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NBTC begins relaxing auction payment process
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 04/12/2018
» The telecom regulator plans to extend the payment period for the 900- and 1800-megahertz licences, and redesign the auction conditions and spectrum evaluation to ease the financial burdens of mobile operators, all in an effort to draw 5G investment.
Cops plot '191' number for all emergencies
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/12/2018
» Royal Thai Police and the telecom regulator plan to launch 191 as a single national emergency smart telephone number in early 2020 to consolidate all critical emergency calls into a single platform, embedded with location-based applications and connected to nationwide CCTV.
Chula to host 5G testbed centre next year
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 06/12/2018
» The telecom regulator will sign a memorandum of understanding with Chulalongkorn University to jointly establish a 5G testbed centre at the school in early 2019 as part of a drive to catalyse 5G adoption and raise awareness.
NBTC puts 700MHz auction into motion
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 13/12/2018
» The telecom regulator has set the initial auction of the 700-megahertz spectrum range for next year by dividing 45MHz of bandwidth into nine slots, each containing 5MHz of bandwidth (5x2), with a reserve price of 6 billion baht per slot.
NBTC shutting down 2G to ease 5G entry
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 20/12/2018
» The telecom regulator is set to shut down the existing 2G network by October 2019 to give mobile operators more efficient network capacity and pave the way to 5G wireless broadband service by 2020.
Ministry eyes digital skills for 4 million
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 24/12/2018
» The Digital Economy and Society (DE) Ministry aims to train 4 million people in digital literacy through its Net Pracharat course, as well as in the Sustainable Thainess programme offered by the Office of Non-Formal and Informal Education (NFE).
NBTC subsidising border broadband
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/12/2018
» The telecom regulator plans to provide a three-year subsidy worth 4 billion baht for fixed broadband service to 600,000 households in border villages from May 2019, aiming to bridge the digital divide in remote areas.
Mobile operators agree to 2G deadline
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/12/2018
» The three major mobile operators submitted official letters to the telecom regulator supporting the plan to shut down 2G mobile service on Oct 31, 2019 to pave the way for the 5G adoption.
TOT targets revenue from new deals
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 03/01/2019
» State telecom enterprise TOT wants to register 40 billion baht in revenue in 2019, a 14% increase from the year before, thanks to partnership deals with major mobile operators and a different business plan.
NBTC assuages auction concerns
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/01/2019
» The procedure and remedy measure for the planned auction of the 700-megahertz spectrum for digital TV operators will not be affected by the upcoming general election, says the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).