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True prepares to ease into 5G with China Mobile support
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 17/10/2019
» True Corporation plans a soft launch of 5G wireless broadband within 2-3 months via True Move H Universal Communication (TUC) following the auction of 2600-megahertz spectrum, which is expected in the first quarter of next year.
Office of committee for PDPA set up to prepare
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 01/10/2019
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry launched the office of a committee on Monday handling procedures related to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), which is scheduled to come into force May 2020.
5G follies take on new urgency
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 16/09/2019
» Despite tremendous efforts by the telecom regulator to press ahead with 5G adoption by next year, achieving the goal may be a tall order considering the slow process of spectrum recall and the lack of a strong push by telecom players, wary as they are that such a plan may be too soon for Thailand.
DE Ministry wants news rules to chime with global forum
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/08/2019
» The Digital Economy and Society (DE) Ministry is working to iron out a framework for fake news detection that is compatible with the practices upheld by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), a forum for fact-checkers worldwide.
NBTC readies ratings system for August launch
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 17/07/2019
» The broadcasting regulator plans to unveil a new system for TV viewership ratings in August that will combine traditional forms of viewership with the more modern digital and on-demand channels, partly as a way of boosting ad revenue in the struggling digital TV industry.
NBTC to charge conduit fees
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 11/07/2019
» The telecom regulator insists it will charge telecom operators service fees for cable conduits as part of an ongoing project to ensure that rates are fair and serve the city government's objective of putting all existing overhead telecom and broadcasting cables underground throughout the capital.
NBTC readying two drafts for IoT
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 24/06/2019
» The telecom regulator will publish the first two regulatory drafts governing Internet of Things (IoT) devices by the end of the year, laying down guidelines for massive machine-to-machine connectivity across industrial sectors.
Lobby group warns NBTC over potential 5G auction pitfalls
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 07/06/2019
» Thailand should not repeat its mistakes by trying to maximise revenue for 5G spectrum, which could risk harming consumers and inefficiently using a scarce resource, warns a report by the mobile operator lobbying group GSMA.
Study: Thais ready for 5G provider jump
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/06/2019
» Half of smartphone users in Thailand would switch mobile operators within six months to one that offered 5G wireless services if their own provider did not offer the technology, according to a recent report.
TUC, AWN keen to get 700MHz licence
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 22/05/2019
» True Move H Universal Communication (TUC) and Advanced Wireless Network (AWN) are the likeliest operators to acquire 700-megahertz spectrum licences when they are available for sale in June, says a telecom analyst at Kasikorn Securities.