GeneralTRAI increases benchmark for minimum broadband speed in India from 256kbps to 512kbps

TRAI increases benchmark for minimum broadband speed in India from 256kbps to 512kbps

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has announced that from here on, the minimum download speed limit for a connection to be called broadband should be 512kbps. As opposed to the earlier limit of 256kbps, this falls in line with the government’s aim to bring the minimum speed up to 2mbps by 2015.

TRAI has also written down a new definition for the term broadband connection. It describes it as ‘a data connection that is able to support interactive services including internet access and has the capability of minimum download speed of 512 kbps to an individual subscriber from the point of presence (POP) of the service provider intending to provide broadband service.’

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TRAI has moreover introduced several changes to the Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal Regulations, 2012, which will now be now known as the Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2014.

Broadband is not the only area the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is concentrating on while setting the minimum standard speeds. It is known that the government office is also looking to impose such guidelines for mobile data. The minimum download speed for wireless data services will depend on the minimum download speed reported by service providers in the last three quarters.

TRAI is currently also in the process of framing rules for modern telecom networks, even as they move from traditional telecommunication systems to modern internet protocol-based systems. These new rules will be of great importance later this year, as the 4G boom is set to hit India by the coming fall.

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