The age of Internet browsing centres is over. But, Chennai’s Net World disagrees
2 years, 7 months ago

The age of Internet browsing centres is over. But, Chennai’s Net World disagrees

The Hindu  

Four computers and a dial-up connection that would take ages to connect. Jagadeesh set up Net World on St. Mary's Road, Mandaveli, for people "who wanted to check Hotmail. "I remember visiting Net Cafe near Music Academy, one of the first Internet browsing centres in the city, and observing how things were set up there. Since then, Jagadeesh and Net World have seen sweeping changes in technology and giant leaps in Internet speeds. “Some information needed to be added to the ration card online process for many users, and it was announced that it had to be done in a day’s time.” That day, Jagadeesh saw a queue waiting outside his centre, something he has not witnessed since the Yahoo chat days.

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Tamil Nadu: Government Wants all Services to go Online
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Government Wants all Services to go Online

Deccan Chronicle  

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Active internet users likely to reach 900 mn by 2025, rural may lead: IAMAI
3 years, 9 months ago

Active internet users likely to reach 900 mn by 2025, rural may lead: IAMAI

Hindustan Times  

The number of active internet users in the country is likely to grow nearly 45 per cent to 900 million by 2025 compared to 622 million as of last year, an IAMAI-Kantar Cube report released on Thursday said. According to the report, rural India may have a higher number of internet users compared to urban centres by 2025 which indicates …

India Will Have 900 Million Active Internet Users By 2025, Online Population to Grow 45%: Report
3 years, 9 months ago

India Will Have 900 Million Active Internet Users By 2025, Online Population to Grow 45%: Report

News 18  

The number of active Internet users in India was at 622 million in 2020. According the the ICUBE 2020 report, urban India reached 323 million Internet users in 2020, and rural India reached 299 million users over the past year. Biswapriya Bhattacharjee, Executive Vice President, Insights Division, Kantar, stated, “By 2025, there would be a greater number of internet users …

The Next Billion: 25 Years In, Vernacular India to Give Our Internet a New Path
4 years, 7 months ago

The Next Billion: 25 Years In, Vernacular India to Give Our Internet a New Path

News 18  

As India comes around to celebrate 25 years of the internet, we stand at a crucial juncture of connectivity for the entire country. Growth in internet users India has over one billion mobile phone users in the country – the most recent telecom subscriber report from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India states that India has 1.15 billion mobile phone …

25 Years of Internet: Remembering India's Cyber Cafes, Where We First 'Surfed' the Web
4 years, 7 months ago

25 Years of Internet: Remembering India's Cyber Cafes, Where We First 'Surfed' the Web

News 18  

For most of us growing up in the ’90s, the first experience of the internet came from cyber cafes. While the concept would seem alien in today’s world, cyber cafes were practically the only way to access internet, for those who did not have the limited range of dial-up broadband internet connectivity at home. From gaming to occasional video chats …

Cause for worry? Report says 15% of India's internet users are between 5-11 years
5 years, 6 months ago

Cause for worry? Report says 15% of India's internet users are between 5-11 years

India TV News  

An estimated 66 million children aged between 5-11 years in India access internet on devices of their family members, constituting about 15 per cent of the country's active internet userbase, as per IAMAI. Overall, India had 451 million internet users at the end of March this year, second only to China in terms of monthly active internet users, the Internet …

India and the internet: What it looks like on the ground
6 years, 4 months ago

India and the internet: What it looks like on the ground

CNN  

Jaisalmer, India CNN Business — We had left from Jaisalmer, a small city in the Western Indian desert state of Rajasthan, that morning. Vijay Bedi/CNN “Now we’re entering the no network zone,” our translator, Amrit Singh, turned and said to me. If our animals wander off, how do we call neighboring villages to find out where they went?” People in …

Only 16% of rural users access Internet for digital payments: report
7 years, 1 month ago

Only 16% of rural users access Internet for digital payments: report

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Rural India lags behind urban areas in not just Internet penetration but also in Internet access for online financial transactions due to lack of electricity and poor network quality, a study by Internet and Mobile Association of India and market research firm Kantar IMRB said. Only 16% of rural users access the Internet for financial transactions, while in …

Digital revolution: India’s $1 trillion tech future depends on the next 500 million people online – Firstpost
7 years, 4 months ago

Digital revolution: India’s $1 trillion tech future depends on the next 500 million people online – Firstpost

Firstpost  

What one needs to account for is that while Rural India represents the next wave of growth, what currently is an issue is network connectivity. Per FICCI Frames, the country currently has 462 million internet users currently with 82 percent of them accessing the web via mobile devices. The Future of Internet in India report by Nasscom and Akamai Technologies …

India, China home to 39% of young Internet users: UN report
7 years, 8 months ago

India, China home to 39% of young Internet users: UN report

Live Mint  

United Nations: India and China are home to 39 per cent of the 830 million young people worldwide who use the Internet, according to a UN report. The data released by the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations specialised agency for Information and Communication Technologies, shows that of the 830 million young people online worldwide, 320 million, or 39%, are …

How far has India come in its digitization journey?
8 years ago

How far has India come in its digitization journey?

Live Mint  

New Delhi: How is India becoming digital? So far, innovation has been for ‘India 1’—the first 100 million Indians—said Rajan Anandan, vice-president India and south-east Asia at Google Inc. “These are consumers who have high personal disposable income, they are well connected and well educated. Way forward, we will see problems being solved for ‘India 2’ and ‘India 3’—the next …

730 million internet users in India by 2020: Report
8 years, 7 months ago

730 million internet users in India by 2020: Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: There will be 730 million internet users in India by 2020 and the usage will grow in verticals such as hospitality, e-Commerce and financial technologies, among others, a new report revealed on Wednesday. The growth of the internet has successfully created a strong ecosystem for new businesses to tap into growing markets and create solutions to address their …

After 20 years and pocket internet, cyber cafes consigned to oblivion
8 years, 8 months ago

After 20 years and pocket internet, cyber cafes consigned to oblivion

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Aamir Khurso sits at the front desk of his cyber café, watching the rain. “A decade ago, there used to be a waiting period to use the internet.” Cyber cafes symbolised India’s nascent internet revolution and introduced a generation to the World Wide Web. We were the first to spread digital literacy, but now we are out of …

20 years on: India’s cyber cafes disappearing as pocket internet takes over
8 years, 8 months ago

20 years on: India’s cyber cafes disappearing as pocket internet takes over

Hindustan Times  

Aamir Khurso sits at the front desk of his cyber café, watching the rain. “A decade ago, there used to be a waiting period to use the internet.” Cyber cafes symbolised India’s nascent internet revolution and introduced a generation to the World Wide Web. We were the first to spread digital literacy, but now we are out of work.” With …

Internet on the brink of collapse - India TV News
9 years, 10 months ago

Internet on the brink of collapse - India TV News

India TV News  

The Internet is heading towards a 'capacity crunch' and could reach its limit in just eight years, say scientists. The cables and fibre optics that relay information to our laptops, smartphones and tablets will have reached their limit within eight years, and fibre optics can take no more data from a single optical fibre, scientists warned. "At the current usage …

60 percent of mobile internet users face network problems in India, says study
9 years, 11 months ago

60 percent of mobile internet users face network problems in India, says study

Firstpost  

Over 60 per cent mobile users in India are facing network problems while accessing internet across locations, says a study. The study found that around one in three are now using smartphone and three among five smartphone users have subscribed to mobile broadband He said that for those who do not use mobile broadband, affordability and digital literacy are prime …

The Internet’s tempting presence
10 years, 1 month ago

The Internet’s tempting presence

The Hindu  

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Where have Delhi’s ‘cool’ cyber cafes gone?
12 years, 2 months ago

Where have Delhi’s ‘cool’ cyber cafes gone?

Hindustan Times  

With new beginnings come new changes. Cyber cafes, which grew in numbers in the last 10 years, are now facing problems attracting customers to ‘surf’ the net. We had to sustain our shop so we came up with this idea of opening a small music shop.” The one which deals in property For Lokesh Malhotra, the owner of Samarth Cyber …

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