Internet Services In India

Starting November 10, Jio users in Bengaluru and Hyderabad will be invited to the 'Jio Welcome Offer', to experience unlimited 5G Data at up to 1 Gbps+ speeds, at no additional cost

An analysis from shows that while overall bills are lower in India in absolute terms, they are a larger share of monthly income than in many economies

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G services, telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that many of the technology required for development of 6G are available with Indian developers and the country will lead in the next generation technology space. The minister visited the IIT Hyderabad booth at the India Mobile Congress here. The institute is showcasing 6G technology prototypes and claims to have achieved 2-3 times more spectral efficiency and in turn the network speed compared to 5G. "Now we have to take the lead in the development and deployment of 6G. IIT Hyderabad, standards and the technologies that have been developed for taking the telecom world from 5G to 6G... many of those technology developments have already happened. patents are available with the Indian developer community," Vaishnaw said. He said that the prime minister has said in 6G India should take the lead. "We have to be leaders in 6G. That is the goal for which we will work and achieve," Vaishn

The government in 2019 had said emergency internet shutdowns were a matter for states in the interest of law and order

346 million make online transactions for e-commerce and digital payments, with coronavirus boosting practice

Group says policy announcement gives no predictability to industry about 'way forward'

Rural internet user base is growing three times faster and is likely to surpass the urban user numbers soon, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha

The DoT last week said Starlink is not licensed to offer satellite-based internet services in India

The Department of Telecom (DoT) also asked Starlink to comply with the regulatory framework

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

The ISPs will use Facebook Connectivity's Express Wi-Fi platform to launch public Wi-Fi hotspots across Bengaluru and several cities in Punjab.

This comes despite cheapest data plans and nearly 700 million internet users

Between 2012 and 2021, 468 incidents of internet shutdowns have taken place in the country

Trade bodies and tourism players on Saturday welcomed the restoration of 4G mobile internet services in Jammu and Kashmir

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

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The Jammu and Kashmir administration ordered continuance of 2G mobile data services in 18 of the 20 districts of the Union Territory till November 26

The resumption of 4G Internet services came days after the Centre had informed the Supreme Court that a special committee looking into the matter was considering allowing the facility on trial basis

Data networks are working at near peak capacity of 80-85% (compared to 65-75% pre-Covid) and they could get into a jam once again if economic activity suddenly picks