Zander's visit comes within days of Motorola losing out in the race for world largest contract by a state owned company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited for adding 45 million GSM lines over next three years at an estimated cost of over Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion).
When contacted company officials confirmed Zander's visit and said he would be inaugurating Motorola's new R&D facility in Hyderabad.
Motorola has also approached Delhi High Court challenging BSNL's decision to disqualify the company on technical grounds, in which Swedish major Ericsson emerged the lowest bidder while Nokia of Finland the second lowest.
As per the tender terms and conditions, the lowest bidder gets 60 per cent of the contract while 40 per cent goes to the second lowest.
"Motorola is making an investment in Tamil Nadu to set up manufacturing facility there. Motorola chief is coming in that connection," Maran said and declined to give any further details on his visit.
Motorola had said the company should have been given a chance to explain its position on the disqualification from participating in financial bid of BSNL's tender.
BSNL officials had said Motorola could not clear certain parameters relating to security clauses and thus the company was disqualified and was not called for the meeting, in which financial bids were opened.
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