BROWSING: AIS

Singtel is increasing its investment in Intouch Holdings, which is the parent company of Thai carrier AIS Singapore telecommunications operator Singtel is increasing its stake in Thai operator Advanced Info Services (AIS) through a new investment by its subsidiary Singtel Global Investments. In a release, Singtel...

AIS and ZTE will launch a 5G Innovation Center as a hub for research collaborations and joint 5G innovations Chinese vendor ZTE announced that it has signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Thai carrier Advanced Info Service (AIS). Under the terms of the agreement, ZTE will...

The 5G NR-DC test was conducted at the AIS commercial 5G site in Korat, Thailand Thai operator Advanced Info Service (AIS), Qualcomm Technologies and ZTE announced what is said to be the world’s first 5G NR-DC (New Radio Dual Connectivity) showcase in the field using ...

AIS launched 5G standalone services in July 2020 Thai mobile service provider Advanced Info Service Plc. (AIS) has partnered with Chinese smartphone manufacturer vivo to run 5G Standalone (SA) network tests in Thailand. This is the first time that vivo has stepped outside of China to participate...

Nokia announced that it has been selected by Thai mobile operator, dtac, part of Telenor Group, as its first 5G RAN partner in a three-year deal covering the North and North Eastern regions of Thailand. With this deal, Nokia said that it will ensure that...

True buying 5G massive MIMO macro stations for tri-band network ZTE Corporation announced an agreement with True Move to build a commercial 5G network in Thailand, the former said in a release. Under the terms of the deal, the Thai mobile operator will adopt ZTE's 5G...

Robots will be distributed to 20 hospitals that provide care for COVID-19 patients, said AIS exec Recent numbers reveal that Thailand has reported a total of 2,369 COVID-19 cases and 30 fatalities since January, and while faring better than some, the country is still fighting...

NTT DoCoMo plans to deploy 10,000 5G base stations by 2021 Japanese telecommunications operator NTT DOCOMO has recently completed trials in Thailand and Singapore aimed at expanding the global adoption of Japanese mobile network equipment for 5G  and advanced network services, the telco said in...

  French telecommunications group Iliad announced it has selected Finnish vendor Nokia as its strategic partner for its 5G network deployments in France and Italy. The vendor has been working with Iliad since 2010 and has participated in the telco’s deployments of 3G and 4G networks. "By...

The authorities plans to raise $83B through the spectrum auction tender The government of India has approved the reserve prices for spectrum blocks in seven bands, a process in which the authorities expect to generate approximately $83 billion in revenue, local press reported. The reserve prices...

Thai operator plans to launch VoLTE-enabled phones with Huawei Thai mobile operator Advanced Info Service launched commercial voice-over-LTE services across all 77 provinces in the country, according to an announcement from the company. The operator said the VoLTE service offers customers with capable devices access to...

Thai provider AIS aims to reach 3,000 small cells by end of 2015 with Alcatel-Lucent deal French telecommunications infrastructure provider Alcatel-Lucent is currently working with Thailand’s largest mobile telephony operator, Advanced Indo Service, to improve cell service through the deployment of small cells technology. AIS is the...

The Nation | March 14, 2011 | Usanee Mongkolporn Digital Phone Co (DPC), the cellular subsidiary of Advanced Info Service (AIS), has requested CAT Telecom's permission to test the 4G wireless broadband service, which is seen as AIS' attempt to explore a ...

Bangkok Post | March 1, 2011 | Komsan Tortermvasana The Information and Communications Technology Ministry is pushing ahead with plans to sell the mobile concessions of Advanced Info Service to a group of foreign telecom giants if compensation negotiations fail. "We are in preliminary talks with...

Bangkok Post | February 28, 2011 | Komsan Tortermvasana China Mobile and NTT DoCoMo of Japan are expressing an interest in proposing business models to carry Advanced Info Service's mobile business should it fail to pay 74billion baht in compensation stemming from changes to past...

Bangkok Post | February 23, 2011 | Suchit Leesa-nguansuk With mobile operators moving more toward social networking and chat services, market leader Advanced Info Service (AIS) is introducing new packages aimed at cashing in on this growing demand. Somchai Lertsutiwong, the executive vice-president for marketing, said...

Bangkok Post | February 24, 2011 | Komsan Tortermvasana Nearly half of the board members of TOT Plc have tendered their resignations over the past two days for fear of a possible legal backlash over the state enterprise's move to demand compensation from mobile market...

Bangkok Post | February 24, 2011 | Komsan Tortermvasana Nearly half of the board members of TOT Plc have tendered their resignations over the past two days for fear of a possible legal backlash over the state enterprise's move to demand compensation from mobile market...

Reuters | January 24, 2011 | Khettiya Jittapong * Most of budget is to expand 2G network capacity * To expand 3G services on existing networks by Q3 * 2011 revenue seen in line with industry's 3-5 pct growth * Shares down almost 5 pct on worries about...

Bangkok Post | December 21, 2010 | Srisamorn Phoosuphanusorn Mobile number portability (MNP) has had a limited impact on local telecom operators as the market is dominated by prepaid users, says the chief of the clearing house the industry has set up to offer the...

TeleGeography | Thailand | Monday December 20, 2010 A review committee appointed by Thailand’s Information and Communications Technology Minister Juti Krairiksh has highlighted various ‘illegal’ amendments to the Build-Transfer-Operate (BTO) concessions issued to mobile operators AIS, DTAC and True Move by state-owned telcos TOT and...

OTTAWA—Canadian mobile data company ZIM said it will pay $1.1 million in cash and stock to acquire U.S.-based content provider Advanced Internet Services Inc. ZIM hopes to use the acquisition as an "immediate entry" point to the mobile content market. AIS was founded in...

The Chinese government has given its homegrown TD-SCDMA technology a thumbs up, calling it an officially backed standard, the Xinhua news agency reported. China's Ministry of Information Industry said the technology is "already mature and ready for manufacturers to move ahead with production."Industry analysts...

FREMONT, Calif.-A wireless industry group known as the FLO Forum said the "forward link-only" air-interface specification, which proscribes protocols used over the airwaves between the FLO network and a FLO device, has been ratified. The FLO Forum said technical requirements captured in the AIS...