India's AI Ambition Will Drive Global Innovation: Ericsson CTO

India aims not only at the domestic ecosystem but also leads the world in innovation when it comes to Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Ericsson, Erik Ekudden.

During his speech at the AI Impact Summit in India, Ekudden noted that network development will be at the core of the Indian AI experience. Although AI is already streamlining 5G networks, in the future, agentic AI can emerge, and physical AI such as robots and humanoids are in the offing.

He emphasized that the potential of these developments is yet to be fully realized with strong AI-based connectivity. "The diffusion of AI in telecom is aiding in operations, dimensioning and running the networks in the most efficient way, with humans in the loop," he added.

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With AI-native 6G networks in the future being developed based on the 5G transformation, it will be the key to unlocking additional capabilities.

Ekudden highlighted the importance of local innovation in India, stating, “What I understand from India's ambition when it comes to AI, and certainly across the stack, is really helping and driving innovation across the Indian ecosystem, and I would say also globally because AI being a very global phenomenon, will benefit from strong local innovation.”

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By working closely with local universities, partners, and customers, Ericsson will strive to ensure that India continues to lead in the field of advanced connectivity and AI. The latest India AI Summit, which was hosted by tech giants such as Sundar Pichai, Sam Altman and Brad Smith, reinforced the country as a leading force in the direction of the future of AI.