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Unsold Thai satellite orbit rights at risk of cancellation
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 13/03/2024
» Thailand's right to use the satellite orbit at 50.5° East is at risk of being cancelled after the right expires in 2025, as it has long been vacant.
Crucial year for burgeoning space economy
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 12/12/2022
» Thailand's satellite-related economy is expected to reach an important milestone next year with two major developments -- the auction of rights to use satellite orbital slots, scheduled for Jan 8, and a push by the telecom regulator to amend the rules governing landing rights licences for foreign satellite operators, paving the way for low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite business in the country.
Digitalisation to drive low-carbon leadership
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 18/11/2021
» Thailand is expected to become Asean's low-carbon leader, driven by a digitalisation journey through the support of the country's innovation infrastructure, according to global tech giant Huawei Technologies.
Legal fears leave satellite bids up in the air
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 23/08/2021
» Efforts by the telecom regulator to liberalise the satellite business through a licensing regime and the auction of orbital slots now seem stuck in limbo, complicated by various issues including the risk of constitutional violation.
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.
New ETDA head outlines core tasks for ecosystem
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 22/07/2020
» The newly appointed chief executive of the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) has voiced his commitment to fostering an e-commerce ecosystem and striking a balance between regulations and promotion of digital services.
Please hold
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/06/2020
» As the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) enters a transition period for its secretary-general and board members, concerns have been raised over how various key tasks will be mobilised during this time.
The man behind Thailand's modern digital landscape
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 16/05/2020
» When Takorn Tantasith joined Thailand's telecom regulator in 2005, for most people a phone was just a phone. Remember? A simple device used by one person to call another.
Data law 'safe' for businesses
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/09/2019
» The government has assured local and multinational corporations that the new personal data protection law taking effect in May next year will not harm their businesses, saying that a guidebook on the law will be launched soon.
Digital economy ministry calls for data protection officers
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 11/06/2019
» The Digital Economy and Society (DE) Ministry is calling for mandatory appointments of data protection officers (DPOs) at every organisation that processes or stores personal data from EU citizens to comply with the nation's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) and the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).