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 […]
Finally, after years of controversy, the Thai government has made a decision to allow 3G (third generation) mobile phone service in Thailand allowing better voice transmission, faster internet downloading and computing and far better global roaming. The Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT) Telecom awarded deals on January 27 to two of True Corp’s wholly owned […]
One topic that is hugely interesting in Thailand, Southeast Asia and other emerging tech markets across Asia is the rise of smartphones. In fact, two predictions I made for 2011 relate to smartphones in Thailand – ‘More competitive, growing smartphone industry’ and ‘ Growth in internet access fueled by mobile’. With these in mind, a […]
Reader comments allegedly defamed the monarchy A THAI WEBSITE MANAGER is facing up to 20 years in prison for failing to remove comments that were critical of the country’s monarchy. Chiranuch Premchaiporn, who manages the Prachatai.com website, faces 10 separate charges for not promptly deleting the messages. She has been prosecuted under the 2007 Computer […]
TOT executives are doubtful that the state agency can press charges against Advanced Info Service (AIS) regarding controversial amendments to concession deals and telecom excise tax. Doubt lingers even though TOT has demanded damages from AIS to the tune of more than Bt74 billion. A TOT executive, who asked not to be named, said the […]
Approaching the end of January is not traditionally the time to look at back at New Year’s predictions, but in the case of Thailand and 3G, convention and sense tend to go out the window. In my predictions for 2011 in Thailand I optimistically wrote that I hoped for “progress” with the process of getting […]
