275 Million High speed Broadband Users in India By 2015

According to a report by ASSOCHAM, the High-speed broadband subscriber base in India is likely to grow up to 275 million from current 9 million by the next five years (2015), as telecom firms will roll out Broadband Wireless Acess (BWA) air waves that were auctioned in June.

with the adoption of wireless broadband (BWA) in Recent broadband wireless auctions, in which operators were allocated spectrum  and Considering that around 43 per cent Internet subscribers were still using conventional dial-up connections at the end of 2009, there is a lot of potential to migrate existing subscribers to high-speed services which could lead Total subscriber base of High speed internet in India to 275 million in coming years.

BWA spectrum enables high-speed Internet access as well as Internet telephony and TV services. It can also be used for voice and high-speed data services.

According to the Report The current low level broadband penetration (nine million) is due to factors such as insufficient wire line infrastructure, fragmented local cable operators network and usage rates, and delays in awarding spectrum.