MAIT aims at 500 Million internet users by 2012
By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 15 July 2009, 17:45 IST
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MAIT aims at 500 Million internet users by 2012
Bangalore: MAIT [Manufacturers Association for Information Technology] has outlined 'Goal 511', where it targets to increase Indian internet users to 500 million with 100 million broadband connections and 100 million connected devices by 2012. "This calls for strengthening of the national IT infrastructure along with the physical infrastructure on a priority basis," said MAIT Vice-President, Ravi Swaminathan. To achieve this target MAIT is eying 3G and Wi-Max networks. According to Swaminathan, if this target is achieved then it will help in consumption of front-end devices, consumer premise equipment and other back-end devices. It will also create a platform for various applications, services and other avenues created through the network-multiplier effect. Currently, there are 60 million Internet users in the country. According to MAIT, the number of new internet subscribers rose by 8.6 million by March 2009 from 7.2 million in March 2008.

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