Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson is preparing for the commercial rollout of 6G by 2028-2030, with artificial intelligence (AI) expected to be a core building block of next-generation networks.

India, which has rapidly adopted 5G, is set to play a central role in this transition, Nitin Bansal, managing director, Ericsson India, told FE in an interaction. “AI will be one of the main building blocks for 6G, and India is poised to be a key market given its rapid adoption of 5G,” he said.

“India’s manufacturing base, expanding 5G footprint, and robust R&D ecosystem have made it one of Ericsson’s top five focus markets globally,” Bansal added.

The company has been manufacturing in India since 1994, long before government incentives like the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme

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