PC World’s survey : Catching the pulse of Indian broadband users
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008There are nearly 4 million broadband users in India and around a dozen broadband internet service providers. Last month, a survey on broadband usage in India conducted by PC World ended. Here are some interesting highlights from the survey results.
40 percent of the ones who participated in the survey have 256 Kbps connection. This is no surprise since not may seek a connection for more than mailings, chatting or a little surfing. A 256 Kbps connection proves to be comparatively reliable and meets the basic needs of the average internet user.
29 percent of the people have 2 Mbps connection. With big players like BSNL and Airtel extending offers to upgrade a 256 Kbps connection to a 2 Mbps connection, enthusiastic internet users are likely to go for the higher bandwidth.
49.6 percent people use the broadband connection to work from home. The working-from-home trend has picked up at a big scale in India lately. Thus, having a no-down broadband connection is needed.
Among other uses, online gaming and watching videos online are popular with internet enthusiasts. Of the participants in the PC World survey, 48.3 percent watch videos online and 30.2 percent indulge in games online. 84.1 percent people mentioned that they download media.