Ericsson India expectations to win telecom contracts
Amid heightened anti-China sentiments on India, Swedish telecom devices maker Ericsson has said it expectations to win contracts on the Indian telecom industry on the effectiveness of its technology leadership, and added that as a practice, the business will not base business ideas on matters not less than its control.
Ericsson India mind Nitin Bansal said that the company remains to be “very confident” of its technology prowess. Bansal was responding to a query on whether the anti-China sentiments in the united states would give a competitive edge to non-Chinese gear suppliers in Indian telecom marketplace, where data and tone of voice consumption habits are charting new highs.
“We do not bottom our business plans on points which we can not control... we have confidence in technology leadership. And, in the event that you see globally, we've been earning on our technology leadership,” Bansal told PTI.
Before this month, state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) cancelled a multi-crore tender for 4G telecom network upgrade following the federal government asked the firm not to use all Chinese equipment. BSNL’s find for cancellation of the 4G tender came against the background of an evergrowing clamour against Chinese goods and services following the new violent clash at the Ladakh border with China.
Other impact areas that are being keenly watched in the telecom space are 5G trials and the mega 5G networks that'll be created later on.
Global giants Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung, as well as Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE are the large players on the Indian market where fast digitisation and substantial data needs are operating network scale-up by telecom operators.
“Whatever the decision the federal government uses (on participation of Chinese players found in agreements)...we believe we will win on our technology leadership, we are extremely confident,” Bansal said.
Source: www.deccanchronicle.com
