Ericsson is scaling up the production capacity and operations with its partner Jabil in Pune to meet the needs of 5G network deployments in India. The company, claimed to be the first telecom vendor to set up manufacturing in India in 1994, makes equipment with Jabil that includes 4G and 5G radios, RAN Compute as well as microwave products. Ericsson’s ultra-lightweight, Massive MIMO antenna integrated radios AIR 3219 and AIR 3268 will be produced in Pune initially to support the 5G deployments. The company will also work with local ecosystem partners to support its 5G production in India.
To generate 2,000 jobs
The production ramp-up will expand operations with high-technology production. The company also plans to generate employment for around 2,000 people in Pune with this. To increase flexibility and speed in bringing products into the market, Ericsson India is also establishing a technology center. This will focus on new product introduction and production engineering to secure high-quality standards, testing/integration, and supply preparations on early-phase products, as well as operational support to ensure efficient 5G development and deployment in India.
Commercial launch of 5G network is underway in the country with deployments having started following the spectrum auctions in July. Both Bharti Airtel (Airtel) and Reliance Jio have selected Ericsson as their partner to deploy 5G networks in the country.
5G adoption growing gradually
With increasing availability and affordability of 5G smartphones, along with rapid adoption of smartphones in urban and rural areas, 5G subscriptions in the India region are expected to rapidly increase to reach around 690 million by the end of 2028, according to the Ericsson Mobility Report, November 2022 edition.
“As 5G gets introduced in India, we are ramping up production of our 5G telecom equipment in Pune in a phased manner, to support the network deployments of Indian telecom service providers. The production in India is part of our global production footprint with a presence across continents. This footprint has enabled us to secure a global, flexible, and resilient supply chain to respond quickly to market and customer needs, whereby India also benefits,” said Nunzio Mirtillo, Head of Market Area Southeast Asia, Oceania and India.
To generate 2,000 jobs
The production ramp-up will expand operations with high-technology production. The company also plans to generate employment for around 2,000 people in Pune with this. To increase flexibility and speed in bringing products into the market, Ericsson India is also establishing a technology center. This will focus on new product introduction and production engineering to secure high-quality standards, testing/integration, and supply preparations on early-phase products, as well as operational support to ensure efficient 5G development and deployment in India.
Commercial launch of 5G network is underway in the country with deployments having started following the spectrum auctions in July. Both Bharti Airtel (Airtel) and Reliance Jio have selected Ericsson as their partner to deploy 5G networks in the country.
5G adoption growing gradually
With increasing availability and affordability of 5G smartphones, along with rapid adoption of smartphones in urban and rural areas, 5G subscriptions in the India region are expected to rapidly increase to reach around 690 million by the end of 2028, according to the Ericsson Mobility Report, November 2022 edition.
“As 5G gets introduced in India, we are ramping up production of our 5G telecom equipment in Pune in a phased manner, to support the network deployments of Indian telecom service providers. The production in India is part of our global production footprint with a presence across continents. This footprint has enabled us to secure a global, flexible, and resilient supply chain to respond quickly to market and customer needs, whereby India also benefits,” said Nunzio Mirtillo, Head of Market Area Southeast Asia, Oceania and India.
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