Showing 1 - 10 of 137
Huge mobile bandwidth increase needed as AI use surges
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/03/2026
» The two major mobile operators are likely to need at least 100 megahertz of additional bandwidth each to cater to a surge in uploads from consumers using artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
Digital community projects under review
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 24/02/2026
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is revising the Net Pracharat project to provide free WiFi for 24,700 villages, as well as the Community Digital Centres project that has developed 2,222 centres nationwide, in a bid to restructure them.
Digital agency touts operations plan
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 16/02/2026
» The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa) has outlined its operations plan for this year, dubbed "depa unstoppable" and focusing on continued training of human resources, the promotion of innovation investment and the development of digital infrastructure.
Agency steps up digital citizen push
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 07/01/2026
» The Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) is rolling out its ETDA Digital Citizen (EDC) network across 15 provinces nationwide to create a regional trainer network that will include at least 2,000 additional trainers.
New stimulus targets elderly internet access
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/10/2025
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) have jointly initiated the “Internet Khon La Khrueng” co-payment scheme for mobile internet usage.
Agency aiming to expand digital literacy schemes
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 03/09/2025
» The Electronic Transactions Development Agency (Etda) aims to attract another 100,000 people to participate in its digital literacy programmes by 2026 as part of its digital reskill development initiative amid the artificial intelligence (AI) era.
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.
Bands sought for state phone service
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 06/08/2025
» A cabinet resolution has directed the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to discuss the allocation of an additional spectrum band to National Telecom (NT) to provide a mobile phone service to the public and state agencies.
Turnkey Communication Services launches digital verification service
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/07/2025
» SET-listed Turnkey Communication Services (TKC) has launched a Thai Certificate Authority (ThaiCA) service, aiming to increase confidence in electronic transactions.