New Delhi, March 5
Telecom gear major Nokia is now exporting up to 70 per cent of its production from India, in a further boost to the ‘Make in India’ initiative.
According to Tarun Chhabra, Senior Vice President and Country Head, Nokia (India), the company’s export varies from 30 per cent to 70 per cent and last year, exports stood at 50 per cent, chiefly radio equipment.
On Wednesday, the company announced to support Vodafone Idea with its latest 5G and 4G baseband and radio modules as the operator is gearing up for the phased rollout of 5G services in key markets.
Nokia is also expanding Vi’s 4G network rapidly, as it rolls out new sites along with technology addition, and spectrum bandwidth expansion on existing sites.
By March 2025 alone, Nokia is set to deliver over 60,000 technology sites and thousands of new 4G sites. Additionally, ultra-lean sites are being deployed to improve service experience in dense, urban areas.