Telecom News : The Empowered Technology Group (ETG) has finally approved the state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to come up with a fresh notice inviting tender for 57,000 sites allowing multinational vendors such as Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung to deploy fourth-generation or 4G network for commercial services.
The new tender which is under preparation by the state-controlled telco would debar Chinese vendors such as ZTE and Huawei from participation in bidding process following the inclusion of a clause saying, countries having borders with would not be allowed to participate, in line with the Centre’s policy initiative taken in the wake of Indo-China border standoff.