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Ericsson's India-made antennas reach export markets as local production expands

The company reports production of more than 15,000 antennas and 25 million components since July 2025.

Representative archive mobile communication tower in Kakinada, 2014; not identified as an Ericsson installation.
Representative archive mobile communication tower in Kakinada, 2014; not identified as an Ericsson installation.. Adityamadhav83 · Representative archive: mobile tower in Kakinada, 2014; not an identified Ericsson installation. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped for display.

Ericsson says antennas manufactured in India are being exported to Europe and other markets, extending the country's role beyond domestic telecom deployment. The company reported the milestone on October 7, with the development featuring in October 8 coverage of India Mobile Congress.

More than 15,000 antennas and 25 million components have been produced through its Indian ecosystem since July 2025, according to Ericsson. The expansion covers sourcing, engineering, manufacturing and exports, building on its first export-ready antennas made locally last year.

Antennas are part of the physical infrastructure behind mobile connectivity. Ericsson says its portfolio supports 5G Standalone networks and future network development, including systems designed for more automated operations. Those descriptions are company claims about capabilities, not independent measurements of the performance of every installation.

The concrete development is the combination of production volumes and overseas shipments. The announcement does not establish a particular improvement in an individual user's mobile service. Coverage and performance still depend on where and how operators deploy their networks.