Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Varun Kashyap & Sridevi Reddy
Co-Founders, Zithara.ai
Transforming Indian Offline Retail and Customer Engagement Using AI


The speed of the internet is a source of concern for the users. While most affordable broadband plans come with a speed of up to 300 Mbps, premium plans from popular service providers offer up to 1 Gbps speed. A few broadband plans from telecom service providers – Airtel, JioFiber, Mahanagar Telecom Nagar Limited (MTNL), Tata Sky broadband, and ACT – deliver 1 Gbps speed.
Airtel Xstream Fiber 1 Gbps Plan
Airtel Xstream Fiber is an ultra-fast broadband offering that provides internet at 1 Gbps speed. The plan’s price tag comes at an expensive end, at Rs 3999 per month. The other benefits of the plan include unlimited landline calls to any network in India along with Airtel Thanks benefits, including streaming benefits of three months Netflix subscription, one-year Amazon Prime membership and access to premium content from ZEE5 and Airtel Xstream app.
JioFiber 1 Gbps Plan
JioFiber’s Rs 3999 monthly plan promises unlimited data at 1 Gbps upload, and 1 Gbps download speed. The attraction of the plan is a gamut of OTT subscriptions it provides. There are many entertainment apps to access, from Netflix, Amazon Prime, Voot Select, SonyLiv, Zee5, Voot Kids, Sun NXT, Hoichoi, Universal+, Lionsgate Play, Discovery+, ShemarooMe, Eros Now, to JioCinema and JioSaavn.
Airtel Xstream vs JioFiber Broadband Plan
Between Airtel Xstream Fiber plan of Rs 3999 and JioFiber’s Rs 3999 monthly plan, JioFiber wins for its premium OTT benefits. It is a plan that targets home networks, primarily for entertainment purposes. However, if the user is looking for a plan for work or office, Airtel’s Xstream Fiber could be a choice.
Tata Sky broadband plan offering 1 Gbps speed
Tata Sky’s 1 Gbps broadband plan at Rs 3600 per month is another affordable gigabit plan in India. The plan offers. 3.3TB or 3,300GB fair usage policy (FUP) data for the month. The user can get up to 450 Mbps of speed on Wi-Fi, and with LAN cable will receive a 900 Mbps speed. If the end-user router has dual-band connectivity and the end device supports a 5 GHz network, one can get 1 Gbps speed. There is an additional free landline connection but without a telephone.