India climbs six places to 61st rank in Network Readiness Index 2022 report

India has improved its position by six slots and is now placed at 61st rank as per the Network Readiness Index 2022 report released recently. In its latest version of 2022, the report maps the network-based readiness landscape of 131 economies based on their performances in four different pillars technology, people, governance, and impact.

India has not only improved its ranking but also improved its score from 49.74 in 2021 to 51.19 in 2022. The report states that India secured 1st rank in AI talent concentration, the second rank in Mobile broadband internet traffic within the country and International Internet bandwidth, third rank in Annual investment in telecommunication services and Domestic market size, fourth rank in ICT Services exports, fifth rank in FTTH and Building Internet subscriptions and AI scientific publications.

The report was prepared by the Portland Institute, an independent non-profit, nonpartisan research and educational institute based in Washington DC. The report mention that India has a greater network readiness than would be expected given its income level.

The country is ranked third out of 36 in the group of lower-middle-income countries after Ukraine and Indonesia.