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The article presents the factors to consider as smart cities evolve in India in 2015. The surge in people inhabiting in smart cities will make a higher reliance on information and communications technology (ICT) making cloud computing, big data and mobility the backbone of smart cities. Internet performance becomes a critical element to assure that multiple services linked within smart cities are always secure, fast and reachable.

The article focuses on the need for the Indian government to build a strong foundation that can support the increased dependence on the Internet infrastructure and information and communication technologies to ensure the successful implementation of a smart city development plan. Topics discussed include the issues that could hinder the development of smart cities, such as poor connectivity across devices, and the factors to consider before building them, including their physical creation.

The article discusses the significance of internet performance to the success of the smart cities project in India. Topics include the importance Internet performance to improve the availability, security, speed and cost-efficiency of Internet infrastructure, the approaches on how to improve Internet performance and the factors to be considered as smart cities evolved.