The Internet evolution is catching up with STB in a big way in recent times. The STB is no longer a device that just provides linear information & entertainment but also provides rich user experience / non linear information via applications, services & offerings from STB vendors.

The DTV operators worldwide are increasingly realizing that providing TV channels is not enough. Apart from VOD they are convinced that the power of internet needs to be offered to their subscribers, be it Games or Value Added Services. At the same time they need to bring in orderliness & keep in mind the limitations of what a STB can render & play. Controlled access to the internet opens immense business opportunities for the operators & the end customers alike.

In line with above requirements, Corpus offers a Walled Garden infrastructure, c-Citadel, that effectively provides an application portal through which the Operator can offer applications in a controlled & secured manner, online games and a host of value add services.

c-Citadel is a secure Application and Web portal which provides 24x7 single window access to a host of applications and services with following features -

• Serving rich media interactive applications & Games.
• Channelize services & utilities available on Web to the STB (ex. news, yellow pages, bill payment, booking, etc).
• Bringing in content (video, audio, etc) from any content portal on to the STB.
• Social Networking & Interactions (ex. chats, on-line meetings, dating, etc).
• Different Messaging & Communications to your friends, family & acquaintances.
• Peer-to-Peer content Sharing.
• Audio Visual Communication to any other CPE or CED.
• Host of other applications & services.

c-Citadel constitutes -

• Application Engines & associated application specific components.
• Multimedia Streaming Support.
• Date Warehousing & Mining.
• Business Support Systems – like configuration, monitoring, reporting, etc.
• Adapters to integrate with Operator backend & head-end components.