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Mobile Internet Usage Increases in Nepal

Technology 03 Jan 2021 1067 0

Internet users in Nepal

Mobile Internet Usage Increases in Nepal:

Along with the increase in the use of mobile phones in Nepal, the number of internet users has also increased. While the total subscribers of telecom companies and internet service providers have reached 23.2 million, 15 million of them are 3G and 4G mobile service users. According to the Management Information System (MIS) released by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), 16.9 million mobile users use the Internet.

The global downturn caused by the coronavirus has led to an increase in data users in Nepal as well. School and college studies were started online in the capital and main cities after the lockdown started in April. After the lockdown, an online study has also started in other areas where the internet has reached. Even now, the government has not given permission to schools and colleges to teach in physical presence.

The number of consumers buying mobile sets, laptops, and the internet has also increased due to online classes. According to the NEA, 2.5 to 3.5 lakh users are connected to the internet through one means or another every month. According to the NTA, there are currently more Internet users on fixed broadband, WiMAX, EVIDEO, 3G, and 4G.

Of these, 11.2 million are in 3G, 5.8 million in 4G, and 500,000 in Fiber to the Home (FTTH). Due to cheaper rates than others, the attraction of customers has increased in the Fiber to the Home (FTTH) service being provided by Nepal Telecom.

According to the NTA report, based on Nepal's population of 29.6 million, 77.91 percent of the total population is using the Internet. But since the same person is using mobile internet and fixed broadband, it is not possible to find out exactly how many people are using the internet, the NTA said. Out of the total users, 57.26 percent are mobile broadband users.

Nepal Telecom has 11.6 million customers with mobile internet and fixed broadband. Similarly, Ncell has 6.5 million internet service subscribers. According to NEA, the number of customers of internet service providers is 4.876 million. Due to Covid-19, the number of customers in internet service providers has also increased.

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