Some six months after Deutsche Telekom pledged its commitment to RDK-Broadband (RDK-B) across its full European footprint, the next generation router software has been brought to life by long term WiFi management supplier Airties. The decision was a no-brainer for the German giant, although with Airties being increasingly associated with EasyMesh, we wondered if this might be the first instance of RDK-B adapting to the standards-based mesh architecture? Based on Cisco’s Common Component Software Platform (CCSP), the modular and customizable RDK-B extends a common architecture across CPUs, giving operators control of WiFi management tools. EasyMesh has been on the future roadmap for RDK-B since at least last year, with plans to adapt RDK-B’s WiFi data elements and multi-access point (AP)…