[June 17, 2006] FIVE SUBMIT BIDS FOR BSNL TENDER (Motorola, Siemens, Nokia, Ericsson and ZTE) Tweet (India Business Insight Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Five companies have submitted bids for the $4.8-billion tender of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to add 45.5 million GSM lines. Motorola, Siemens, Nokia, Ericsson and ZTE have participated in the bidding process. BSNL intends to add 60 million GSM lines, of which 15 million GSM lines have been allocated to the joint venture between ITI and Alcatel. As per the tender document, 60 percent of the contract will go to the lowest bidder while 40 percent will go to the second lowest bidder. The tender also stipulates that at least one third of the equipment bid for in the tender should be made in India. The technical bids have been opened while the selection process on the basis of financial bids will be done in a few weeks. The tender is likely to cater to 2G and 3G services of BSNL. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]