Political move to stall push for damages Thai government’s attempt to punish Advanced Info Service (AIS) for its allegedly unlawful concession amendments could face tough sledding, following efforts by the private and political sectors to delay the move. A Government House source said last week that if Information and Communications Technology Minister Chuti Krairiksh proposes […]
True Corp is likely to see upside earnings surprise from a new revenue-sharing rate with CAT Telecom, over the 3G service, according to DBS Vickers Securities (Thailand). Its subsidiary, TrueMove, is currently paying CAT Telecom 25 per cent of its service income as concession fee, and this will rise to 30 per cent after Oct […]
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Swedish network equipment vendor Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) said Wednesday it has received a contract to modernize the networks of DTAC, Thailand’s second-largest operator, ahead of an expected data traffic surge in the country. Under the contract, Ericsson said it will upgrade DTAC’s nation-wide second- generation (2G) network to allow for […]
While TOT plans to forge ahead with the e-auction for its Bt17.44-billion project to establish a nationwide third-generation telecom network on Friday, it remains to be seen whether it can achieve this goal in the face of a possible lawsuit by the disqualified bidders. A telecom industry source, while declining to elaborate, said ‘an attempt’ […]
Do the baht plan: AIS splashes THB10bn on 2G/3G expansion Reuters reports that Thailand’s largest cellco by subscribers, Advanced Info Service (AIS), plans to invest THB10 billion (USD326 million) on network expansion this year to benefit from continued growth in the sector. AIS targets spending THB7.5 billion on expanding its 2G capacity, with the remaining […]
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) introduces “Amazing Thailand” a mobile application for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and popular devices such as iPad and iPod Touch. This emphasizes the success of promoting tourism through online marketing to raise the organisation’s profile in the digital world at the same time revealing its digital marketing strategy in the […]
The 91.5FM – Phuket Island Radio player is the only iPhone App that broadcasts everything that is going on in and around Phuket, Thailand. With great dj’s and fantastic music the 91.5 FM radio player is perfect to listen to whilst you are sitting on a Phuket beach, taking a Phuket tour, or just relaxing […]
BANGKOK, Jan 21 – Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij on Thursday denied a report that top Singapore Telecom (SingTel) executives lobbied him to help resolve Advanced Info Service (AIS) concession issues. The executives from SingTel, which owns 21 per cent of AIS, met with Information and Communications Technology Minister Chuti Krairiksh on Jan 11 and with […]
