According to Rahul Khullar, chairman, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), broadband growth in the country is slow and consumers continue to experience low broadband speeds.
TRAI chairman is of the view that despite the government having revised minimum broadband speed in the country from downloads speed of 256 Kbps to 512 Kbps in July 2013, users still experience very low speeds on various devices including mobile phones. Further, the growth in the broadband connections in the country is also very low. Khullar points out that broadband services in India are not as ubiquitous as in other countries.
The TRAI chairman has suggested that to improve broadband speed and the service penetration in the country, government needs to allocate more spectrum to the operators. Higher quantum of spectrum will enable operators to deploy newer technologies for increasing broadband speed. Further, government and operators need to focus on developing core infrastructure and encourage adoption of mobile phones and tablets amongst users at affordable prices.
