If any organization can give an accurate, or almost accurate, statistics of internet users in India, it has to be Google. Every PC & mobile internet user uses Google, they could surely even categorize the demography of internet users in India. According to Rajan Anandan, VP-Sales & Operations at Google India, who was speaking at […]
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India amongst top countries in terms of Internet users
According to The top 20 countries on the Internet, There are a total of 1.8 billion Internet users in the world. There are 32 countries with more than 10 million Internet users. The top 10 countries on the Internet together have 1.17 billion Internet users. That’s 65% of all Internet users in the world. The […]
Get ready for surge in internet user base: Wireless Broadband
Indian has currently 9 million broadband subscribers. Currently only 8 people in 1,000 have broadband access in India. Pathetically low penetration. Will wireless broadband change this? I think it will. The Indian government has mopped Rs 38,543.31 crore ($8.25 billion) from Broadband Wireless Access (BWA). The two circles of Delhi and Mumbai together accounted for […]
What does India really need – broadband penetration or speed?
Do we need high speed broadband in India? Why not?
India needs a Minister For Internet
The most common ‘grouse’ you hear from VCs or internet entrepreneurs is – when will the govt push for internet penetration? The Govt of India did the correct thing by having a portfolio for IT and Telecom. While I think IT and Telecom are entirely different and they ought to have separate ministries it is […]