Today’s burgeoning professional problems need new, innovative solutions to answer them. Even a business leader or a chief executive officer doesn’t have the same role as they did a few years ago. Not only do these corporate directors require the ability to set the vision and strategy for their company—they also need experience with other C-suite roles, resilience in the current world of rinse-and-repeat crises, and adaptability to attain any skills that might be useful. But being a successful leader doesn’t necessarily mean being a Renaissance person. Many have found the secret to making their professional lives easier and more efficient: delegation.
That’s where India’s virtual assistant industry comes in. With this service, business leaders can hire skilled professionals for essential tasks, while Indian workers get the advantage of a higher salary than they’d otherwise receive locally. However, India’s virtual assistant industry needs better internet bandwidth for this partnership to work well. Here’s an overview of the issue.
An overview of India’s virtual assistant industry
The idea of virtual assistants may sound foreign, but the idea is straightforward. They’re essentially administrative assistants that work remotely from the client they’re assisting. That means you can rely on them to do everything from reviewing and answering correspondence to scheduling appointments and maintaining calendars to preparing communications, invoices, and reports. You can expect them to be prompt and have excellent attention to detail.
Virtual assistants can be hired from anywhere—however, an assistant from India means having a worker on a 12-hour flip from the US, allowing entrepreneurs to organize shifts so that the company can work around the clock. Indian virtual assistants are also fluent English speakers who are professional and polite. It’s thus no surprise that India’s virtual assistant industry is thriving, with companies like WERVAS and Brickwork India—founded as far back as 2016 and 2005, respectively—now leading the industry and offering services worldwide.
The importance of better internet bandwidth for India’s virtual assistant industry
Indian virtual assistants operate remotely—and most of the time, a world away from their clients. This requires a robust internet connection. Unfortunately, India currently has an average internet speed of 77.64 Mbps, ranking it at 81st place globally. For comparison, the internet speed in the United States is 256.03 Mbps. Some reasons for this poor connectivity could be coverage issues in certain parts of India and the outdated usage of copper network fibers. Overloaded networks could also be a cause.
Still, it’s important to note that the sharp spike in 4G mobile network usage and its consequent internet connectivity boosts began only in 2016, and in that short span of time, India has improved leaps and bounds. It’s not a stretch to hypothesize the government, and its technological experts will continue to enhance internet quality for the sake of the nation’s professionals, including its virtual assistants.
Current initiatives improving internet bandwidth
A critical initiative for India’s internet bandwidth is subsea cables, which can deliver the high-speed, low-latency bandwidth capacity that businesses and virtual assistants require. India is investing in these cables, with one of the latest projects being the IAX cable that aims to run from India across the Asia Pacific. Ultimately, the goal is for the cable to connect Mumbai and Chennai to Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore and turn Sri Lanka—and eventually, India as a whole—into a connectivity hub.
Another initiative is the BharatNet Project. This telecom project aims to enhance the country’s internet connectivity in rural areas. Currently, it has facilitated over 601,026 fiber-to-the-home connections, and the government looks to connect as many villages to the internet over the next 2.5 years. Other internet connectivity projects include the creation of 4G and 5G networks and public Wi-Fi initiatives. Once completed, all these programs are set to help current virtual assistants perform better—and give more Indians access to virtual assistant careers for the benefit of the industry.
India’s virtual assistant industry consists of highly proficient workers that can support business leaders. However, India will need better internet bandwidth for these virtual assistants to reach their fullest potential.
Article written Rachel Justis
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