With a vision to transform the country into a digitally empowered society and a knowledge economy, the Government of India is driving the great initiative named ‘Digital India’, taken by our hon’ble PM, Mr. Narendra Modi. This initiative /intends to reach out to the citizens in the remotest of locations and make them a part of India’s growth story. As technology is playing a key role in causing disruptive change, digital tools will empower citizens and prove to be a game-changer, facilitated by high-speed broadband
It gained widespread attention in the year 1990 and since then it has become one of the most important technological developments of all time. The journey of broadband, so far, has been both, high speed and high demand for internet connectivity. Today, the demand for mobile and fixed broadband has reached at unprecedented levels and continues to grow.
there was an era, where we had to dial a connection through the telephones; which gave a painfully slow speed of 56kbps. This slow speed made it very difficult to download anything apart from the text. Even at a full speed a single, low-quality song i.e of roughly 3.5MB, would take more than 10-15 minutes to download. But, as because the internet speed is not always consistent, so realistically, it would take around 30 minutes to a few hours to download only one song. And, I think, the people at that time could not even think of downloading a low-quality movie, as it would take more than 28 hours for downloading.
Additionally, back then, it was extremely inconvenient that the people were unable to make phone calls and browse the internet at the same time.
And then came high-speed broadband…
Broadband revolutionized internet in the early 2000s by allowing the signal in one line, split between telephone and internet. This innovation allowed users to go online and make phone calls at the same time.
The arrival of broadband networks enabled people to download files, songs, TV shows and movies at greater speeds. And, this opened up a new online/virtual world.
Broadband is total bliss for the whole world after the pain felt from a dial-up connection. Broadband was extremely expensive when it was first launched, like most of the new technologies. So, the usage by people was less. But, today, nearly everyone in the world, has access to broadband and is benefiting from the speed.
Since the launch of broadband, as time has passed, there has been a tremendous rise in new broadband technologies. Technologies such as 3G and 4G mobile broadbands which provide fast and reliable mobile internet at amazingly high speeds, also allow users to get online anywhere.Cable (fiber-optics) broadband, which has boosted connection speeds to a maximum of 1000Mbps(1Gpbs). Moving further, the transition to 5G broadbands are expected to pace up the broadband growth in India. Wireless for last-mile connectivity in rural India and growth in broadband penetration will drive market growth and eventually help India transition to a fully networked economy.
-Shruti Jambhale, Editor
