Swedish Telecom Gear Maker Ericsson has received a new Multi-Billion Dollar Contract for Selling 5G Equipment from India’s Bharti Airtel, Two Sources Familiar with the Matter Said.
This comes after Ericsson Got part of a $ 3.6 billion (roughly Rs. 30,259 Crore) Contract Last Month for Selling 5G Equipment to India’s Vodafone Idea. It shared the contract with Nokia and Samsung.
The new contracts are expected to boost Ericsson’s Revenue Next Year after seeing a big fall in contracts from India in the first half of the year.
Sales in Southeast Asia, Oceania, and India Had Decreased By 44 Percent in the Second Quarter. Ericsson will announs its third -Quarter Results on Tuesday.
Much of the Deployment is Likely to Happen Next Year, According to One Source Familiar with the Matter.
Ericsson declined to comment. Airtel Did not immomedialy respond to a request for comment.
Shares in Ericsson Rose as much as 1.8 percent after the reuters story.
Demand from the Indian 5g Market Started to Skyrocket in 2023, when sales from the region grew as much as five times, as airtel and JioThe Telecoms Unit of Indian Conglomerate Reliance Industries, Started to Scale Up 5G Services.
That demand cushioned a Slowdown in Revenue from Ericsson’s Main Us Market Where Telecom operators has been lowered.
Global Telecom Equipment Revenue Had Dropped 16 Percent Year-Over-Year in the Second Quarter, Recording a Fourth Consecurable Quarter of Dual-Digit Contractions, According to Resorch Firm Dell’s Firm Dell’del’Oaro.
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