Thailand’s Central Administrative Court has rejected vendor Ericsson Associate Engineering’s attempt to block state-owned cellco TOT from auctioning 3G network equipment, according to local paper The Nation.
The Bt16.8bn (US$540m) tender was won by a…
Thailand’s Central Administrative Court has rejected vendor Ericsson Associate Engineering’s attempt to block state-owned cellco TOT from auctioning 3G network equipment, according to local paper The Nation.
The Bt16.8bn (US$540m) tender was won by a consortium including Samart, Huawei Technologies and Loxley, according to Reuters citing Samart president Watchai Vilailuck. Another group comprising United Communication Industry, Advanced Information Technology, and Alcatel-Lucent was also in the running but failed to win the tender as its bid was only of Bt16.3bn (US$525m).
A few days ago, vendors Ericsson and ZTE accused TOT of being unfair and unclear about its tender process, after their bids were rejected from the auction. Ericsson therefore decided to ask the court to impose an injunction to delay the e-auction, which was yesterday rejected by the court.
TOT is looking to launch 3G services in some areas of the country in April before expanding by 2012.
