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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barryw
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Discussion 19 : 21 Sep 2012 at 18.3819
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Thailand does have 3G, but Thai-style (it is not the international standard because no licences have been issued). My Nokia receives 3G in every country I have used it around the world, except Thailand.
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Discussion 18 : 21 Sep 2012 at 17.0518
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D9: Too litte too late. I think the greedy technosaurs who have been holding up progress just to jockey for a bigger piece of the stale 3G pie, will get massacred by mobile operators from just about any other ASEAN country. That's when we as consumers will see real competition... hopefully.
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Discussion 17 : 21 Sep 2012 at 16.3617
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Last week I was offered a Samsung Note, brand new, for Baht 9,000, from Korea. Had to pass it, did not had 3G but only 4G. By the way the picture above this article looks like a game show on TV, why is everything always looks like children at play?
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Discussion 16 : 21 Sep 2012 at 15.4416
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"3G service next year?"
555555555555555555555 :-)
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Discussion 15 : 21 Sep 2012 at 14.4915
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Thailand still auction for 3G..ohh dear, very late
Singapore already have 4G
Philippines already have 4G
Myanmar has been on 3G connectivity in parts of Yangon
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Discussion 14 : 21 Sep 2012 at 14.4114
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3g has become the ultimate joke and the perfect showcase for our incompetence.
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Discussion 13 : 21 Sep 2012 at 14.1113
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Yes 3 G is not available everywhere, but is available in the cities where most of the people live that need and use 3 G. As for 4 G it's in the process of being tested. Again it will not help to have 4 G if 90% plus of the users still use 2 G and 3 G phones. Only the newest smartphones are 4 G enabled and that's not the phones owned by most Thai people. If 4 G was a immediate business opportunity companies like True and AIS would already have gone for it.
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Discussion 12 : 21 Sep 2012 at 14.1012
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Mod advice for a given reason: no 4 letter words! please post again.
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Discussion 11 : 21 Sep 2012 at 13.4611
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Wait a minute, how are the providers hawking 3G at every store in the malls when it isn't available in Thailand? I smell fraud!!!
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Discussion 10 : 21 Sep 2012 at 13.2810
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@ Discussion 8 (bkposter):

What are you talking about ?

When I travelled in Europe 2 years ago my mobile displayed “3G” all the time; in Thailand it still displays “GSM”.
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