": the yearning of left-behind children, the mental isolation of Alzheimer's patients, the elderly searching for subjectivity in their drifting lives, and the emotional volatility and struggle of Bipolar Disorder.
Strategic Outlook and Future Expansion
SmallRig will continue to support the Family Filmmaking Co-Creation Initiative's deep development through promotional campaigns and practical workshops focused on family movie scenarios.
The overall goal of SmallRig's Global Co-creation Initiative is to continuously explore and meet the growing, diverse needs of global creators across different vertical domains. SmallRig is committed to persistently expanding the co-creation model into more imaging sectors, collaborating with industry partners to push the boundaries of imaging and grant global creators broader creative freedom.
About SmallRig
Founded in 2013, SmallRig is an innovation-driven global company that designs and manufactures comprehensive support solutions and accessories for all content creation needs. Trusted by over four million creators globally, SmallRig pioneered the User Co-creation Design (UCD) philosophy and the DreamRig Program.
For more information, visit: www.smallrig.com.
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SmallRig and FamilyLens Launch Global Family Filmmaking Initiative at 3rd FamilyLens International Film Festival
SmallRig and FamilyLens Launch Global Family Filmmaking Initiative at 3rd FamilyLens International Film Festival
SmallRig and FamilyLens Launch Global Family Filmmaking Initiative at 3rd FamilyLens International Film Festival
