High-speed internet: Govt to soon raise minimum broadband speed to 2 mbps

The Telecom Commission, which is the highest decision-making body of DoT, will clear the proposal to increase speed in its next meeting

The government will soon increase the minimum speed requirement for internet services to be classified as broadband to 2 Mbps -- by nearly 4 times from the present 512 Kbps, sources in the department of telecommunications (DoT) said. All the paperwork had been done and the announcement was likely to be made by the end of April, they added.

The change in the definition of broadband will be a big relief for telecom consumers, as recommended earlier by the sectoral regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai).

The Telecom Commission, the highest decision-making body of DoT, will clear