New Delhi, May 25 (IANS): TP-Link India has commenced local manufacturing of its Wi-Fi 7 product portfolio in the country, marking a significant step in India’s digital connectivity ecosystem and aligning with the government’s push for domestic electronics production and next-generation telecom infrastructure. The company has begun with the Omada EAP770 enterprise access point, making it one of the early global networking brands to localise production of the new-generation standard following the Department of Telecommunications’ decision to delicense the lower 6 GHz spectrum band, opening up 500 MHz of spectrum in the 5925–6425 MHz band for licence-exempt usage in January. Currently, nearly 92 per cent of TP-Link India’s product portfolio sold in the country is already manufactured locally through domestic EMS partners, with the company aiming to raise this to 96–97 per cent over the next three years. MD and CEO Sanjay Sehgal said the localisation of Wi-Fi 7 products reflects the company’s long-term commitment to India’s digital infrastructure ambitions and the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
The move is expected to strengthen India’s position in the global networking supply chain and support the expansion of high-speed, low-latency connectivity required for cloud computing, AI-driven applications, Internet of Things ecosystems and high-density digital environments. Wi-Fi 7 technology is anticipated to significantly improve network capacity, reliability and performance across sectors such as education, healthcare, hospitality, retail and enterprise campuses. The company plans to gradually expand its locally manufactured Wi-Fi 7 portfolio across indoor, outdoor and in-wall access points, with an eye on serving both domestic demand and select international markets in the future, while also investing further in manufacturing capabilities, research and development, and partner development.