Huawei loses BSNL company GSM network contract in India

Beijing time May 19 morning news, according to foreign media reports, India's state-run telecommunications company BSNL an executive said the company plans to the value of 1.5 billion dollars in the western region of the 25 million-line GSM network contract to the Alcatel-iti combination.　　For reasons such as security and the West's border with Pakistan, BSNL cannot hand over the contract to Huawei, which is an alternative to Alcatel-iti. This contract is part of the global bidding program for the BSNL 93 million GSM network project.　　Huawei was initially identified as a supplier of equipment to the western, eastern and southern regions of the network. Last week, a security team, including intelligence and defense officials, approved BSNL to hand over telecoms equipment contracts to Huawei, but also set the conditions for Huawei to get contracts in the southern region.　　Ericsson obtained a contract for the 18 million-line GSM network in the northern 25 million and eastern regions, and Huawei obtained a contract for the southern region's 25 million-line GSM network. BSNL A senior executive said that the western region's GSM network contract to rung is the best option, because of the company's network capacity is severely scarce, the re-bidding will significantly delay the delivery time. (Zhi Xiang)