MUMBAI: Telecom network equipment vendors such as Ericsson are unlikely to work directly with enterprises that have 5G airwaves but will instead partner with operators to set up private 5G captive networks for enterprises, executives said.
“Our go-to model has been to work with telcos. The telco fronts the enterprise, while Ericsson supports with the equipment, and sometimes managed services too,” Thiaw Seng Ng, Head of Network Evolution, SEA, Oceania and India, Ericsson told reporters.
He was responding to a question on whether the Swedish gear maker will work directly with enterprises that have acquired spectrum from the government for setting up captive networks for enterprises.
