NEW DELHI: As India increases the scrutiny of Chinese companies and their products over the national security concerns, a top executive of Swedish gear maker Ericsson said on Monday that it has a process in place to meet the security, privacy and regulatory requirements of its customers for the 5G era in the country.
The auction of 5G spectrum in India was earlier expected to be held in April, but the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed back the deadline.
Late last year, the government decided that it will give 5G spectrum for trials to all vendors and operators who applied, including Huawei and ZTE.
However, India's border tensions with China has renewed calls for barring Huawei and ZTE from bidding for India's 5G network by certain groups in India, including the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT).
Earlier this month, the traders' body even sent a letter to Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in this regard.
Asked if an increased scrutiny of Chinese companies will give the company some extra mileage in terms of capturing the 5G market, Ericsson India's Managing Director Nitin Bansal said the company focuses on providing competitive solutions making its customers win in the market.
"We do not base our business plans on things which we cannot control. We believe our promise to the customer is based on our technology leadership. As is evident globally, we have been winning business and customers based on our technology capabilities and leadership," Bansal said.
Ericsson said it has close to 100 commercial 5G agreements or contracts globally with unique service providers, of which 54 are live networks.
"Pioneering customers select us as their 5G partner and we were first with commercial live networks in four continents. This includes multiple service providers in the United States, South Korea, Europe as well as in Australia and Middle East," Bansal said. (IANS)
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