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45% growth in active internet users in rural India since 2019: Study

The study revealed that female active internet users grew by a whopping 61% since 2019

Can global entities shut down root servers?

Root servers are at the core of the global internet system. Controlled by 13 designated entities, they are a network of hundreds of servers on which domain names are hosted

InMobi's Glance sees active user base in India at 173 mn in Q4 2021

In terms of share across price bands, $150-$250 continued to be the largest segment for Glance

66% broadband and fibre users face disruption, finds survey

53% say it takes more than 24 hours for the service provider to resolve the issue

Starlink internet service has more than 145,000 users globally: Report

Starlink, the satellite internet division of billionaire Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX, now has more than 145,000 users across 25 countries globally.

Lockscreen content firm Glance active user base crosses 160 mn in India

Firm gives users access to a wide range of content, including live interactive, on their smartphone lockscreens.

Caller ID app Truecaller crosses milestone of 300 mn active users a month

India continues to be its largest geography with 220 mn users

Long & short of video use: India 2 times faster than China, says Bain & Co

Online video user penetration here is about 60% of Internet users versus over 90% in China

Internet users up nearly 4% to over 825 million in Q4 of FY21: TRAI data

Of these 825 mn internet subscribers, 26 mn were wired Internet users and 799 mn were wireless subscribers

Short video space in India poised for growth, says RedSeer research

TikTok had a monthly active user base of 170 million (DAU) in India when it was banned

Amazon's online store down for many users globally, says Downdetector

About 80 of the issues reported were with its website, while 15 was with its log in and 5 with its check-out

India's active Internet population to hit 900 million by 2025: Report

The digital adoption is fast increasing in rural India with a spurt in smartphone usage, as the total active internet population is likely to touch 900 million by 2025 from 622 million last year

Internet user base up 3.4% at March-end; Jio commands over 52% market: Trai

Reliance Jio led the chart grabbing 52.3 per cent of the overall market share, followed by Bharti Airtel (23.6 per cent share) in the quarter ended March 2020

Covid-19 has potential to accelerate digital adoption in India: Report

The report found a huge jump in Internet usage, with over 40% of the surveyed population saying they spent more than two hours a day on the Internet in the lockdown months

Kunal Shah's CRED aims for revenue through new product launches

Company backed by Sequoia Capital helps credit card users earn rewards for paying their bills

Slower data speeds: Worst might be over, but only temporarily

Data networks are working at near peak capacity of 80-85% (compared to 65-75% pre-Covid) and they could get into a jam once again if economic activity suddenly picks

India has over 500 mn active Internet users, 14% aged 5-11: Report

According to IAMAI's 'Digital in India' report, India had 504 million active Internet users, who logged onto the web at least once in the last one month, at the end of November 2019

Coronavirus lockdown is 'godsend' for fixed broadband companies: Report

Data usage has darted up 25-30 per cent since the lockdown began on March 25, the note said

As coronavirus lockdown paves way for work from home, internet gets clogged

The average mobile phone data speed nowadays is down over 20 per cent. Fixed broadband has seen an eight per cent decline in speed.

Over two-fold rise in internet user base in India by 2023 at 666 mn: Report

The cheaper mobile internet access and smartphone has made India to see the highest growth in terms of app downloads