As I was reading Gizmodo and other technology blogs today, I came across a very good looking headline , and it was
100Mbps Verizon FiOS to (Probably) Arrive in 2009: Hong Kong Still Snickers
It was a very much catchy headline as there are parts in world that enjoy a high average download speed , here in India the best connection we can get is 8Mbps which is of course slower than many of other connections, and the price ~ $300. This is not available for home connections , only business connections with a particular amount of Bandwidth Usage per month. For home customers the maximum speed available is 2Mbps on a DSL connection.
According to the posts mentioned Hong Kong has FIOS (Fibre Optic Service) speeds of 100Mbps and price is just $48.50 a month. I might be somewhat cheaper now but still its a lot cheaper than Indian Broadband where there are 2 Major Carriers of Internet the FLAG and TATA.
The US citizens enjoy a 5Mbps conection for almost $40 per month( Don’t take it seriously if it is wrong) upto 30Mbps for around $140 per month. At least you guys in US have a browsing speed , I have two connections at my home and the speed is 512Kbps each and the price I have to pay for both is approximately $65(Rs 3000) , so imagine I am paying loads of money to keep my computer connected with Internet.
Well, Verizon is promising this 100Mbps FIOS by next year and this might get Indians Service Providers to act smart and raise our Broadband speeds from 256Kbps to at least 2Mbps which will enhance our browsing experience and also let us view high definition videos online which we usually do not watch 
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As of June 2012 – India is slow but upgrading to higher internet speed.
Currently there are options available in metropolitan cities in India where MTNL is offering 4 Mbps (Megabits) for $35 a month with 50GB cap which is still less but considering the internet usage in India, it is quite reasonable and affordable offer on the shelves.
Waiting for them to upgrade for 8 Mbps. Though Airtel, Tata, Idea boast to offer higher speed of upto 20Mbps, but what matters is latency, which is fastest in MTNL 14ms average. Hence browsing experience is more faster in MTNL, and also more stable as there are radio signal issues with Airtel and the likes.
Verizon is now planning to unroll 300Mbps FIOs for its limited customers in US (in millions though) which Virgin announced last year for its UK customers.
Waiting for India to match that, maybe 20?? ?
Abhishek, it is clear that you do know about internet. India is one of the biggest countries and to build the infrastructure of 100Mbps or more it would require billions. India would require more Internet bandwidth as compared to today. One more thing India is price sensitive , if you will offer them 100Mbps for Rs 4000 a month and 256kbps for Rs 400 a month, most will prefer a 256kbps connection over a 100Mbps connection. Although the trend is changing but majority of Indians fall in the Rs 400 for 256Kbps connection bracket.
Even today if you are willing to pay more you will be able to get 100Mbps FIOS from BSNL and Airtel as well.
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