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Thursday, April 18, 2024

India and US Cutbacks Drag Down Ericsson

Ericsson's networks business reported a 19% organic fall in revenue to 33.7 billion Swedish krona (3.07 billion US dollars) year-on-year for the first quarter of 2024. It blamed reduced operator investment across a number of geographies, but said the sales decline was most pronounced in South East Asia, Oceania and India, with a decrease of 42%. "This was primarily due to a reduction in capex investments in India, after record-high investment levels in 2023, as well as a year-on-year decrease in sales in the Philippines and Malaysia due to timing of project milestones in Q1 2023," Ericsson added. 

Ericsson's network sales in North America declined by 23% year-on-year, reflecting a lower level of 5G capex. But sales increased in Middle East and Africa, driven by a second wave of 5G investments across several markets. IPR licensing revenues also increased. Source: Ericsson statement

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