In addition to power lines, toilets and roads,
India’s new Prime Minister may need to invest in the country’s onramp to the
information superhighway. India has the slowest Internet connection speed in Asia, according to Akamai's latest quarterly, “State of the Internet” report.
The Akamai State of the Internet Report reveals
India has the slowest Internet speed in the region at 1.7Mbps whereas the
global average speed is 3.9Mbps. This report surfaces shortly after eMarkter
report showing lowest internet penetration in Asia-Pacific in India at about
17.4 per cent.
India may soon have the largest number of
Internet users in the world but it does not mean the country has a speedy
Internet connectivity. In fact, it has the slowest Internet speed in Asia and
globally it ranks 118th, behind Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam.
According to the report, “The global
average connection speed continued its gradual increase heading into 2014,
growing 1.8% quarter over quarter to reach 3.9Mbps. Given the long-term
trending seen for this metric, it is likely that the global average connection
speed will finally reach, and hopefully surpass, the 4Mbps broadband threshold
in the second quarter”.
According to a report by Internet and
Mobile Association of India (IMAI) and IMRB, India will overtake US with more than
243 million users by 2014. But, while the numbers are growing, there has to be
focus on improving the quality of services.
And it doesn’t look like India is going to
be catching up with its neighbours very quickly. It’s average speed only edged
up 8% from a year ago while most countries in Asia saw their average
connections speeds jump by more than 20%.
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