March 13, 2020
The focus of the products announced on Tuesday
The focus of the products announced on Tuesday — a new Wi-Fi platform called
Google Station and a video app ‘YouTube Go’ — is to tap into the burgeoning
Internet market in India, where users are primarily coming online through
smartphones."So, we have been thinking about how to build products and services
for this wave of new users.Google vice-president (next billion users) Caesar
Sengupta said three new Internet users are getting added every second in India,
which presents a huge opportunity. These simplified pages load up to two times
faster, saving more than 90 per cent of data usage.It will now allow its users
on a low-bandwidth connection to be able to choose and install an app through
their mobile network or install it when the phone next connects to Wi-Fi.
With
RailTel, Google connects about 3.Its new messaging app ‘Allo’ will introduce
support in Hindi for its Google Assistant later this year, said Amit Fulay,
group product manager at Google.Google turned 18 on Tuesday and hosted a big
party in India to unveil a bouquet of products designed for the world’s second
largest Internet market.5 million users to the Internet with people using about
20 times the average monthly data use of 600 megabytes at these railway
stations.He added that this will provide more people in India and around the
world fast, reliable, and secure Wi-Fi in places like malls, transit stations
and cafes. The user base, driven primarily by booming smartphone adoption, is
pegged to grow from 350 million to 650 million by 2020.India, which has the
second largest number of Internet users globally, is also among the fastest
growing markets.Following its partnership with RailTel and Indian Railways to
provide Wi-Fi at railway stations, Google has now launched a platform called
Google Station.Google also announced a group of tailored features for Chrome,
like automatic optimising of pages when 2G-like networks are detected. Google
turned 18 on Tuesday and hosted a big party in India to unveil a bouquet of
products designed for the world’s second largest Internet market.He added that
the company is partnering with government and organisations to bridge the
digital education and gender divide. "Products that work at any level of
connectivity, in local Indian languages, and across the devices that are most
frequently used in India,†he added. Google also unveiled ‘YouTube Go’ that will
allow users to save and watch videos even in poor connectivity and share them
with friends over bluetooth.Rajan Anandan, vice-president, India and South East
Asia said the company’s vision is to make India a global hub of innovation and
produce high quality mobile developers who will build not just for India but for
the world.The new platform will work with partners Tankless Electric Water Heater Faucet
Suppliers like system integrators (SIs) and venue owners to roll out Wi-Fi
hotspots, Mr Sengupta said.He added that the company is focussing on three key
areas — access, products and platforms — to provide a better and "more inclusive
online experience†for users in India.Google is also focusing on the next set of
millions of users who will come online in the coming years in regional
languages.
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