Smaller BSNL GSM tender attracts 3 bids
23-07-2010
Chinese absence means prices will be stiffer
BSNL says it has received bids from Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks for acquiring 5.5 million lines to expand its GSM operations. The State-owned firm is now tendering small, avoiding the massive tenders of the past that attracted so much controversy.
It had earlier called for a 93 million line tender, which was later cancelled.
The PSU has not included Chinese equipment players like Huawei and ZTE for the current tender. Price quotations are bound to be higher than usual
Huawei was the winner in one of the regions under the earlier 93 million line tender. That tender was cancelled amidst allegations that the process lacked competition and the PSU did not require that kind of capacity addition at one go. Nokia-Siemens, which was disqualified from participating in the financial bid, also challenged the decision in court
Due to cancellation of the tender, the PSU has been facing a severe capacity shortage.
BSNL says it has received bids from Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks for acquiring 5.5 million lines to expand its GSM operations. The State-owned firm is now tendering small, avoiding the massive tenders of the past that attracted so much controversy.
It had earlier called for a 93 million line tender, which was later cancelled.
The PSU has not included Chinese equipment players like Huawei and ZTE for the current tender. Price quotations are bound to be higher than usual
Huawei was the winner in one of the regions under the earlier 93 million line tender. That tender was cancelled amidst allegations that the process lacked competition and the PSU did not require that kind of capacity addition at one go. Nokia-Siemens, which was disqualified from participating in the financial bid, also challenged the decision in court
Due to cancellation of the tender, the PSU has been facing a severe capacity shortage.
