Countdown to 3G bids

Business > Telecommunications

Auction for 2.1 GHz slated for Oct 16

Published: 21 Sep 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: Business

A countdown has begun to the third-generation (3G) spectrum auction, a milestone for the industry and the country's development, with service likely to begin in next year's first quarter.

Potential bidders for the 2.1-GHz spectrum gather for the NBTC countdown to the Oct 16 auction yesterday. The countdown is aimed at building excitement for the long-delayed launch of 3G technology in Thailand. PATTANAPONG HIRUNARD

Yesterday's countdown event welcoming a new era in Thai telecom was held by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) at Impact Muang Thong Thani.

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bern1005
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Discussion 9 : 21 Sep 2012 at 12.539
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The failures, greed, corruption and damage to the country from this long delay are massive. Interesting that the key reason given by AIS for pushing forward with this now is their fear of ASEAN competition and not the benefits to the country of having 3g everywhere.
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Discussion 8 : 21 Sep 2012 at 10.408
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RE: D4....actually 12 years later they have yet to settle it. They are still trying to cut the pie in a way so more government enterprises can rob money from the people.

In the mean time every company listed here has already been offering 3 G for a few years already, but not officially...wink wink.
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Discussion 7 : 21 Sep 2012 at 10.397
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Oh, that's good news, better get ready with 4G too and .....(:
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Discussion 6 : 21 Sep 2012 at 10.026
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A new era for Thailand, history for other countries.
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Discussion 5 : 21 Sep 2012 at 08.405
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We all need to be more eco-concious - so it is good to see that the BP can do their bit by recycling headlines on an annual basis. Keep up the good work!
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Discussion 4 : 21 Sep 2012 at 08.374
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The first commercial launch of 3G was by NTT DoCoMo in Japan on 1 October 2001.

Congratulations Thailand, you finally got on the bandwagon... 12 years after the launch. But we had better wait until next year and the actual launch before holding the party as these 3G announcements are getting a little Deja vu.

As for 4G... 5555555555555555555555555555555
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rex

Discussion 3 : 21 Sep 2012 at 08.313
The old guard finally dragged screaming and kicking to the world of non copper wired communications. The stalling has cost the nation gazillions, but never mind, the few shareholders in the hard wired networks have had time to reposition themselves. I think I will see if the 3g and 4g network footprint leaks from Laos.
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Discussion 2 : 21 Sep 2012 at 08.182
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Even with this, Thailand will find itself behind, not leading in the International World of hi-tech communication. Competition between countries is more important than within the country... please, wake-up my dear Thailand!
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Discussion 1 : 21 Sep 2012 at 08.161
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Why not skip 3G and plan to go directly to 4G instead!
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