But Ericsson officials testified their non-disclosure agreement did not include any stipulation preventing them from buying other Nortel assets within a year.

"We know it was not a condition of the bid," Corley said. "If any party felt that there was any problem with the conditions you ... can raise those concerns with the court and have the court address it."

He added some companies did persuade the court to change the bidding process.

"It's very clear there is a protocol for doing this and it's not through the media," he said.

One Canadian analyst told Network World Canada he agreed.