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India's communication technologies serve a surging population of 1.36 billion, which is roughly one-sixth of the world's people. This study identified and theorized anomalous trends in India's technology trajectory during the rapid growth in digital technologies from 2001 through 2016, the critical years of digital technology proliferation in India. Overview: Detailed analyses of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) data indicated atypical trends in India's information and communication technologies (ICTs) growth. Theory & Research Method: Based on the diffusion of innovation theoretical framework, case study analyses of publicly available ITU data provided insights into key trends in India's ICT growth, when compared with corresponding trends worldwide. The first five of the study's 10 research questions explored India's ICT growth. Five additional research questions compared India's ICT growth with worldwide trends in Internet-linked households, Internet users by world regions, global Internet use in developing and developed nations. Conclusion: Over the 16-year period studied, India's ICT growth, signified an exponential rise in mobile-cellular subscriptions, moderate growth of Internet users, sharp fall in fixed-telephone subscriptions and moderate fixed broadband subscriptions. Despite anomalous growth, India's ICT growth has empowered India's citizens and fueled the nation's aspirations for a better future with technology through ICT growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
