A slowdown in internet growth isn’t good news for India. Without a smartphone, it becomes difficult for many to access government welfare benefits, rations and vaccines, among other things. India has more than 350 million users of “dumbphones” – basic handsets, or feature phones – who can potentially move to smartphones if they can afford it. With more than a billion users, India boasts the world’s second largest mobile phone market. Yet, internet growth in this vast market appears to have stalled. Smartphones are the main gateway to go online – and this is where growth is flattening. India currently has some 650 million smartphone users but the pace of growth has slowed. Do you think that the stall has been as a result of larger group of people living below poverty line?
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