Indian Internet Context: The User Base and Speed – An Overview

Authors

  • P. K. Paul FBAS, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur- An Institute of National Importance, Howrah, West Bengal, India
  • A. Bhuimali Vice-Chancellor, Raiganj University, Raiganj, West Bengal, India
  • K. S. Shivraj K.L. University, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajsat-2016.5.2.933

Keywords:

India, Internet, Web Technology, Digital India, Digital Divide, Information Science, Developing Countries, ICTD, WWW, Internet Uses, Internet Services

Abstract

India is one of the important name in today’s world in terms of popularity, democracy, development, socialism and ancient history and heritage. Though India holds the record of ancient world, but it is also changes itself and the process is continuing the latest technologies and tools have widely utilizing in almost all the sectors and fields. The internet systems has grown with rapid manner in the last few decades. The services and user base have been changed rapidly with the help of several latest internet services. The internet users are increasing day by day due to many reasons. Urban and rural, both the sectors have improving the dispatching of internet and removing digital divide in many contexts. The paper has highlighted many aspects related to the internet in Indian context.

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29-09-2016

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Paul, P. K., Bhuimali, A., & Shivraj, K. S. (2016). Indian Internet Context: The User Base and Speed – An Overview. Asian Journal of Science and Applied Technology, 5(2), 19–22. https://doi.org/10.51983/ajsat-2016.5.2.933