Smart grids in South Korea help the country use more renewable energy sources and cut overall energy consumption." The "smart" in a grid is achieved through an installed software rather than hardware, banking more on the element of intelligence for more consistent upgrades, patterns learning, and timely response to new technologies. The South Korean smart grids include the following components: Internet in South Korea is more robust and developed than in almost any other country, with gigabit wired service being common even in fairly rural areas. Accordingly, Korean initiatives in smart grid and Internet of things largely take reliable backhaul connectivity for granted. The country's
Internet in India No. of Indian consumers who purchased something online in 2018: 120 Million No. of Indian consumers who are expected to purchase something online in 2020: 175 Million Indian e-commerce Industry in 2017: $38.5 Billion Indian e-commerce Industry is expected to grow by 2026: $200 Billion Internet in India The history of the internet in India began with the launch of the Educational Research Network (ERNET) in 1986. The first publicly available internet service in India was launched by state-owned Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) on 14 August 1995. As of May 2014, the Internet was delivered to India mainly by