Total number of Internet users in India isup 54 percent so far, year over year, thanks to cheap always on-connections for $5 a month.
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12:26 AM PT
India’s taking the lead with metro ethernet. The largest BB implementation in Asia is metro e.
11:38 AM PT
[...] But on a more deeper level, I wonder if three online travel sites, are one too many for a country where Internet penetration is still pretty small - about 38.5 million. (Details @ Broadband Wiki) The broadband proliferation is proving to be slower than expected, though still growing pretty well. (Westbridge Capital had invested in Travel guru, a company that got about $10 million in early stage funding.) Unless there is a mobile strategy, there is little or no chance that these sites are going to pan out. In India or any other emerging economy, “mobile” is a must-have strategy. From that perspective, Yatra which has backing of #2 telecom operator, Reliance so they are in pretty good shape. [...]
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