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Access to capital hampers smart city creation in the region
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 15/04/2019
» Access to capital is the most critical barrier for developing smart cities in Asean nations, including Thailand, as countries struggle to find alternative sources of investment for infrastructure projects with high upfront costs.
Big three get help from Section 44
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 11/04/2019
» After a year of deliberation, the government plans to announce the use of Section 44 on Thursday to ease the financial burden of the three telecom operators that won the 900-megahertz spectrum auction in 2015.
NBTC flees from OTT surcharge plan
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 10/04/2019
» The telecom regulator has backtracked on its plan to impose a surcharge on network bandwidth usage by over-the-top (OTT) service providers such as Facebook and Line, after the proposal was widely criticised by telecom veterans and the public last week.
Telecom firms fret over cable
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/04/2019
» The Telecommunications Association of Thailand (TCT) reports 10 telecom companies are concerned about the state's policy to move all existing overhead telecom and broadcasting cables in Bangkok underground within two years, saying it will impose excessive costs on telecom firms.
MCOT upbeat on 2600MHz
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 25/03/2019
» State-owned broadcaster MCOT Plc, the holder of the 2600-megahertz spectrum, says it's confident that the upcoming 2600MHz auction for 5G use will proceed as planned under a new government, as the auction is governed by the telecom regulator, not elected officials.
30 smart cities targeted to start as first proposal call launches
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 12/03/2019
» The government is gearing up to achieve its target of 30 smart cities in 24 provinces by next year and hopes to transform 100 cities nationwide to smart cities by 2022.
True says 5G should be delayed for actual use cases
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 11/03/2019
» True Corporation says investing in 5G infrastructure this year would be premature because the next digital wave has yet to manifest and still lacks a proven use case.
JKN plans Singapore IPO in near future
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/03/2019
» MAI-listed JKN Global Media plans to launch an IPO in Singapore over the next 3-5 years to capitalise on the regional content business and build up its corporate brand regionally.
Service revenues inch upward
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 04/03/2019
» Service revenue for mobile business grew just 2% on average last year compared with 5% growth in 2017, mainly due to intense competition in the second half of last year, especially from unlimited maximum speed packages.
Consensus on December spectrum bid
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 23/02/2019
» The private sector, digital TV operators and other related parties support the timeline of the planned 700-megahertz spectrum auction, to be held in December, according to yesterday's grand public hearing on the bid.