Chennai: Working from home and online class encourages internet connection requests in Tamil Nadu in May when the second wave of Covid-19 is very intense.
While the number of wireline connections including internet subscriptions side by side this month, the number of cellphone customers fell.
In contrast to the trend of wireline connections decreased for several years, after the cellphone density increased.
Data released by the Indian Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Trai) showed the Circle of Tamil Nadu and Chennai together recorded an increase of about 10% in a wireline subscription from April to May 2021.
Nearly 1.9 new subscriptions including BSNL-FTTH sound connections increased a month Private telecommunications operators offer Fibernet services record 4% leaps in wireline vertical.
FTTH and FIBERNET are provided via Wireline.
On the other hand, the number of wireline connections fell more than 52,000 between April and June last year, which declined to 18,920 between September and October.
The country lost a cellphone connection 5.7 lakh in 30 days between April and May 2021, a trend that is common throughout the country.
Vertical cellphones have fluctuated since the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020.
At present, Tamil Nadu has 8.2 Crore cellular connections with more than 108% teledensity.
Tele-Density is the number of telephone connections (fixed channels and cellphone customers) per 100 residents in the geographical area.
V K Sanjeevi, Head of General Manager of BSNL Phone Chennai, said the request for WFH and online classes increased demand for internet connection at home.
“The need for internet internet has soared because more people prefer Wi-Fi where they work from home and online classes.
They feel more comfortable than using data through cellphones,” he said.
The number of questions for home internet connections rose in rural areas, too.