At this time, an internet line that offers a minimum of kbps speeds is defined as broadband. BIF, in response to a consultation paper floated by TRAI, had suggested that the definition of broadband should change to 2Mbps speeds at the least, also keeping in mind the changing usage scenarios and applications which include video streaming, video meetings and work from home.
Airtel argues that any change in the definition of a broadband line in India should be in sync with the global trends and says that most other countries define broadband when the internet line is rated at kbps speeds or more. The Airtel Xstream home broadband subscription plans start at Rs per month with speeds of up to 40Mbps while the higher spec plans also offer higher data speeds—Rs plan offers Mbps speed, the Rs plan offers Mbps speed, the Rs 1, plan offers Mbps speed while the Rs 3, plan gets you 1Gbps speeds.
The current definition of broadband in India, as notified by the Department of Telecommunications DoT says that, Broadband is a data connection that is able to support interactive services including Internet access and has the capability of the minimum download speed of kbps to an individual subscriber from the point of presence POP of the service provider intending to provide Broadband service. At the current bandwidth growth rate of 42 percent per year, we will need 2, Mbps per home in , and 67, Mbps per home in !
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With 5G around the corner, there is a definite need of redefining the term broadband. But telecom operators such as Airtel and Vodafone, think otherwise.
According to these two operators, making broadband connectivity affordable and accessible to all parts of India should be at priority instead of making a change in speeds. This would help in broadening digital connect for end customers. If we take a look at what major streaming service such as Netflix states should be the minimum speed, it says that kbps should be the minimum speed to load the library content, 3mbps for standard definition quality, 5mbps for high definition quality and 25mbps for Ultra HD 4K quality.
This clearly means that the network providers are not in favour of increasing speeds as of now. The company also shares an outlook for the next 2 years and says that it should become technologically possible to ensure guaranteed minimum speeds for wired broadband and at that point of time, the minimum speeds might even reach to 8mbps or more.
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