MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it has signed a contract to build GPRS network for Thai operator Advanced Info Service plc."This will allow AIS to offer its customers a large number of new services including faster Internet and Intranet access, Multimedia Messaging and expanded WAP...
NEW DELHI, India-Hutchison CAT Wireless MultiMedia, a joint venture of Hutchison and the Thai government's Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT), has formally rolled out its CDMA mobile-phone service in Bangkok and the central provinces.However, CAT's network expansion project in areas other than Bangkok and...
NEW DELHI, India-Leading Thai GSM player AIS announced it will spend about 8 billion baht (US$187 million) on network expansion and services during 2003.This information was given by officials of the Shinawatra group, which owns AIS, at a press conference in Bangkok. Meanwhile, the...
NEW DELHI, India—Leading Thai operator AIS has decided to unlock its network access code to allow customers to procure handsets of their choice from any source—legal as well as smuggled channels.The AIS move comes in the wake of a similar decision taken by its...
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said it has signed a $50 million deal to supply GSM infrastructure equipment to Thailand operator Advanced Info Service Plc."Under the agreement, Nokia will supply to AIS GSM radio and core network equipment, including Nokia UltraSite base stations, base station controller...
NEW DELHI, India—Thailand's largest mobile operator, Advanced Info Service (AIS), plans to invest 2.8 billion baht (US$64 million) for the installation of a smart customer care and billing system over the next two years.The company has hired U.K.-based firm Chorleywood for the project, said...
HELSINKI, Finland, and SINGAPORE—Thailand's Advanced Info Service (AIS) announced separate agreements with Finnish company Comptel and U.S.-based Convergys.AIS has purchased Comptel's MDS mediation and provisioning system for the operator's existing GSM network and its future General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network. The value of...
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia has signed an agreement with Omnitel, a Lithuanian GSM operator, for the supply and installation of additional switching capacity to expand Omnitel's network capacity and modernize its switching technology.The expansion, to occur throughout 2002 and 2003, will address current subscriber growth in...
NEW DELHI, India-The Thai cellular market witnessed rapid growth and intense competition during 2001. Subscriber numbers reached a landmark, crossing fixed-line subscriber numbers much earlier than expected. Tariffs are decreasing, and value-added services are generating huge revenues for operators. Next-generation services like General Packet...
AlcatelChina. With China Mobile for GSM network expansion contracts by Shanghai Mobile and Jilin Mobile.Value: US$70 millionMalaysia. With Telekom Cellular to expand its existing GSM 1800 MHz capacity and ready it for GPRS.Value: US$85 millionPhilippines. With Digitel to roll out its mobile network by...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson said it won a GSM network expansion order from Thailands' AIS mobile operator worth US$60 million. The order covers network infrastructure and service solutions for AIS' GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz networks.Ericsson said AIS has more than 3.5 million clients on...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson said it won a GSM network expansion order from Thailands' AIS mobile operator worth US$60 million. The order covers network infrastructure and service solutions for AIS' GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz networks.Ericsson said AIS has more than 3.5 million clients on...
NEW DELHI, India-The Southeast Asian region is set to enter a new era of wireless data within the next two years. Many operators in the region have already introduced wireless data services, including Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) launches, in preparation for a full-scale transition...
NEW DELHI, India-High handset prices in Thailand have become a bone of contention between operators and government authorities. Operators are offering huge airtime promotions, while keeping handset prices high, attracting the wrath of consumer groups.Although the government has resolved the issue by ending the...
The UMTS Forum said it welcomed proposals by the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity Conference Preparatory Group (APG) for adoption of the 2520-2670 MHz band to support the terrestrial component of IMT-2000. APG proposed that administrations make up to 160 megahertz of additional spectrum available for IMT-2000.AustraliaVirgin...
NEW DELHI, India-Countries in Asia and Southeast Asia specifically hit by economic crisis in the late 1990s are on the recovery path, paving the way for exponential growth in the wireless industry in the next two years. Early signs of this fast-track growth are...
SINGAPORE-Singapore Telecom is looking to roll out extensive mobile phone services in the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) region as it leverages its investments in Thailand and the Philippines.SingTel, which holds a 20-percent stake in Thailand's Advanced Info Systems (AIS), and a...
SINGAPORE-Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. announced it will purchase up to a 20-percent stake in Thailand's Advanced Information Service, a cellular subsidiary of Shinawatra Computer and Communications, for approximately US$353.4 million."For SingTel, this investment will be the second-largest undertaken by the SingTel Group after Belgacom. It...
BANGKOK, Thailand-Like many high-tech firms in the United States, Motorola Inc. caught a cold from its exposure to the Asian flu and is working to recover. While no one can say for sure when Motorola will get back on the road to health, it...
Wireless technologies are critical to introducing true competition into the country's last bastion of telecommunications monopoly, according to market research by Action Information Services. Unlike today's analog cellular services that merely supplement traditional wireline service, new digital cellular and personal communications services will begin...
What's behind the recent wave of wireless mega-mergers and alliances?First, AT&T Corp. launched its bold acquisition of cellular leader McCaw Cellular Communications Inc., and MCI Communications Corp. responded by attempting to purchase a stake in enhanced specialized mobile radio operator Nextel Communications Inc. More...
