Samart Corporation is stepping up marketing efforts to promote its third-generation (3G) mobile broadband service after slowing activities for four months.
TOT3G Co, a subsidiary of the state-owned TOT Corporation, is under heavy scrutiny for failing to reach targets for financial performance and subscribers.
TrueMove is concerned that if the planned licensing of the 2.1-gigahertz spectrum promotes the emergence of small players in the third-generation cellular market, they might be taken over by the bigger players as a way of acquiring additional bandwidth capacity.
TOT Plc may seek strategic partners to manage and operate its telecom services.
Thailand’s mobile phone market did not escape the devastating impact of the floods during the last quarter of 2011, but the market showed remarkable resilience as demand bounced back strongly after the flood waters subsided.
True Move H nominally operates as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), effectively allowed True to begin operating 3G services outside of its state revenue-sharing build-transfer-operate (BTO) concession, unlike rivals AIS and DTAC which offer 3G services over their BTO networks while waiting for full 3G licences later this year.
Samart Corporation says it will acquire a local software firm next month, a strategic move aimed at spearheading third-generation (3G) wireless broadband and mobile content services.
There was a sense of celebration that there is an event which showcases the role of MVNOs in a new market such as Malaysia – do you agree and do you think that this is an important step for the ‘start up’ successes of MVNOs in the APAC region?
A senate committee has decided that the network resale deal struck by CAT Telecom and True Corp in January 2011, which spawned the True Move H’ 3G mobile service, is ‘illegal’.
The Thai regulator may grant more MVNO licences as it appears this is allowed under the new Frequency Allocation law. The subcommitte of the NBTC assigned to study the impacts of the 2010 Frequency Allocation Law on MVNOs believes the law is aimed at preventing other parties of taking control of spectrum.
The national broadcasting and telecom regulator may grant more mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) business licences, as it appears that the business may be acceptable under the new frequency allocation law, according to a study by a subcommittee of the regulator.
Two leading European mobile operators have expressed interest in joining with TOT Plc to provide 3G wireless broadband services as mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs).
Grammy received a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licence from the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission. It had asked TOT Plc to provide 3G service under the provision of an MVNO.
Lower sales were attributed to a state network expansion deal where TOT plans to increase its 3G base stations from 500 to 5,000 in its second phase this year. The company hopes to provide 3G wireless broadband services for TOT under a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreement.
The New Business Unit will be focused on operating a Mobile phone service without owning its network, or commonly know as an MVNO with access to the 3G network services, and increase its potential customer base to two million.
True Corporation earmarked 23 billion baht for investment next year to significantly expand its 3G wireless broadband network capacity, and broadband and mobile application overseas.
TOT Plc expects to sign roaming agreements for 3G services with Advanced Info Service, True Move and CAT Telecom this month.
Tune Talk Sdn Bhd, a member of the Tune Group of Companies (among them AirAsia) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Bangkok-based King International Resource Zone Co. Ltd (KIRZ) to set up Tune Talk Thailand.
The Bangkok Post reported, that 365 Communication, an MVNO, has taken legal action with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) against four members of the Telephone Organization of Thailand Plc’s (TOT) 3G broadband committee for discriminating against it in granting 3G service contracts.
Five companies are operating under a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) model to sell services on behalf of TOT: Samart I-Mobile, Loxley, 365 Communication, IEC International and M Consultant Corporation.