India ranks 44 in 2016 Global Connectivity Index, Digital India seen as driver of growth

India placed at the 44th position among 50 different countries in a Global Connectivity Index (GCI) report has been compiled Electronics major by Huawei.

• The 50 countries assessed by GCI 2016 account for 90 percent of global GDP and 78 percent of the world’s population.
• Huawei claims that the GCI also includes survey results from 3,000 firms across 10 verticals in 10 nations.
• The Huawei Global Connectivity Index 2016 notes initiatives like Digital India are driving growth and improved broadband penetration.
• The report says such initiative will enable last-mile connectivity, connecting many people for the first time, and enables a whole new opportunity for the telecom operators.

GCI calculation Method:

• GCI score for each country has been calculated on the basis of its ICT infrastructure includingbroadband, data centers, cloud services, big data and IoT.
• The methodology for calculating GCI broadly includesfour different ‘vertical indicators’ as identified by Huawei which includes
  1. Supply,
  2. Demand,
  3. Experience and
  4. Potential includes a set of indicators that points out the future development of a digital economy

The Top 5 countries with top rated and last 5 countries in the survey that sprawls globally 50 countries

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