NEW DELHI: Telecom gear maker Ericsson and Huawei are planning to start manufacturing of 5G radio products in India for domestic as well as for exports, even as Finnish gear maker Nokia said that it has already shipped 5G radios from its Chennai factory and is now planning to ramp its capacity.“In 2018, we announced the exports of radio products from our factory in Pune and I can assure you, that we are ready to ‘Switch on’ the manufacture of 5G radios, here in India, for India bands and prepared to start deployments. In other words, we are ready for production in India for India,” Nunzio Mirtillo, Senior Vice President and Head of Market Area South East Asia, Oceania & India said at during his speech at the IMC 2019.Ericsson had last year started exporting 5G-ready 4G telecom equipment and microwave equipment for 2G, 3G and 4G technologies from its manufacturing facility in Pune, Maharashtra to markets in Southeast Asia like Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.Nokia’s India head Sanjay Malik, head of Nokia India, separately told ET that the company has already shipped 5G new radio (NR) for markets like the US and Europe from its Chennai factory. “...domestic 5G demand can also be fulfilled through the local factory."Last year, Nokia shipped $400 million worth telecom gear from its Chennai factory, and half of it was from exports to more than 35 countries.China’s Huawei’s India chief executive Jay Chen, in a separate interview to ET, said it is open to start 5G radio manufacturing in India along with previous generation technologies gear like 2G and 4G. “We are currently evaluating the possibility.”Huawei had last year shifted to the Free trade and warehousing (FTW), or trading zone for imports near Mumbai after stopping domestic production due to lukewarm demand.Ericsson's Mirtillo said that 5G technology will enable many industries and their businesses. "It can happen in India as well."Ericsson has so far enabled 19 live 5G networks across 4 continents. "We have been always invested in technology and innovation. we are ready to help our customers ‘Switch on’ 5G, whenever they are ready to do so," Mirtillo said.The India government is yet to give clarity on 5G field trials and final approval to all gear makers, including Huawei. India is set to sell airwaves supporting the next generation technology early next year, and has reiterated on many platforms that it will take a call basis its own national security needs.