India's Netizens to spike 130% by March
By Uday Lal Pai
India Correspondent, asia.internet.com
[November 29, 1999--INDIA] By March 2000, the total number of Internet subscribers in India is predicted to rise 130 percent year-on-year.
According to the latest report on Internet growth by the international market research agency IDC India, the country will have 530,000 Net users by March 2000, compared to the figure of 230,000 in March 1999. This represents a year-on-year growth of 130 percent.
The subscriber base is expected to reach 1.3 million by March 2001, registering a growth of 145 per cent over the previous years, thanks to the high penetration of Internet-ready PCs in the home segment, the report said.
The Internet subscriber base is expected to boom with proliferation of private ISPs. The study said that the untapped potential for Internet subscribers is enormous. However, the impact of the large number of regional and national ISPs will only be apparent by the end of 2001.
"Internet subscriber numbers will continue to be greatly influenced by PC shipments in the country. Only after obtaining a substantial critical mass will one witness a proliferation of Internet use in the country," the IDC report said. |
