Caterpillar Inc. will build a its first manufacturing plant in Thailand to produce trucks and loaders for underground mining. It’s the first capital project this year for the construction and off-road equipment builder, which unveiled an extensive series of plant expansions and construction projects during 2010. Caterpillar also last year announced a $7.6-billion takeover of […]
Thai TV broadcaster MCOT has launched broadband TV with a goal of signing up 100,000 viewers by the end of 2011, reports the Bangkok Post. The company and partner Playwork Co, a telecoms systems provider, have co-invested around THB500 million (USD16 million) to add new equipment, content and servers to provide Ving Broadband TV, enabling […]
Nattawat Samattadol, a friend of the owner of Enchanted Bar in the trendy J Avenue retail centre, said he did not recognise Zuckerberg at first, but became certain it was him after googling the young billionaire’s name and checking his photos.He said Zuckerberg arrived in a casual outfit – T-shirt and black slippers – which […]
BANGKOK, 28 December 2010 (NNT) – Ten private companies have applied for the bidding to operate the first 3G operation phase, which is expected to be launched by April next year. On the opening day of the 19-billion-baht 3G service bidding, ten companies have applied for the licenses to operate the lucrative system. Those intent […]
Telecom executives say that next year will be a chaotic time for the industry, with many uncertainties, conditions that they say are unfair, and looming legal challenges. These stem from the absence of the 3G-2.1GHz spectrum licences, the effect of the new frequency allocation law, which kicked started the formation of the National Broadcasting and […]
BANGKOK, Dec 23, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — With the rising popularity of digitally mobile devices, Thailand now turns to hand-held electronic equipment to promote its tourism. The state Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Thursday officially launched its mobile application to promote the country’ s tourism, a campaign known as “Amazing Thailand”, on popular […]
Capping off a year of stellar growth in Thailand, Facebook just hit a major milestone in passing 6.5 million members in the country. The stat is significant as it means that more than one in ten of Thailand’s population (officially 63.5 million) is – on average – registered on the service, a huge increase which […]
Fernandes promises region-wide service AirAsia is jumping into the telecom business in Thailand with the aim of revolutionising the industry under the tagline “Now Everyone Can Talk”. Asia’s largest low-cost airline signed a 49:51 joint-venture deal last week with a group of Thai investors to establish Tune Talk Thailand Co. The company, with 100 million […]
