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Improvements in Internet speed spurring growth in the OTT sphere in India

Internet speed improvement in India over the last few months is spurring OTT sphere growth and may bring about a behavioural shift among Indian consumers. The improvement in average Internet speed in India over the last few months is spurring growth in the Over-The-Top sphere and may bring about a behavioural shift among Indian consumers, industry players have emphasised. OTT, or the delivery of video content via Internet, is looking up as Cloud delivery platform Akamai’s latest “State of the Internet Report” indicates that the average speed has dramatically improved in the last 18 months from a 3-odd Mbps to a 6.5 Mbps. Though the Internet speed in India is still at just a third of the global average, Reddy feels the optimal data speed, coupled with friendlier data costs, will lead to higher OTT growth.

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