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India Has More Room For 5G Deployment As Data Traffic Rises Says Ericsson CEO
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Moneycontrol•21-10-2026, 21:10
India Has More Room For 5G Deployment As Data Traffic Rises Says Ericsson CEO
- •Ericsson CEO Per Narvinger stated that India's next phase of 5G expansion will be driven by rising data traffic, capacity needs, and coverage gaps.
- •Narvinger highlighted that India remains a front-runner in telecom technologies and hosts Ericsson's largest global site by employee strength.
- •Ericsson is addressing component cost pressures tied to AI infrastructure through tactical actions and potential price adjustments.
- •The company is focusing on improving profitability in its enterprise business and exploring growth in adjacent fields like mission-critical networks and defence applications.
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Ericsson CEO Per Narvinger noted that India's next phase of 5G network expansion will be driven as much by rising data traffic and capacity requirements as by coverage gaps.
Ericsson is handling price pressure through tactical actions such as upselling and selling products with good margin profiles, while also planning structural actions like price increases since absorbing the cost is not sustainable.
Ericsson sees India as an attractive country for R&D with a strong pool of engineers, and while future spending levels and allocation shifts depend on ongoing evaluations, India remains its largest global site by employee strength and will continue to be important.
