The Information and Communications Technology Ministry is pushing ahead with plans to sell the mobile concessions of Advanced Info Service to a group of foreign telecom giants if compensation negotiations fail. “We are in preliminary talks with eight international telecom firms and they all expressed interest in taking over the mobile operations of the country’s […]
The board of TOT has decided not to take legal action against Advanced Info Service (AIS) over the concession amendments. Authorities had calculated that the illegal concession amendments cost the firm over US$2.38 billion. Wireless Federation
Thailand is planing to switch its TVs and radios to a digital system in 2015, and the scheme for the plan will be drafted by May this year. Authorities from the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission or ONBTC, Pana Thongmeearkom said after conducting a public hearing that the commission will consult with […]
BANGKOK, 21 February 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) is full of praise for a team of scientists who have successfully produced a vaccine against dengue fever, while showing confidence that the vaccine will be ready for human treatment within the next 3 years. According to Ministry of Science and […]
AIS, a Thai major mobile phone operator, announced Thursday that it has obtained a new big lot of iPhone 4 to sell to its mobile phone users. AIS subscribers can book 16-GB or 32-GB iPhone 4 at all AIS shops starting on Saturday by depositing Bt1,500. They will receive the phones next month. The Nation
CAT Telecom can switch on its third-generation HSPA network within two months, chief executive Jirayuth Rungsrithong said yesterday, shrugging off doubts over the deals the state enterprise made with True Corp. CAT can start up the network service quickly as TrueMove is installing high-speed packet access (HSPA) equipment from its own network on to the […]
CINCINNATI & BANGKOK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Eager to increase operational efficiencies and improve customer satisfaction, national telecommunications provider TOT Thailand is replacing its billing and CRM system with Convergys Smart Communications Suite powered by Microsoft® (NASDAQ: MSFT). Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a world leader in relationship management, is acting as the systems integrator for Advanced Information Technology, the […]
CAT Telecom is estimated to gain at least Bt14 billion in revenue from leasing the planned wholesale 3G service capacity to True Corp’s Real Move throughout the 14-year contract term, a CAT source said. The source added that the figure is based on CAT’s estimation of the net present value of the planned 3G-High Speed […]
