In the lead-up to the first-ever Republic ‘India Economic Summit’, which will see the most influential names in the industry and the economic world come together to put the world’s fastest-growing major economy under the microscope, Republic World is taking an in-depth look into some of its key drivers. Today we look into how the digital space is shaping India, how it is impacting the lives of its citizens and how Digital is the future.
Data boom
One of India’s prime leverage points has always been its numbers. India’s data consumption continues to boom and to support it, the country boasts of one of the cheapest data rates in the world. At an average cost of $0.68 per gigabyte (GB), India is well below the global aggregate of $4.21/ GB. Additionally, India has the highest mobile data consumption rate at 12GB per user a month in the world. The numbers not only help India emerge as a thriving ground to launch digital…
