NTC issues ultimatum on Thailand’s mobile number portability service

BANGKOK, 30 August 2010 (NNT) – The National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) issues an ultimatum to local mobile service operators warning them to enable the number portability service as scheduled, or else they will face a 20,000 THB fine per day. An NTC Commissioner, Suranan Wongvithayakamjorn, said the 5 mobile service operators including AIS, DTAC, TrueMove, […]

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Thailand’s Largest Buddhist Temple Goes Wireless

Ruckus Wireless Smart Wi-Fi Selected to Cover Massive 80-Acre Facility, Supporting Over 100,000 Devotees at Wat Phra Dhammakaya SUNNYVALE, CA and PATHUMTHANI, THAILAND–(Marketwire – August 23, 2010) – Ruckus Wireless™, the smart mobile networking company, today announced that Thailand’s largest Buddhist Temple, Wat Phra Dhammakaya, has completed the deployment of Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi products and […]

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SAAB unveils Thai Air Defence Solutions

At a ceremony at Saab’s factory in Linköping today, Saab unveiled the Thai integrated air defence system for its Thai customer. The ceremony was held to celebrate the contract between Sweden and Thailand. Many prominent guests attended the event including Commander in Chief, ACM Itthaporn Subhawong from the Royal Thai Air force, Gunnar Holmgen, General […]

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Thailand: Jet biofuel to take flight from 2012

Thailand will start developing biofuel for jets to meet demand from 2012, when European aviation regulations calling for green fuel in airplanes take effect, says the Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency Department. “That means Thailand’s international airports should have airplane-compatible biofuel available to serve European airlines,” said Twarath Sutabutr, the deputy director-general. “We want to […]

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Thai Groups Denounce Web Censorship

BANGKOK—Criticism over Thailand’s efforts to curb political debate online is mounting, as the government restricts thousands of websites following deadly protest clashes earlier this year. Thai authorities say they have blocked at least 40,000 Web pages this year, according to the government’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, which monitors the Internet. Free-speech activists say […]

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NTC orders mobile operators to put the number portability service in effect

BANGKOK, 4 AUGUST 2010 (NNT) — The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) urges mobile operators to expedite the implementation of the number portability service. NTC acting Secretary-General, Thakorn Tantasit disclosed on Wednesday that the new regulation has been adopted at the board meeting, in which all mobile operators will need to proceed with the service by […]

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