Google to enable faster web browsing on 2G networks in India Thursday June 11,2015

 

Google today Thursday June 11,2015 announced the launch of a new feature that will enable its users in India to surf the web faster even with slow Internet connections. "With over 200 million Indians accessing the Internet from a smartphone, we’re working hard to make access faster and more affordable," Hiroto Tokusei, Product Manager, Google Inc, said

Google will in two weeks start rolling out the feature which it claims will load pages four times faster and at the same time consume 80 per cent less data. "The feature is triggered automatically when the user is on a slower network connection. Of course, they will be able to choose if they want to see the original page."

Google has already tested the feature, which is targetted at emerging markets, in Indonesia. It will soon be launching it in Brazil as well.