India is now the largest connected nation with more than 800 million broadband users, according to Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY), said at the second edition of the India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF).
During the three-day event that started on December 9 and concluded on December 11, the theme was ‘Leveraging Tecade for Empowering Bharat’.
“We are the largest ‘connected’ nation in the world with 800 million Indian users. 5G and the largest rural broadband connectivity network project at BharatNet will have 1.2 billion Indian users constituting the single largest presence of the global internet. We also expect further technological innovations as well as updated regulatory policies to remain relevant. The deep involvement by all stakeholders will be the third leg of this Global Standard Cyber Law…
