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NBTC commissioner calls for foreign satellite changes
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 15/09/2025
» A commissioner on the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) wants the regulator's board to consider a draft for a new licensing regime for services using foreign satellites.
US calls for access to Thai telecom market
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 29/08/2025
» Management of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) disagrees in principle with a US demand that Thailand should fully open up the local telecom market to foreigners, especially satellite services, as part of recent tariff negotiations.
Gold rush eyed for LEO satellite services
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 25/08/2025
» Satellite operator Thaicom and state agency National Telecom (NT) plan to utilise their global partners' low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to become substantial sources of revenue.
NBTC okays Thai satellite broadband service by NT
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 12/08/2025
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has given the nod to National Telecom (NT) providing the country's first local satellite broadband internet service using a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite.
NT, SpaceSail upbeat on tie-up opportunities
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 29/04/2025
» State enterprise National Telecom (NT) has entered into a partnership with Chinese satellite company Shanghai Spacesail Technologies Co Ltd (SpaceSail) to strengthen the country's digital economy and digital infrastructure through the broadband internet connectivity of SpaceSail's low-Earth orbit (LEO) network.
NT, Eutelsat LEO service set to be launched on March 25
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 21/03/2025
» The partnership between state enterprise National Telecom (NT) and Eutelsat OneWeb to provide a broadband internet service in Southeast Asia via a low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite is expected to launch service on March 25.
Consultant to advise on Thai satellite ecosystem
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 11/03/2025
» The Digital Economy and Society Ministry has hired Time Consulting to study a planned framework for the low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite ecosystem in the country.
LEO satellite tie-up awaits guidelines
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 25/02/2025
» The partnership between state enterprise National Telecom (NT) and Eutelsat OneWeb to provide a broadband internet service in Thailand via low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites may have to further wait for clear guidelines from the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).
OneWeb, NT to launch satellite service next month
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 06/11/2024
» State enterprise National Telecom (NT) and Eutelsat OneWeb plan to co-launch the satellite network portal (SNP) gateway service for OneWeb's low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites in December, with system testing beginning this month to ensure maximum service quality.
NT pauses OneWeb satellite deal
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/06/2024
» Last week the board of state telecom enterprise National Telecom (NT) put the brakes on the master service agreement between itself and OneWeb, a low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation satellite service owned by the Eutelsat Group, giving NT's legal subcommittee 30 days to scrutinise the conditions and legal terms and evaluate the benefits in the contract.