Thailand
- Telecommunication
Thailand has initially 2
State owned Telecom operators. They are — Telephone Organization of Thailand
(TOT) and Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT). TOT’s primary
responsibility was to provide domestic telephone services, while CAT focused on
international services. At that time, the private operators - ADVANC, DTAC and
TRUE - could only operate a telephony business as a concessionaire under TOT or
CAT, and mostly under a BuildTransfer-Operate (BTO) contract that lasts for
25-27 years. However, the industry saw a major change in 2010 when the
Frequency Allocation Act B.E.2553 (A.D.2010) was enacted. The law set the
platform for a new regulator, called the National Broadcasting and
Telecommunication Commission (NBTC). Following this, telecom contracts were
converted from concessions to licenses. In 2012, the NBTC auctioned three
licenses (15MHz each) on the 2.1GHz spectrum. ADVANC, DTAC and TRUE each
secured a license at a cost of THB13.5b for DTAC and TRUE, and THB14.6b for
ADVANC
Based on data from the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU), Thailand’s mobile penetration is ranked 4th in Asia. This seems
high, but is expected to rise further, be it slowly, possibly by 2020.
As of May 2016, the penetration rate in Thailand was 158% over
a population estimate of around 86.8 million.
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Rank
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Operator
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Technology
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Subscribers
(in millions)
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Ownership
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1
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AIS
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3G : UMTS/WCDMA :
B1/B8
4G : FDD LTE: B1/B3/B8
4G+ : FDD LTE 2xCA : B1+B3, B1+B8, B3+B8
4G+ : FDD LTE 3xCA : B1+B3+B8
4G+ : FDD LTE Modulation : 256QAM/64QAM
4G Calling (VoLTE, ViLTE) : Supported
Wi-Fi Calling (VoWiFi) : Supported
(B1: 2100 MHz, B3: 1800 MHz, B8: 900 MHz)
|
41.03(Q4 2016)
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Intouch Holdings (40.45%)
Singtel (32%)
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2
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truemove H
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2G : GSM-900 MHz
3G : UMTS/WCDMA : B1/B5
4G : FDD LTE: B1/B3/B8
4G+ : FDD LTE 2xCA : B1+B3, B1+B8, B3+B8
4G+ : FDD LTE 3xCA : B1+B3+B8
4G+ : FDD LTE Modulation : 64QAM/64QAM
4G Calling (VoLTE, ViLTE) : Supported
Wi-Fi Calling (VoWiFi) : Supported
(B1: 2100 MHz, B3: 1800 MHz, B5: 850 MHz. B8: 900 MHz)
|
24.53(Q4 2016)
|
True Corporation
China Mobile (18%)
|
|
3
|
dtac
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2G : GSM-1800 MHz
3G : UMTS/WCDMA : B1/B5
4G : FDD LTE : B1/B3/B8
4G+ : FDD LTE 2xCA : B1+B3
4G+ : FDD LTE Modulation : 256QAM/64QAM
4G Calling (VoLTE, ViLTE) : Supported
Wi-Fi Calling (VoWiFi) : Supported
(B1: 2100 MHz, B3: 1800 MHz, B5: 850 MHz)
|
24.48(Q4 2016)
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Telenor (42.61%)
Thai Telco Holdings (15.03%)
|
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4
|
MY
|
3G : UMTS/WCDMA : B5
4G : FDD LTE : B1/B3
(B1: 2100 MHz, B3: 1800 MHz, B5: 850 MHz)
|
1.4
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CAT Telecom
|
|
5
|
TOT
|
3G : UMTS/WCDMA :
B1 (B1: 2100 MHz)
|
0.25
|
TOT Public Co Ltd
|
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Mobile
Virtual Network Operators
|
|
1
|
Buzzme (MVNO TOT)
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3G : UMTS/WCDMA : B1
|
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THE INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING
PUBLIC Co LTD.
|
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2
|
i-Kool (MVNO TOT)
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3G : UMTS/WCDMA : B1
|
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LOXLEY Public Company Limited
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3
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Open (MVNO MY)
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3G : UMTS/WCDMA : B5
|
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Samart Corporation Public
Company
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4
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Mojo (MVNO TOT)
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3G : UMTS/WCDMA : B1
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0.01
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Asia Company
|
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5
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168 (MVNO MY)
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3G : UMTS/WCDMA : B5
|
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168 Communication
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6
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My World 3G (MVNO MY)
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3G : UMTS/WCDMA : B5
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Data CDMA Communication
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7
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Penguin (MVNO MY)
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3G : UMTS/WCDMA : B5
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The White Space Company
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