When Altice USA announced the imminent arrival of a new range of RDK-Broadband gateways in Q4 2019, this was perceived as a precursor to RDK-Video building a strong base at the US operator – in the process closing the window of opportunity for Android TV to nestle into the Altice USA account. How wrong we were. Altice USA has broken ranks this week by announcing the arrival of Stream, an Android-based 4K-capable streaming device targeted at broadband-only subscribers. Customers of Altice USA’s two broadband business slingers – Optimum and Suddenlink – can get their hands on a Stream device for free, providing they are signed up to the highest broadband speed available in their area. Anyone on lower speeds can…