Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson plans to manufacture all telecom gear it sells in India, including future 6G equipment, locally, a senior company official said on Thursday.
Andres Vicente, Ericsson’s Head of Market Area Southeast Asia, Oceania and India, told PTI at India Mobile Congress 2025 that 6G trials are expected by 2028, though commercial deployment will take additional time. “Our intention is to manufacture in India everything we sell in India,” he said, PTI reported.
Currently, Ericsson produces 4G and 5G equipment in India and exports these to other Asian countries. The company recently expanded its ASIC (application-specific integrated chips) R&D facility in Bengaluru and started producing passive antennas in collaboration with VVDN Technologies. Vicente said the ASIC team will be expanded to 150 positions and that Ericsson is steadily increasing local value addition in its products.
“I think that India has a lifetime opportunity to become an alternative ecosystem where all components are produced here. To develop these sophisticated products, we still import many components. We need to change that by investing holistically, not only in anchor brands like Ericsson but also in the ecosystem of components, filters, batteries, closures and many other things,” Vicente added.
Beyond telecom gear, Ericsson is diversifying its technology solutions into other sectors, including Railways. The company is also deploying 5G-enabled food grain kiosks, called Grain ATM Annapurti, in partnership with the World Food Programme.
The made-in-India Grain ATM Annapurti dispenses multiple food grains with precision—25 to 30 kg in just 30 seconds—using Aadhaar-based biometrics. Deployed in cities including Shillong, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, and Bhopal, the initiative supports the One Nation One Ration Card scheme by providing round-the-clock access to essential grains.
“Over the next year, 23 new highly automated Annapurti machines will be deployed across India, underscoring how 5G can foster digital inclusion and food security,” Vicente said.
Andres Vicente, Ericsson’s Head of Market Area Southeast Asia, Oceania and India, told PTI at India Mobile Congress 2025 that 6G trials are expected by 2028, though commercial deployment will take additional time. “Our intention is to manufacture in India everything we sell in India,” he said, PTI reported.
Currently, Ericsson produces 4G and 5G equipment in India and exports these to other Asian countries. The company recently expanded its ASIC (application-specific integrated chips) R&D facility in Bengaluru and started producing passive antennas in collaboration with VVDN Technologies. Vicente said the ASIC team will be expanded to 150 positions and that Ericsson is steadily increasing local value addition in its products.
“I think that India has a lifetime opportunity to become an alternative ecosystem where all components are produced here. To develop these sophisticated products, we still import many components. We need to change that by investing holistically, not only in anchor brands like Ericsson but also in the ecosystem of components, filters, batteries, closures and many other things,” Vicente added.
Beyond telecom gear, Ericsson is diversifying its technology solutions into other sectors, including Railways. The company is also deploying 5G-enabled food grain kiosks, called Grain ATM Annapurti, in partnership with the World Food Programme.
The made-in-India Grain ATM Annapurti dispenses multiple food grains with precision—25 to 30 kg in just 30 seconds—using Aadhaar-based biometrics. Deployed in cities including Shillong, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, and Bhopal, the initiative supports the One Nation One Ration Card scheme by providing round-the-clock access to essential grains.
“Over the next year, 23 new highly automated Annapurti machines will be deployed across India, underscoring how 5G can foster digital inclusion and food security,” Vicente said.
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