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Internet in India began in 1986 and was initially available only to the educational and research community. General public access to the internet in India began on 15 August 1995. By 2023, India had more than 900 million Internet users.[1] It is reported that in 2022 an average mobile Internet consumption in India was 19.5 GB per month and the mobile data usage per month rose from 4.5 exabytes in 2018 to 14.4 exabytes in 2022.[2][3]
As of February 2024, the Internet is delivered to India mainly by 17 different undersea fibres, including SEA-ME-WE 3, Bay of Bengal Gateway and Europe India Gateway, arriving at 5 different landing points.[4] In 2022, it was reported that India is also a potential market of Starlink.[5] And apart from having one overland internet connection at the city of Agartala near the border with Bangladesh, India has also established a 2,300-kilometre undersea cable to its Andaman and Nicobar archipelago in 2020 and a 1,868 kilometre undersea cable to Lakshadweep islands to increase internet connectivity.[6][7]
The Indian Government has embarked on projects such as BharatNet, Digital India, Brand India and Startup India to further expedite the growth of internet-based ecosystems. PM WANI
Reliance has started the project of underlying submarine cable connecting continents of Europe and Asia and keeping India its centre India-Europe-Xpress (IEX) and India-Asia-Xpress (IAX) - the world's largest submarine cable system, are said to be ready between 2023 and 2024.[8]
There are now over 850 million Internet users in India, according to the latest data from the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).
^Basuroy, Tanushree (December 19, 2023). "Internet usage in India - statistics & facts," Statista, https://www.statista.com/topics/2157/internet-usage-in-india/
^"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^Bureau, The Hindu (22 June 2022). "$1-trillion scope for digital economy: PM Modi". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^archit_tandon (13 February 2024). "India secures its burgeoning submarine cables industry". Communications Today. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^"india starlink: SpaceX seeks DoT permit to launch Starlink in India". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^Krishnan, Revathi (7 August 2020). "2,300-km undersea cable to boost Andamans internet connectivity, PM set to launch project". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^"reliance: Reliance gets green approval for World's largest submarine cable". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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