Samsung skips telecom PLI scheme; Ericsson participates through Jabil

South Korean electronics major Samsung has not applied for the production-linked incentive scheme for telecom gear manufacturing, while Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson is participating through its vendor Jabil Circuit.

The government is learnt to have received 37 applications for the scheme, including from leading global manufacturers like Foxconn and its subsidiary Rising Star, Flex, Sanmina SCI and Nokia as well as Indian companies Dixon Technologies, HFCL and Coral Telecom.

“Samsung has not applied for the scheme,” an official source told PTI.

An email query sent to Samsung did not elicit any reply.

Samsung supplies telecom gear to telecom major Reliance Jio.

Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson confirmed that it is participating in the PLI scheme through its vendor Jabil Circuit.