150,000 villages in India to soon get affordable high-speed internet: Taking cue from Silicon Valley giants, the Indian government today ramped up its efforts to bring more of its citizens online. India plans to bring affordable high-speed broadband connection to 150,000 villages in a year, finance minister Arun Jaitley said today as he unveiled the…
India plans to build over 1,000 digital villages: India took another step toward a digital economy with the government’s announcement that it would provide free wi-fi to 1,050 villages in the next six months as part of its Digital Village initiative, CNN reported. Cell phone users will get access to the internet via wi-fi hotspots…
How India can bank on the unbanked with reliable internet network: Digitisation and universal access to financial services that have the potential to transform lives of millions of citizens in a short span of time, should get prominence in this budget. A large share of India’s population is either un-banked or under-banked. The percolation of…
Google Internet Saathi: Truly Digitising India?: Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden have one thing in common. According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Index 2016, these countries are the most gender equal in the world. India, not famous for the same egalitarianism, ranks a lowly 87 on the same list. Read More
Telenor India’s WebWise report reveals Internet habits of schoolgoing children: Telenor today published its WebWise report that analyses internet usage and access patterns of school going children. The report has findings of the safe Internet survey done in schools by Telenor India. The survey reveals access trends of school going children in areas such as:…
The Over-The-Top (OTT) market in India is yet to reach its true potential and low-cost unlimited internet plans along with an ever-increasing smartphone use will help OTT players tap the masses, a new report said on Thursday. Currently, in urban India six percent and 24 percent population accesses Over-The-Top (OTT) on a daily and weekly…
950 million Indians still dream of ‘Digital India’: India may have the world’s second largest internet user base, but internet connectivity remains out of reach for close to 1 billion of its residents, according to a new report. “Internet penetration is increasing in India, the access to affordable broadband, smart devices and monthly data packages…
Only a quarter of world’s Internet users get free access: The year 2016 did not witness any improvement in Internet freedom the world over. In fact, according to a recent report, it has declined this year with only a quarter of the world’s Internet users enjoying free access to it. China fared the worst when…
Bringing digital India to life: What India has been able to achieve in terms of economic transformation over the past two decades is commendable. Through sweeping economic reforms, initiatives to open up Indian markets to global business and investments in areas like digital technology and Smart Cities, the country has made great progress. Read More
Internet Connectivity Still Out Of Reach For 950 Million Indians: Study: NEW DELHI: India may have the world’s second largest internet user base, but connectivity remains out of reach for nearly 950 million citizens, a report said today. “Even with the internet data plans in India being among the cheapest in the world and the…