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Call centre scams outpace cops' capacity to suppress
News, Chinnawat Singha, Published on 12/09/2024
» About 700 cases involving call centre scams are being lodged daily with the police, representing 450 billion baht in damages each year, according to a public prosecutor.
Premier League bets $5 billion on game theory
News, Matthew Brooker, Published on 08/11/2023
» Competitive tension is essential to the thrill of any sporting contest. The world's richest domestic soccer competition hasn't been over-endowed on that score in recent years, with Abu Dhabi-bankrolled Manchester City winning England's top division for three consecutive years and leading the table again almost a third into the current season. Those hankering for a bit more drama might do better to turn their attention to the unfolding financial contest for control of who screens the games.
dtac's 5G quest for high-speed internet for all
News, Published on 01/08/2021
» Total Access Communication Plc (dtac) has pioneered industry use cases on 26GHz 5G, developing solutions for smart farming, logistics, energy management and many more.
Maths lags in innovation race
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 29/07/2019
» The government should put more effort into improving children's mathematics skills to handle changes in the current world, an academic said, amid signs that the country is lagging regional competitors in innovation development.
Section 44 mulled to aid mobile giants
News, Chatrudee Theparat & Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 27/02/2019
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is weighing whether to invoke Section 44 to assist the country's top three mobile operators by delaying the final payments on their bidding fees for the 900-megahertz spectrum auction.
Battle for 5G is failing
News, Editorial, Published on 27/08/2018
» Almost from the moment they seized power, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and allies in the National Council for Peace and Order have spent time and treasure promoting their vision of the future. The two top meme titles are "Thailand 4.0" and "Digital Thailand". As defined, both are excellent and worthy goals. Lack of planning, absent government supervision and poor performance make both elusive.
NBTC's spectrum auction woes go on
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 20/08/2018
» After a first-round farce where the country's three largest operators failed to bid, the second-round auction of 1800-megahertz spectrum licences ended Sunday with only two out the nine blocks having been sold, without competition.
Data security a foreign concept
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 22/04/2018
» You'd think that just about the worst thing that could happen in today's charged smartphone-internet intersection is the theft of many thousands of the most important identification documents and personal details of mobile phone owners. But you'd be wrong.
Telecoms relief plan draws flak
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 09/04/2018
» Opposition to the controversial relief plan allowing two telecom operators to extend payment for the 900-megahertz mobile spectrum has intensified ahead of Tuesday's cabinet meeting.
A failure to communicate
News, Editorial, Published on 20/03/2018
» The public are about to receive a bill for tens of billions of baht for goods they didn't order. It says right on the bill itself that people don't even want most of the items. But unless there is a major change in business demands, agency recommendations and government attitude the bill will come due within weeks. The payment will save digital TV operators and mobile phone company executives who made terrible decisions, and now want the country to bail them out.