An infographic on Google’s plan to speed up mobile web browsing. Source: Official Google Webmaster Central Blog
Indonesia’s internet infrastructure lag behind the rest of the world, with our country’s online speeds coming in 41st out of a survey of 54 countries in 2014. But Indonesia’s large population, combined with its enthusiasm for embracing new technology, has made us a favored testing ground for companies that want to improve internet access in the developing world, such as Facebook with its Internet.org initiative.
Now Google is using its technological might to figure out how to get websites to load faster on smartphones with slower connections, and it is doing the field testing for this initiative right here in Indonesia. And if you’re an Android user, you may get to see the improvements very soon. According to the official Google Webmaster Central Blog:
