No slowdown in decision-making in telecom market; telcos focused on demand-based capacities: Ericsson India

The second wave of COVID has not slowed down decision-making in the telecom market and operators are focused on managing network capacities based on a spike in data demand, with safety protocols in place, a top Ericsson India official has said. The Swedish telecom equipment vendor said it is “fully prepared” for 5G deployment in India as and when rollouts happen, but it is for the government and policymakers to decide on the actual timelines.

Asked if the second severe wave of COVID had led to any slowdown in decision-making in the telecom market, Nitin Bansal, Managing Director of Ericsson India and Head of Network Solutions Ericsson South East Asia, Oceania and India said, “No, we have not seen that”.