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Crawling internet puts a spanner in India's digital works; significant investments needed to tap into its revenue potential
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Experts say higher speeds in the coming 5G era will remain just a dream unless critical digital infrastructure is boosted in the country, which has the second largest broadband subscriber base of 705 million.
New Delhi: One good outcome of the pandemic is that it’s put in focus India’s slow internet speeds. India trails behind the global average by 65% when it comes to internet speeds and lags behind even its smaller neighbours Pakistan and Nepal in broadband speeds, according to Ookla, the global leader in internet testing and analysis. This hampers user experience not only for group calls but also for other services like video streaming and gaming,
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