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True sees Wi-Fi as key to iPhone sales

News True Move touts strength of nationwide Wi-Fi coverage as main focus in promoting first authorized iPhone 3G handsets when they reach Thai market this month.

Thursday, January 01 2009 10:29 AM

Tags: Handhelds, 3G (Third Generation), 802.11/Wi-Fi, Web sites, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Thailand, Sales, True Move, customer experience

Thai regulator: 3G licenses set for Q3

News National Telecommunications Commission's board will meet Thursday to fix significant details on the licensing timeframe for third-generation mobile technology.

Monday, February 02 2009 07:09 AM

Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Local Government, Internet advertising, Mobile, Apple iPhone 3G, Telecommunications, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Video, Broadband

Thai telco to sue mobile operators

News CAT Telecom wants nearly US$140 million in compensation from True Move and DTAC for network access charges it claims it is paying to telecom agency TOT Plc on their behalf.

Monday, June 25 2007 11:22 AM

Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Legal

DTAC undecided between 3G options

News The second-ranked mobile-phone operator DTAC remains undecided about its third-generation (3G) future, believing that next-generation mobile broadband is unlikely to materialize in Thailand this year.

Wednesday, January 21 2009 10:10 AM

Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Telecommunications, Thailand, DTAC, phone, SIM Card, 3G

Thailand's DTAC tightens SMS scrutiny

News It responds to complaints that customers were automatically subscribed to services without knowing service rates or content, after replying to marketing messages sent by providers.

Sunday, February 15 2009 08:19 PM

Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, Personal broadband, Message, Mobile, Thailand, DTAC, marketing, SMS

Thailand's I-Mobile focuses on network services

News Samart I-Mobile will provide mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services in provincial markets instead of overseas under its strategy to create a new domestic fixed-revenue stream.

Monday, February 02 2009 07:05 AM

Tags: Network infrastructure, 3G (Third Generation), Wireless LANs, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Mobile, Thailand, Sales, I-Mobile, Samart I-Mobile

High price may affect True Corp offer

News True Corp shareholders approved the issue of 10 billion new shares to raise 153.3 billion baht (US$4.43 billion) of capital for the telecommunications company.

Tuesday, December 23 2008 06:51 AM

Tags: Business broadband, Business structures, Investments, Mobile, Thailand, Dividend, World Bank, Stock, pay-TV, EBITDA

iPhone launch highlights woeful state of Thai 3G services

News Third-ranked Thai mobile operator True Move may have drew thousands with its gala iPhone launch, but it is unclear if the country has the available 3G mobile broadband services for the smartphone.

Monday, January 19 2009 09:09 AM

Tags: Cable, Personal broadband, Business broadband, 3G (Third Generation), Handhelds, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Apple iPhone 3G, Thailand, Touch Screen

Thai TOT told to resolve access charges

News Thailand's National Telecommunications Commission tells state-run telecom agency to settle access charges dispute with mobile operator DTAC soon or face stiff penalties.

Friday, July 06 2007 12:00 PM

Tags: Legal, Lawsuits, Corporate law

Thai telco chief warns of sagging sales

News Mobile phone industry could suffer if country's economic slump continues over the next 12 months, warns head of Shin Corporation.

Tuesday, July 17 2007 11:30 AM

Tags: Cellular phones, Sales/revenue, Earning reports/forecasts

Thai Mobile inches closer to 3G

News Thai telco reveals proposed 17.38 billion baht (US$567.9 million) plan to upgrade its core cellular networks from GSM to WCDMA.

Thursday, July 12 2007 11:15 AM

Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Next-generation technology/networks

3G the way to take Internet to masses

News Thailand's regulators have been warned that wireless broadband is urgently needed if it wants to bring access to the majority of the people.

Wednesday, December 26 2007 01:34 PM

Tags: 3G (Third Generation), WiMax, Wireless LANs, Communications

Thai govt hampering country's 3G adoption

News 3G deployment in Thailand crawls to a snail's pace due to limited handsets and the government's sluggish policy-making process, say market watchers.

Monday, June 02 2008 04:43 PM

Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Regulations, Mobile, Thailand, Broadband, Notebook, phone, 3G, network, handset