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


As the consumption of the internet is increasing with every passing day, the competition between Internet Service Providers that provide you access to the internet is also increasing. Everyone has different use cases for the internet, some may use it just to access emails and listen to songs, and some may use it for their work. These use cases can differ especially if the internet connection is for your home. In such cases, an internet plan that suffices the needs of all the members would be the best choice.
You may have a number of ISP’s operating in your area, providing you with an exquisite selection of Internet plans; however, there are a number of factors to consider before buying the best Broadband connection in your area.
Understanding Your Why and How much Internet You Need
The first step before choosing a broadband connection is to understand what do you need the internet for and how much speed and bandwidth are you going to require to get that done. All of this information combined sums up to be your internet usage. Different speeds are suitable for different uses of the internet. For example, if you use the internet just to access your emails and listen to music, then you will easily go with 0-5 Mbps speed. The 5-40 Mbps speed bracket is suitable for video calling, online gaming and video streaming.
However, the number of people using the internet should be less in order for such speeds to be useful. If the people connecting to a single network are more, you should go for speeds ranging anywhere from 40 to 500 Mbps. The 500 Mbps speeds and more can get you smoothly through any use case, like streaming high-quality videos on multiple devices, online game streaming and downloading heavy files quickly.