Internet Speed

For fixed broadband download speeds, Singapore was consistent at the first position in January while Cyprus jumped 20 spots

The Speedtest Global Index for November released by network intelligence company Ookla showed that the mean mobile download speed in November was 50.26 Mbps as compared to 27.13 per cent in October

IISc-backed Astrome has deployed India's first indigenous technology to facilitate rural 4G and 5G connectivity for the BharatNet Project.

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Will later stabilise at around 60 mpbs when subscriber number swells to 100 million or more

The median mobile download speeds in India decreased from 14.28 Mbps in May to 14.00 Mbps in June, Ookla's Speedtest Global Index for June 2022 shows

Reliance Jio retained its top position with the highest average data download speed among 4G service providers in March at 21.1 megabit per second, according to latest data published by TRAI

Average download speeds on 5G were around four times faster than 4G LTE, according to a government report last year, compared with initial promises of being up to 20 times faster

BIF has said a revision of broadband definition and speeds in India are long overdue and that it should be reviewed and upgraded to 2 Mbps from current 512 kbps which is "dismally low".

The announcement from BSNL comes a day before the launch of 2,312 kilometre long Chennai-Andaman and Nicobar Islands (CANI) submarine optical fiber cable project by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

It is the need of the hour to provide adequate Internet speed and routers to facilitate virtual hearings at district courts they are not inconvenienced, the Delhi High Court said

Business Standard tracks these and other high frequency indicators to understand how the economy is doing as it deals with the Covid-19 pandemic

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Google's mobility report shows transit stations may be seeing a change in trend, according to weekly indicators

Pollution levels too remain low in Mumbai and Delhi over limited activity

Some moderation in gains even as unlock continues

Other indicators such as power generation and visits pharmacy stores also point to increased activity, though the overall picture suggests a return normalcy is still in process

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

Internet speeds are now higher than before the lockdown