Accounting for roughly one-quarter of Thailand’s 68m inhabitants and serving as the economic, social and political heart of the country, maintaining the efficient flow of people and goods in, out and around Bangkok is crucial to keeping the country moving. The Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) dominates the country both financially and...
In spite of the recent slowdown of economic growth in South-east Asia that followed more than a decade of rapid expansion, the region continues to exhibit vast, untapped growth potential – both in terms of demand, with an increasingly affluent consumer base, and in terms of supply, with an increasingly diverse array of goods and services....
Thailand is quickly going from being a secondary player in the world of technology to a regional, if not global, leader. The relevant sectors are rapidly beginning to take off with the introduction of 4G and the build-out of fixed-line assets. Greater bandwidth, higher speeds, lower latency as well as increased consumer demand have led to a...
In 2016 the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) published a draft five-year master plan for the telecommunications sector, with the previous master plan having ended in April 2017. Under the new plan, advanced technologies will be promoted and competition will be encouraged. One of the main issues addressed is the...
Several factors are driving Thailand’s rapid technological development. On the ground, people are demanding greater connectivity and better applications, while operators are competing actively to provide enhanced services to meet those needs. At the same time, the government is working to support the development of technology. A wide range of...
The Thai telecommunications sector is continuing to develop rapidly. Following the historic auctions of 2015, 4G services are quickly being deployed and subscribers have migrated to the new technology. Content and value-added services are being offered to fill the newly available bandwidth, while the sector is becoming more data-centric....
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