Data usage has darted up 25-30 per cent since the lockdown began on March 25, the note said
The average mobile phone data speed nowadays is down over 20 per cent. Fixed broadband has seen an eight per cent decline in speed.
The cheaper mobile internet access and smartphone has made India to see the highest growth in terms of app downloads
As much as 70 per cent of Indians are non-English speakers, and the global mission is to bring the next billion people online making the Internet more friendly for their language
76 % of surveyed internet users admitted to accessing musical content through pirated means
There would be two billion networked devices in 2021 up from 1.4 billion in 2016
Driving brands to speak multiple tongues and rethink their digital marketing plans
India has a strong position in driving momentum of smartphones, the report said
The minister said that India has now over 1 billion mobile subscribers.