subject: Broadband growth in India [print this page] Broadband subscriber base in India is 9.45 million in June 2010. The current house hold penetration levelis 3%.This is totally inadequate if we consider the 4% population who are in the upper middle and higher class category. The house hold penetration in other asian countries like Vietnam is 20%, Japan 65% andSouth Korea 97%. The household penetration is expected to go upvery soon after the launch of 3G and BWA. But this willhelp only the upwardly mobile users. If the broadband has to go to rural areas, the mobile operators need to be encouraged through government policies.Broadband is going to be the most fundamental game changer for India as it will create substantial difference in education, banking and travel and revolutionize music and entertainment. The country deserves a revolution in broadband just as it has in mobile telephony.
