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Retail Asia18/10/2022
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Nokia and AIS Fibre Trial Fastest Broadband in Asia

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Nokia and AIS Fibre announced the first trial of their 25G PON solution in Asia. AIS Fibre in Thailand trialed the technology using its existing optical line terminals (OLT), which have already been rolled out nationwide. The OLT was connected simultaneously to three end-user devices with a combined speed of 37.5 Gb/s using a 25G […]
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Retail Asia30/09/2022
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AIS and ZTE to Launch ‘5G A-Z Center’ in Thailand

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ZTE and AIS have jointly launched Thailand’s first 5G innovation hub, named “5G A-Z Center.” Both parties have signed an MOU of a strategic partnership to develop 5G tech and enhance the digital infrastructure construction, to bring excellent 5G experiences to Thailand, and strengthen the country’s competitiveness on 5G. “We are here because 5G is […]
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Retail Asia06/07/2022
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AIS To Purchase Triple T Broadband

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Thailand’s mobile service provider Advanced Info Service (AIS) announced that it is planning to invest 32.4 billion baht to buy out Triple T Broadband and to purchase units owned by JASIF infrastructure fund. In a stock exchange filing, AIS said that it intends to acquire Triple T Broadband for 19.5 billion baht and buy 19% […]
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Retail Asia01/04/2022
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AIS, Qualcomm and ZTE debut world’s first 5G NR-DC showcase with 2.6GHz and 26GHZ in Thailand

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AIS, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and ZTE have jointly announced the world’s first 5G NR-DC (new radio dual connectivity) showcase in the field with 2.6GHz and 26GHz, achieving 8.5Gbps peak downlink speed and 2.17Gbps peak uplink speed with a single mobile device. As part of the joint effort, this collaboration combines two major 5G frequency bands, […]
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Retail Asia22/10/2019
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Thailand’s AIS aims to educate people on importance of e-waste management through new campaign

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The campaign encourages people to throw their electronic waste like old AC adaptors, old mobile phones, power banks, broken devices and others into e-waste bins which are equipped with IoT technology to collect and get rid of e-waste. The CEO of AIS, Somchai Lertsuitwong explained that the initiative is seeking to reduce carbon dioxide emissions equivalent […]
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Retail Asia11/06/2019
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Thaicom to offer 5G satellite backhaul

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Thai satellite operator Thaicom aims to carve out a new revenue stream by offering satellite backhaul capacity to the nation’s operators for their upcoming 5G networks. Thaicom chief commercial officer Patompob Suwansiri said that satellite will be critical to the future of 5G networks. According to the executive, Thaicom is currently working with operator AIS, […]
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Retail Asia07/06/2019
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NBTC finalizes terms of 700-MHz auction

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Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has finalized the proposed terms of next month’s 700-MHz auction, and has briefed the prime minister on the progress with the sale. The regulator plans to commence the sale of three slots of 700-MHz spectrum on June 19,. The three slots will each have a base price of 17.584 […]
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Retail Asia25/04/2019
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Thai telcos fear excessive costs from new cable policy

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The Telecommunications Association of Thailand (TCT), the industry body representing Thailand’s major operators, has argued that the policy will impose excessive costs on telecommunications service providers and may prove to be impractical. The association is urging the government to subsidize construction costs for the underground pipelines that would hold the currently overhead cables, and has […]
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Retail Asia25/03/2019
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Japan’s NETSTARS joins Singtel’s VIA alliance

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Singtel‘s cross-border mobile payments alliance VIA has expanded into Japan through a partnership with Tokyo-bassed mobile payment technology NETSTARS. The addition of NETSTARS to the alliance will add 100,000 stores to the network’s current 1.6 million merchant partners in Asia. With the agreement, users of mobile wallets supported by VIA, including Singtel’s Dash and AIS Global […]
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Retail Asia26/09/2018
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Spotify to Offer Carrier Billing to Telkomsel, AIS and DTAC Subscribers via Fortumo’s Payments API

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Fortumo has expanded its partnership with Spotify in South-East Asia to offer an expanded carrier billing program specifically for Spotify users in Indonesia (Telkomsel) and Thailand (AIS and DTAC). In both Thailand and Indonesia, credit card ownership remains below 10% while more than 65% of the population already has smartphones. This means most consumers can access online entertainment but do not have […]
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Retail Asia21/08/2017
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AIS launches 1Gbps Next G mobile service

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Thailand’s AIS has launched a new mobile service offering connection speeds of up to 1Gbps by combining 4G and Wi-Fi connectivity. AIS’ Next G branded service is now available on supported handsets via a firmware upgrade. The service has been developed in collaboration with Samsung and Korea Telecom. It uses Multipath CTP technology to integrate […]
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Retail Asia23/05/2017
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AIS projecting 5% revenue growth for 2017

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Thailand’s AIS is projecting a 5% increase in revenue and a 44% growth in ebitda this year as a result of strong growth in 4G customers. AIS VP of investor relations Nattiya Poapongsakorn as stating that the operator is expecting service revenue for the year of 129 billion baht ($3.75 billion), with the majority expected […]
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Retail Asia02/05/2017
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AIS moves to enable VoLTE peering

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Thailand’s AIS has deployed technology to enable it to offer VoLTE peering between the company and other operators in the region. AIS has extended its deployment of Metaswitch’s Perimeta session border controllers from its 3G to its 4G network. The operator has also deployed the Metaview Service Assurance Server (SAS) to support improved service delivery […]
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Retail Asia09/01/2017
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Thai telcos bracing for a challenging 2017

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After a rough 2016 there is no respite in sight for Thailand’s telecoms sector, with operators still dealing with heavy costs accrued from recent 4G auctions, strict competition and OTT challengers. AIS CEO Somchai Lertsuthivong as stating that he has never seen as challenging a year for the mobile sector as 2016, after nearly three […]
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Retail Asia15/12/2016
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AIS to invest $1.1b in 4G expansion

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Thai mobile market leader AIS plans to invest at least 40 billion baht ($1.12 billion) to expand its 4G network to improve take-up and performance. AIS has been spending heavily to deploy its 4G network and now expects to achieve 98% population coverage by the end of the year. But only around 25% of AIS’ […]
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Retail Asia13/12/2016
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AIS, True must launch low-cost 4G SIMs for poor

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Thailand’s telecoms regulator NBTC has issued an order requiring AIS and True Move to provide low-cost 4G SIMs for disabled and low-income citizens. The order is based on the terms of the licenses for 1800-MHz and 900-MHz 4G spectrum won by the two operators in an auction last year. As per the order, low-cost 4G […]
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Retail Asia18/10/2016
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AIS, Dtac enable cross-network VoLTE calls

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In a first for the Asean region, Thai operators AIS and Dtac have teamed up to facilitate cross-network VoLTE calls. The operators enabled AIS-Dtac VoLTE calls last week and plans to implement cross-network 4G video calls from Tuesday. Cross-network VoLTE calls are being made available to both prepaid and postpaid customers at no additional cost. […]
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