How dependent is India on GPON ONT/ONU Modules imports?

India imports $0.26 bn, mostly from China. Its Critical Manufacturing Dependency Index is 64.5/100 (High), with a localisation potential of 53.5.

GPON ONT/ONU Modules

High dependencyBuild-nowTelecom & NetworkingReasoned estimateHS 8517.62

$0.26 bnAnnual import

21%Indian capability

5,116Supplier concentration (HHI)

₹3,479 crTo localise

Why India imports it. Reasoned estimate: India has limited domestic capacity for gpon ont/onu modules; sector trade patterns indicate continued import reliance.

Why it matters. Strategic dependency within telecom value chain; affects downstream manufacturing competitiveness.

Can India localise it? Partial

Where it comes from. China (62%), South Korea (24%), Vietnam (14%).

Scorecard

The ten indices

CMDI 64.5Dependency

LPI 53.5Localisation potential

IAI 61Investment attractiveness

SRI 59.74Supply risk

SCI 54.75Supply-chain complexity

TRI 44.25Technology readiness

IMI 70Industrial multiplier

NSRI 58National-security relevance

EPI 61.5Export potential

ICGI 63.8Capability gap

Intelligence

Related signals

Sources

Primary references

www.meity.gov.in ↗

Confidence: Reasoned estimate. Reasoned estimate derived from sector trade patterns and HS code classification; specific company/number values are modelled. Part of Techadyant Labs' Critical Manufacturing Dependencies (Edition I).