WiFi usage down marginally in weeks starting March 9, shows Opensignal data

With the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced people across the globe to work from home, time spent on WiFi increased significantly in European countries and North America. But in India, it was the opposite and in fact, WiFi usage decreased marginally in the weeks starting from March 9.

As per data shared by mobile analytics firm Opensignal, in India the percentage of time spent by smartphone users on WiFi has decreased to 9.8% in the March 16-22 week, compared to 11% in January 13-19, 2020. It must be mentioned that March 22 saw a Janata curfew and as per various telcos, mobile data consumption peaked on that day as people stayed indoors.