By CHENG YU and ZHANG XIAOMIN in Dalian, Liaoning |

China Daily |

Visitors check out the venue guidance map prior to the 2026 Summer Davos, also known as the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, in Dalian, Liaoning province, on June 22. ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY

China will remain one of Ericsson's important markets as the Swedish telecoms equipment maker doubles down on next-generation mobile networks as a key enabler of artificial intelligence and physical AI in the country, a senior executive said at the ongoing 2026 Summer Davos.

Chafic Nassif, head of Ericsson Northeast Asia and senior vice-president at Ericsson, said: "China's combination of scale, speed of execution and innovative industrial ecosystem make it a uniquely critical market in the global technology landscape."