New Delhi: Ericsson plans to locally manufacture every telecom gear it sells in India. These even include 6G equipment.
The Swedish telecom gear maker expects to start 6G trials in India by 2028. However, commercial deployment of the technology will take some time.
Even now, Ericsson makes 4G and 5G equipment in India and exports them to Asian countries as well.
Recently, the company expanded its ASIC R&D in Bengaluru and plans to further expand to 150 positions.
Ericsson has also launched production of passive antennas in India in collaboration with VVDN Technologies.
The company is, in fact, looking to create an alternative ecosystem for the manufacture of even components like filters, batteries, closures and many other things.
Many of these components are still being imported to India and Ericsson is still looking to address this.
Ericsson has also deployed 5G-enabled Grain ATM Annapurti in India in partnership with the World Food Program.
These are made in India, ATM-like food grain kiosks that dispense multiple food grains with precision. Using Aadhar-based biometrics, 25 to 30 kg of grain is dispensed in just 30 seconds.
Annapurti is already deployed in cities like Shillong, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Lucknow and Bhopal.
Over the next year, 23 highly automated Annapurti machines will be deployed across India.
This initiative supports the One Nation One Ration Card scheme, providing round-the-clock access to essential food grains.
