TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AIS promises 50 pct 3G coverage by March
B13bn slated for 2.1-GHz roll-out
- Published: 18 Jan 2013 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Business
Advanced Info Service (AIS) has set an ambitious goal of accelerating its new third-generation (3G) network roll-out and covering half the population in the first quarter under a budget of 13 billion baht.
Somprasong Boonyachai, vice-chairman of AIS’s board, says Thailand’s mobile market is expected to reach 214 billion baht this year, up from 200 billion in 2012, with 60% of the total stemming from data spending.
The country's biggest mobile operator is also determined to expand 3G service on the 2.1-gigahertz frequency (under a new licensing agreement) to cover 80% of the population within a year.
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