India’s internet user base to hit 402 million, second-highest in the world: IAMAI

[TejasMk3]

Show off!! Beam? Fibre optic cable?

Yup beam fiber optic, I went from a 2mbps (1.6 in reality) 40 gb fup, to 75 mbps 125 gb plan, then last month the same plan was upgraded to a 100 mbps 200 gb plan. I was like

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

Yup beam fiber optic, I went from a 2mbps (1.6 in reality) 40 gb fup, to 75 mbps 125 gb plan, then last month the same plan was upgraded to a 100 mbps 200 gb plan. I was like

Lucky You !!!!!!

My got Upgraded from 1 mbps till 8 GB to 2 Mbps till 6 GB .

 

[egodoc222]

Yup beam fiber optic, I went from a 2mbps (1.6 in reality) 40 gb fup, to 75 mbps 125 gb plan, then last month the same plan was upgraded to a 100 mbps 200 gb plan. I was like

200 gb with that speed...Will be over like in a week for me lol

 

[Dungeness]

India’s internet user base to hit 402 million, second-highest in the world: IAMAI - Times of India

DELHI: The number of internet users in India is expected to reach 402 million by December 2015, registering a growth of 49% over last year, says a report by industry body IAMAI.

About 306 million of these will access internet from their mobile devices, up from 276 million in October this year, according to the report by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB.

"While internet in India took more than a decade to move from 10 million to 100 million and 3 years from 100 to 200 million, it took only a year to move from 300 to 400 million users. Clearly, internet is mainstream in India today," the report said.

This number is expected to further surge to 462 million by June next year as more people come online, especially through their mobile devices.

The total internet user base stood at over 300 million in December last year, which grew to 375 million by October this year.
"Currently, India has the third largest internet user base in the world but it is estimated that by December, India will overtake the US (as the second-largest base). China currently leads with more than 600 million internet users," it said.

The report said mobile internet user base in urban India has grown 65% over last year to reach 197 million, while the rural user base surged 99% to 80 million by October this year.

This is expected to grow to 219 million (urban) and 87 million (rural), respectively.

It also found that of all the internet non-users surveyed in the 35 cities as part of this study, 11.4 million said they are willing to access the internet in the next one year with over two-thirds intending to do so through mobile phones.

Dose it count smartphone owners who never use internet due to language problems?

 

[Cipherman]

ACT is the best broadband service provider in south india they provide 40 mbps unlimited for just Rs.999 post 50 gb 512 kbps and maximum speed 125mbps in chennai and my bad luck its not in my area. and they increasing their coverage step by step to cover all chennai currently i'm using mts datacard with 4mbps unlimited plan and in my home 3 memebers using 3 different datacards.

 

[TejasMk3]

Dose it count smartphone owners who never use internet due to language problems?

Err what? A lot of people use the net through their phones, in fact many new users use through their native languages , a lot of em use it for social networking like whatsapp/facebook/twitter, or shopping portals.

 

[Jat Boy]

NOT BAD FOR A COUNTRY THAT IS MORE POOR THAN SUDAN & AFRICA

As per our pakistani comments

LOL

 

[Dungeness]

Err what? A lot of people use the net through their phones, in fact many new users use through their native languages , a lot of em use it for social networking like whatsapp/facebook/twitter, or shopping portals.

I know 3/4 Indian access internet through their smartphones, but the other report done by Ericsson said 52% Indians internet users are "un-networked", meaning they don't use any social media, or barely use internet, much higher than global average of 18%.

 

[TejasMk3]

I know 3/4 Indian access internet through their smartphones, but the other report done by Ericsson said 52% Indians internet users are "un-networked", meaning they don't use any social media, or barely use internet, much higher than global average of 18%.

I think the title is fairly clear, it's about how many people are connected to the internet, how heavily people use it or dont is not in question here.

 

[Dungeness]

I think the title is fairly clear, it's about how many people are connected to the internet, how heavily people use it or dont is not in question here.

The title is about Internet USERS, not about available internet ACCESS.

 

[TejasMk3]

The title is about Internet USERS, not about available internet ACCESS.

Do you realize that there is a difference between "dont spend much time" and "spend no time". not that hard to understand.

 

[Dungeness]

Do you realize that there is a difference between "dont spend much time" and "spend no time". not that hard to understand.

I was watching a BBC report, a young guy was interviewed. He said he has never used internet because he doesn't know English, though he has a smartphone. Even a smartphone shop keeper did not know how to use internet. My original question was if people like him are considered internet users or not.

 

[TejasMk3]

I was watching a BBC report, a young guy was interviewed. He said he has never used internet because he doesn't know English, though he has a smartphone. Even a smartphone shop keeper did not know how to use internet. My original question was if people like him are considered internet users or not.

Yeah go back to post 39 you seem to have some trouble, explained in simple terms. if you still dont understand then perhaps move on.

 

[Maira La]

Given India's uncontrolled population growth, they should be top in everything that involves numbers, lol.

 

[Grevion]

Yup beam fiber optic, I went from a 2mbps (1.6 in reality) 40 gb fup, to 75 mbps 125 gb plan, then last month the same plan was upgraded to a 100 mbps 200 gb plan. I was like

Where do you live? Somewhere near PMO??
I still remember having an bsnl broadband connection when i was in class 12th. They used to give unlimited internet with 512kbps speed for rs 750 back then. I did make full use of it by going fully HD for everything if you know what I mean.