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Indians opt for mobile data over broadband in early days of lockdown: Study

India went into a 21-day lockdown beginning Tuesday as concerns over spread of coronavirus increase

Indians opt for mobile data over broadband in early days of lockdown: Study
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An increase in video conferencing is also having an impact on internet speed | Photo: PTI

Neha Alawadhi New Delhi
Ookla, a platform that tests internet speed, said initial trends show India consumed a lot more mobile data compared to broadband in the early days of work-from-home and the lockdown, compared to the US and other developed countries.

“What we're seeing (in India) is a bit different than in the US. There, people are not using mobile phones as much, so we didn't really see much of a change in mobile usage except a little less of it. Fixed broadband is being used for far more things. In India, what we've seen so far is that mobile has slowed down. There

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