According to the Internet And Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the Internet user base in the country stood at 190 million at the end of June, 2013, which rose to 340.16 million in October 2017. Cumulative Annual Growth rate (CAGR) of broadband during the five-year period between 2005 and 2010 was about 117 per cent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_India
India's telecommunication network is the second largest in the world by number of telephone users (both fixed and mobile phone) with 1.053 billion subscribers as on 31 August 2016. It has one of the lowest call tariffs in the world enabled by mega telecom operators and hyper-competition among them. India has the world's second-largest Internet user-base. As on 31 March 2016, there were 342.65 million internet subscribers in the country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_India
According to a release dated September 19, 2006, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB International, Internet users in India have reached 37 million in the month of September 2006, up from 33 million in March 2006.
http://www.internetworldstats.com/asia/in.htm
An overview of the Start and History of Internet Usage in India The state-owned Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) launched Internet Services in India in August 1995. For the first four years , VSNL was the sole provider of Internet Services in the Country. In the first years, broadband usage in India was growing 20% per month, according to the Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI). Thanks to the progress in the penetration of ICT and especially, the Broadband Policy announced in 1995, the term “broadband” entered the mass lexicon and most Internet users were aware of faster Internet speeds.
http://www.internetworldstats.com/asia/in.htm
The history of the Internet in India started with launch of services by VSNL on 15 August 1995. They were able to add about 10,000 Internet users within 6 months. However, for the next 10 years the Internet experience in the country remained less attractive with narrow-band connections having speeds less than 56 kbit/s (dial-up).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_India
The survey did not include rural areas. In November 2013, IWS considers that the number of Internet users in India is now 150,000,000 to give credit to surveys and field work performed till December 31, 2013. See IAMAI news for India ICT. In the coming years (2016-2020), Internet users in India will increase substantially due to several reasons.
http://www.internetworldstats.com/asia/in.htm
India – the world’s fastest growing startup ecosystem. In recent years, the Indian startup ecosystem has really taken off and come into its own—driven by factors such as massive funding, consolidation activities, evolving technology and an burgeoning domestic market.
https://thenextweb.com/in/2015/07/05/india-the-worlds-fastest-growing-startup-ecosystem/
Closing Thoughts. 1  The average valuation of an Indian startup is $2.3 million as compared to $4.2 million of an American one. 2  43 percent of product/digital organizations are focusing on the global market and 28 percent continue to be technology hotspots.
https://thenextweb.com/in/2015/07/05/india-the-worlds-fastest-growing-startup-ecosystem/
INDIA INTERNET MARKET BRIEFS. An overview of the Start and History of Internet Usage in India. The state-owned Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) launched Internet Services in India in August 1995. For the first four years , VSNL was the sole provider of Internet Services in the Country.
http://www.internetworldstats.com/asia/in.htm
Telecommunications in India began with the introduction of the telegraph. The Indian postal and telecom sectors are one of the worlds oldest. In 1850, the first experimental electric telegraph line was started between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour. In 1851, it was opened for the use of the British East India Company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_India
when did the internet start in india
The history of the Internet in India started with launch of services by VSNL on 15 August 1995. The history of the Internet in India started on August 15, 1995.