Ericsson CEO on trusted sources, India competition, PLI scheme, spectrum price and 5G rollout

Ericsson would rather win in India by beating competition on the merits of its product portfolio and competitive costs than if any of its rivals is barred, president and CEO Börje Ekholm said. Speaking to ET’s Danish Khan, Ekholm said the Swedish telecom equipment maker plans to make India a global manufacturing hub by getting more of its ecosystem players to set up shop in the country. Edited excerpts:

What role did India play in Q1 and throughout the last year? Q1 results also mentioned India’s LTE deployments.