Make in India gets telecom boost as Ericsson manufactures 15,000 antennas for India, global markets

India's telecom manufacturing ecosystem has received a significant boost, with Ericsson producing more than 15,000 antennas and 25 million components through its local supply chain since July 2025. The Swedish telecom equipment maker said products manufactured in India are now also being exported to international markets.

The milestone highlights India's growing importance in Ericsson's global engineering, manufacturing and supply chain operations. The company is expanding its capabilities in the country across sourcing, engineering, production and exports, strengthening India's position as a potential global hub for telecom equipment.

The development comes a little more than a year after Ericsson began manufacturing its first export-ready antennas in India. The move marked an important step in the company's efforts to deepen local production and integrate Indian manufacturing into its global supply network.

"Producing more than 15,000 antennas in India is an important milestone and is a step in a much longer journey. We are building an end-to-end antenna ecosystem that combines local sourcing and manufacturing with Ericsson's global engineering capabilities," said Mikael Eriksson, Head of Ericsson Antenna System.

He said the growing demand for intelligent and programmable telecom networks is making advanced antenna technology increasingly important. Such systems can help operators improve network performance and make more efficient use of increasingly valuable spectrum resources.

Ericsson said antennas manufactured in India are being supplied to telecom customers in the domestic as well as international markets. The expansion is also helping build a wider local ecosystem involving component manufacturers, engineering firms and other manufacturing partners.

The company's antenna systems are designed to help telecom operators expand network coverage and capacity, use spectrum more efficiently and reduce energy consumption. These capabilities are becoming increasingly important as the telecom industry moves towards 5G Standalone networks, AI-driven network management and next-generation network architectures.

The company said Ericsson and its Indian partners are developing capabilities aimed at supporting future telecom networks that require higher performance, greater energy efficiency and AI-readiness.

Ericsson plans to further expand its antenna ecosystem in India by strengthening local engineering and manufacturing capabilities and increasing exports. The company said these efforts will also support telecom operators as they build and upgrade networks for the next phase of digital connectivity.

The latest milestone adds to India's broader push to move beyond being primarily a telecom services market and emerge as a manufacturing and export base for advanced communications equipment. The integration of local suppliers with global technology and engineering networks could help create additional opportunities for domestic component manufacturers and skilled technology workers.