The challenge
Eenadu.net is a leading Telugu digital news portal. In a recent study published by the Ministry of External affairs, Government of India, it was seen that the growth in data usage in rural areas was more than that of urban areas, owing to the COVID-19 lockdown. Rural consumption now accounts for roughly 45% of overall mobile data usage and urban usage makes up 55%, compared with a 40:60 ratio before the Covid-19 outbreak. In spite of 30-35% growth in data consumption driven by increasing mobile internet penetration, Eenadu did not see a corresponding growth of users and they identified User Experience as the key obstacle.