Kathmandu, September 6 : The internet service providers (ISPs) have said that their service quality solely is not responsible behind the slow speed of internet.
” Problems related to various factors like bandwidth, server and mobile apps have also slowed the internet speed. So, we alone cannot be blamed for it,” they said at a virtual interaction organized by the Technology Journalists’ Forum (TJF) in the capital city on Saturday (September 5).
Chief Executive Officer of Subishu Cable Net, Binaya Mohan Saud, said the problems surfaced in Indian companies like Tata and Airtel, overuse of the some application/services and quality of the devices the customers possess are hampering the internet speed. He, however, admitted that as some ISPs have promised more MBPs than they actually can deliver, it is somehow affecting the internet speed . CEO Saud reiterated that one-side efforts from ISPs are not enough to solve the problem of slow internet.
Similarly, Managing Director at Vianet Communications, Binay Bohara, said customers’ complaints regarding the internet speed are something that cannot be fully addressed. “Currently, internet is slow because of Tiktok. Tomorrow, we’ll have new app or website which consumes much internet bandwidth. So, the complaints of slow internet can not be addressed fully,” he argued.
According to him, 80 percent of internet is consumed by the video and it is in growing trend now, which is a big challenge. Saud further said internet speed was slow at present time of COVID-19 also because of the overuse of Facebook, Youtube and Tiktok. He further argued that following the arrival of COVID-19 crisis in Nepal, the use of Google has upped by 37 percent, Facebook by 72 percent and Tiktok by 75 percent. The recreational app/servers are operated in high definition, he said, urging all not to indulge in such internet bandwidth consuming apps.
Meanwhile, telecommunications expert Anandraj Khanal said although the several countries had adopted the measures as expansion of bandwidth and quality enhancement in the wake of COVID-19, Nepal has fell short of it. He called for the changes both in policy and practice for quality internet.
