The new controversy relates to Nokia Siemens Networks wanting BSNL not to enforce a clause in its latest tender that mandates vendors to share their source codes with the Indian government. This has been opposed by Ericsson, which dropped out from placing a bid as the world’s largest telecoms equipment maker said it would not follow the new tender clause that made it mandatory for equipment suppliers to submit source codes to the government.
Ericsson executives also maintain that if BSNL were to make any concessions to Nokia Siemens and relax this clause, it would violate existing government guidelines which does not allow the telco to change rules midway through the tendering process. Ericsson’s objections are further strengthened by the fact that the company has in the past emerged as the lowest bidders in BSNL’s tenders. » » » » » » » »
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