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NT, AIS endorse equipment rental pact
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/10/2023
» National Telecom (NT) and Advanced Info Service (AIS) have signed a telecom equipment rental agreement for NT's 700-megahertz spectrum and an agreement on nationwide network roaming, with the aim of enhancing and expanding their 4G/5G wireless broadband capabilities.
AIS provides spectrum for 5G R&D centre
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 24/08/2022
» Advanced Info Service (AIS), the country's mobile industry market leader in terms of subscriber base, is providing 26-gigahertz and 2600-megahertz spectrum ranges for a 5G R&D centre at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Engineering to support research into 5G tech development.
NT's plan for 5G yet to emerge
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 22/07/2021
» National Telecom (NT), a merged unit of CAT Telecom and TOT, has yet to come up with a clear plan for its 5G business as its board remains unconvinced by management's proposal, according to a source at the board who requested anonymity.
Ex-Channel 3 head picked for NT board
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 19/04/2021
» Ariya Banomyong, former president of Channel 3 operator BEC World, has been chosen as one of five additional board members at National Telecom (NT), says a source at the company who requested anonymity.
NT may ditch 700MHz range over viability worries
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/03/2021
» National Telecom (NT), a merged unit of TOT and CAT Telecom, is weighing whether to abandon the 700-megahertz frequency range CAT won from last year's 5G spectrum auction by forgoing the licence payment following its concerns about the viability of moving into the 5G business, says a source close to the NT board who requested anonymity.
All eyes on next NBTC board
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/03/2021
» With the new round of recruitment for the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board scheduled for this month, players in the telecom, broadcasting and innovation industries are monitoring the process as another derailment -- three times in three years -- could jeopardise previous plans put forward by the regulator.
Source: NT board antsy over 5G plan
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 20/02/2021
» The board of National Telecom (NT) is concerned about the company's business strategy and a 5G service roadmap as part of its attempts to generate sustainable revenue and estimate investment costs over the long run, says a source close to the board who requested anonymity.
MCOT asks NBTC to pay off Playwork
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 02/02/2021
» State-owned public broadcaster MCOT has requested the telecom regulator deliver partial compensation for the 2600-megahertz spectrum recall to its former pay TV partner Playwork directly, instead of letting it be responsible for dividing and providing the sum to the company.
Playwork seeks to void NBTC ruling
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 01/02/2021
» Playwork, a former pay TV partner of state-owned public broadcaster MCOT, has lodged a petition with the Central Administrative Court, asking it to nullify the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission's (NBTC) resolution that approved 3.23 billion baht in compensation for the 2600-megahertz spectrum recall from MCOT.
NT board poised to get six more members
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 27/01/2021
» The government aims to add six people to the existing five board members of National Telecom (NT) by May so as to effectively streamline the company's operations through five core businesses.