1 Gbps Ultra High Speed Broadband In India In 2013
Radius Infratel CEO Rajnish Wahi has an amazing news for the Indian Broadband Internet users – the company promises ultra high speed
broadband in India in 2013. Mr. Wahi has said that in the next 6-9
months, Indian residential Internet consumers will have access to the
world class 1000 Mbps (1Gbps) connection speeds. What that means is you
will be able to download
a 2.5 hour, full HD movie in just 30 seconds. We’re writing this piece
as we slowly move into the 15th day to get our new FTTH connection
activated and there’s no sign of ‘movement’ from the concerned
officials. But the die-hard Internet enthusiast inside us is quite
optimistic and excited about the 1 Gbps connections.
Wahi said that the service will be made available to the consumers in
9 cities but did not disclose the names or the partners and associates
through which the service will be rolled out. Gurgaon will surely be on
the list because Wahi confirmed that the cable laying and network
deployment is already complete in the region and the company is in talks
with the partners involved. Radius has associated with leading names
like DLF, Unitech, Emaar MGF, Ansal, Mantri, Vipul, ATS, Omaxe, Vipul,
M3M, Paramount and Prateek for the optic fiber network services to be
provided in the upcoming projects by these big brands. It’s estimated
that the Radius Infratel network will be soon made available
in Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, Mumbai and Chandigarh.
Those
who’ve been following the news in technology space are already aware
that Google took the world by storm when it announced to deploy 1 Gbps
Internet in the city of Kansas, USA. We always thought we won’t see
those broadband speeds in India before 2020 because most of the Indian
telecom services providers are still getting the 3G and even the
broadband thing right. Currently, Airtel is the clear leader in the
country by being the first telecom company to launch 4G wireless network
in Kolkata and Bangalore and we expect other telecos to join the party
in 2013. However, by all means, 1 Gbps networks would disrupt the Indian
markets.
India has struggled with the Internet speeds for a long
time now. A recently published report by Akamai Inc. put India at #112
(and China at #95) on the basis of average Internet connection speeds.
The average Internet connection speed in India is estimated to be about 1
Mbps. We expect the fiber networks to improve the things for Indians
and bring the cost of owning a high-speed internet connection down. It’s
no wonder that price is going to be crucial factor in improving the
penetration of broadband in India.
That said, we continue to be
optimistic. 1 Gbps would be dream come true for all of us. It’d be
interesting to see how these companies price these connections and we
promise to keep you updated on the latest on this front. In the mean
time, let your creative and technical juices flow and think how will you
consume the 1 Gbps awesomeness.
