New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- India's advanced 5G network will be critical to boosting manufacturing productivity, enabling wider adoption of artificial intelligence and laying the foundation for the transition to 6G, said Andres Vicente, Global CEO, Ericsson.

Addressing the India Mobile Congress 2026, Vicente said that the "Make in India" push across industries could boost manufacturing productivity by enabling greater flexibility in production processes.

Stressing that manufacturing is becoming a "central piece of the Indian economy," he said and added, "5G will be a very important technology to improve manufacturing capacity."

"All the Make in India effort across the different industries can improve productivity by having more flexibility in...