The untold story of India’s leap from dial-up to digital intelligence

By Dr Sarath Kumar, Chief Technology Officer, ACT Fibernet

The household internet wasn’t always this small device (router) smartly disseminating Wi-Fi signals across the house and devices, monitoring it for disruptions, and fixing itself.

Three decades ago, we embarked on a journey that seemed like a distant dream and was alien to many. The very first time India embraced home internet. A country as vast as India, with different geographical landscapes and dialects, it felt impossible to make Indian homes digitally equipped. But passion, perseverance, and innovation redefined possibility. Today, here we are, living our dreams, a mission accomplished to build an inclusive digital infrastructure. A world where internet technology is no longer a privilege, it has become a necessity. A lifeline for progress, a spark for innovation, and the silent engine behind millions of everyday triumphs.

Introduced to India through an oversized CRT monitor with limited ...