In the wake of reports that it had been disqualified on technical grounds in its bid for a large contract, Motorola has taken Indian government-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) to court.Reports in Indian newspapers said that BSNL had selected Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Nokia as the winners of a tender for Global System for Mobile Communications and third-generation equipment. The reports also said that Motorola and Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE had been disqualified on technical grounds.BSNL sources declined to comment. The company has not yet put out a public statement about the bidding. Motorola said on Monday that it had learned from informal sources on Saturday that it had not been invited to participate in the final bid.Earlier this year, BSNL invited bids for the supply of equipment for 45 million lines. Another 18 million lines were reserved for ITI, a telecommunications equipment company that is majority-owned by the Indian government. Motorola has regularly been in discussions with BSNL ever since it invited technical discussions and has responded positively to all the technical queries raised by BSNL, Motorola said late on Monday. As recently as a week ago, Motorola provided compliance undertakings on various requirements desired by BSNL, the Schaumburg, Ill., company said. At no point in time was Motorola told that its bid was being dropped due to technical reasons, it added.Motorola has challenged its disqualification in the Delhi High Court and is seeking further clarification and transparency in the tender process. The company said it was not seeking any special consideration, but rather equal consideration. -John Ribeiro, IDG News Service (Bangalore Bureau)Related Links: Motorola Invests in Video WLAN Startup Motorola Has Big Plans for Symbol Technologies Motorola, Nokia Team to Boost Mobile TV ServicesCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content Feature Industry clouds prove their business value Born of partnerships and ecosystem-centric by their nature, cloud solutions aimed at specific verticals are taking root, forming a complex, rapidly evolving market CIOs must be strategic about entering. By Paula Rooney Mar 24, 2023 7 mins Cloud Computing Feature What is data governance? Best practices for managing data assets Data governance defines roles, responsibilities, and processes for ensuring accountability for and ownership of data assets across the enterprise. By Thor Olavsrud Mar 24, 2023 10 mins IT Governance Frameworks Big Data Data Mining BrandPost Stay in Control of Your Data with a Secure and Compliant Sovereign Cloud By Stan Kwong Mar 23, 2023 6 mins Cloud Security Cloud Computing News Accenture to lay off 19,000 to cut costs amid economic uncertainty Technology services giant Accenture will continue to hire but meanwhile is cutting staff to streamline operations in the face of economic headwinds. By Anirban Ghoshal Mar 23, 2023 2 mins IT Consulting Services Technology Industry Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe