Chinese vendor ZTE is consider asking Thailand’s Supreme Administrative Court this week to overturn the results of state-owned TOT’s 3G tender auction, according to the Bangkok Post.
In early February, Ericsson and ZTE accused TOT of being unfair and…
Chinese vendor ZTE is consider asking Thailand’s Supreme Administrative Court this week to overturn the results of state-owned TOT’s 3G tender auction, according to the Bangkok Post.
In early February, 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 later rejected by the court.
Despite Ericsson’s failure, ZTE is now looking to challenge the legitimacy of the TOT auction.
The Bt16.8bn (US$540m) tender was won by a consortium including Samart, Huawei Technologies and Loxley, according to reports citing Samart president Watchai Vilailuck. Another group comprising United Communication Industry, Advanced Information Technology, and Alcatel-Lucent participated but failed to win since its bid was only of Bt16.3bn (US$525m).
TOT is looking to launch 3G services in some areas of the country in April before expanding by 2012.
