Broadband Spend Down in 2009

The economic recession had a deep impact on IT spending of enterprises in the country. As per V&D-IDC Enterprise Broadband Satisfaction Survey 2009, the average spend of enterprises on broadband services has gone down to Rs 21.60 lakh.

Last year, as per the 2008 survey, the average spend on broadband was Rs 22.81 lakh. The fall can be attributed to enterprises, across all verticals, taking cost-cutting measures. Some even going to the extent of reducing the number of working hours or implementing strict working hours.

The maximum impact could be seen in ITeS and IT companies, though their average spend was maximum among all verticals, this year as well. The average spend of ITeS enterprise was Rs 23.81 lakh. The fall was recorded in all verticals. The manufacturing vertical had an average spend of Rs 10.93 lakh in 2009 (around Rs 2.5 lakh less than last year) and it recorded the lowest among all verticals.

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