In 2010, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries (RIL) promised India a wireless broadband revolution. India is expected to see the launch of 4G by 2012, but as expected, all such big projects get delayed. We expected to see the internet inflection point by 2014 (what is inflection point). India is confident of seeing an explosion in its internet user base in India because […]
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Internet Penetration in India: Wireless broadband will help, but where is the power?
One of the most whinned topic in the Internet industry in India is its ‘penetration’. I have mentioned in several posts of my blog that many localities in Bangalore don’t have wired broadband service. The service of USB data cards are just about ok, I use it only if I have to, else prefer to […]
Obama to free up 500 Mhz spectrum for wireless internet
According to the press release from White House, Presidential Memorandum: Unleashing the Wireless Broadband Revolution, President Obama has signed a memorandum in support of freeing up 500 MHz of spectrum for mobile broadband services. Wireless internet is being taken very seriously by the current US administration to increase the internet usage in the US. 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 […]