Thailand ‘first’ Asean nation to roll out 5G commercial service

[webfact]

Thailand ‘first’ Asean nation to roll out 5G commercial service

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand is the first country in Asean to launch a 5G commercial service, while existing 4G systems are ready to be upgraded to 5G, government deputy spokeswoman Ratchada Thanadirek said.

 

She said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has encouraged investment in 5G to develop technology and the industrial structure. Fifth-generation connection and technologies would be used in the Eastern Economic Corridor as well as in big cities to turn them into “smart cities”.

 

Ratchada said the 5G project would commence in 2023 and cover 98 per cent of the population by 2027.

 

The connection speed is expected to be 100 mbps in municipalities and 50 mbps in other areas. Some 7,000 SMEs are expected to apply 5G technology, and its value is likely to be 6.6 per cent of the country’s GDP.

 

Moreover, basic education will be able to access about 700,000 digital educational services, which might help raise Thailand’s IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking to number eight.

 

Meanwhile, 5G innovation research can spur commerce by 50 per cent, she added.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30393198

 

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[86Tiger]

"......its value is likely to be 6.6 per cent of the country’s GDP....."

 

".....research can spur commerce by 50 per cent....."

 

There ya go, that tourist and export impact to the economy is already eroding......

[Peter Denis]

Wow, imagine doing your on-line 90-day report on a 5G-device.

Approval within 1 milli-second... 

[fangless]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

while existing 4G systems are ready to be upgraded to 5G

I hope that they actually don't mean that as it implies that 4G will be replaced by 5G rather than run in tandem with each other.

[yellowboat]

16 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand ‘first’ Asean nation to roll out 5G commercial service

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand is the first country in Asean to launch a 5G commercial service, while existing 4G systems are ready to be upgraded to 5G

And the biggest CCP boot lickers in ASEAN. 

[laocowboy2]

Article is not accurate (what a surprise) or the government spokesperson is clueless (also possible). Singapore has already given licenses to two providers Singtel and the M1-Staar Hub JV (who will use Ericsson and Nokia tech respectively). Service will roll out in early 2021. From the article, the Thai service will not start until 2023 "Ratchada said the 5G project would commence in 2023".

 

Malaysia has been delayed as spectrum allocations were revoked in June because of 'issues' - which we can guess at given it is Malaysia.

 

It is very possible that Cambodia may also be ready to roll out 5G in PP and Siem Reap in H1 2021 - Smart (sub of Malaysian Axiata) and the local Cellcard. The latter plans to at the same time upgrade its existing 4g network to increase capacity and data speeds. 5G and 4G will continue in parallel everywhere for some time to come.

[laocowboy2]

The Cambodians will probably go with Chinese network equipment on cost grounds - but possibly ZTE rather than Huawai

Edited August 20, 2020 by laocowboy2
Typos as usual

[mwbrown]

What is this 2023 <deleted>?  I've got AIS 5G service on my Samsung S20 Ultra phone right now.  Signed up about 2 weeks ago.

[Burma Bill]

1 hour ago, mwbrown said:

What is this 2023 <deleted>?  I've got AIS 5G service on my Samsung S20 Ultra phone right now.  Signed up about 2 weeks ago.

Yes indeed and for reference (quote from GSMA 21 February 2020):-

 

Today at 2 pm. AIS officially begins in launching Official 1st 5G Network in Thailand and performing the capability of the AIS 5G network nationwide by showing Speed test, streaming 4K video and video calling from 5 major cities in Thailand, including the North region at the Thapae Gate in Chiang Mai province, the South region at the Monument of Thao Thep Krasattri and Thao Si Sunthon in Phuket province, the Northeast region at Lan Yamo in Nakhon Ratchasima province, the Eastern region at Bali Hai Peninsula, Pattaya in Chonburi province, and the Central region at Phra Pathommachedi in Nakhon Pathom province, to reinforce the potential of AIS as the no. 1 leader in digital network that is ready to bring 5G to reinvent Thailand to the next level, in order to maximize driving the industrial sector with 5G technology, and enhance the quality of service from the current 4G from AIS, as well as being ready to provide the first 5G roaming abroad service such as Switzerland in any time soon.

[Burma Bill]

1 hour ago, laocowboy2 said:

Article is not accurate (what a surprise) or the government spokesperson is clueless (also possible). Singapore has already given licenses to two providers Singtel and the M1-Staar Hub JV (who will use Ericsson and Nokia tech respectively). Service will roll out in early 2021. From the article, the Thai service will not start until 2023 "Ratchada said the 5G project would commence in 2023".

 

Malaysia has been delayed as spectrum allocations were revoked in June because of 'issues' - which we can guess at given it is Malaysia.

 

It is very possible that Cambodia may also be ready to roll out 5G in PP and Siem Reap in H1 2021 - Smart (sub of Malaysian Axiata) and the local Cellcard. The latter plans to at the same time upgrade its existing 4g network to increase capacity and data speeds. 5G and 4G will continue in parallel everywhere for some time to come.

For reference - quote from Phnom Penh Post 27 March 2020:-

 

"Cellcard on Friday announced Cambodia’s first use of 5G for a telemedicine service at four locations across Phnom Penh to help the Kingdom’s most critically ill during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Cellcard, which is the only 100 per cent Cambodian-owned and "Proudly Khmer" mobile network operator, has been serving the people of Cambodia since 1997"

[PETERTHEEATER]

But what does it ACTUALLY mean to technodumb people like me who don't  use social media?

[Redline]

Sure 

[Grumpy John]

7 hours ago, yellowboat said:

And the biggest CCP boot lickers in ASEAN. 

I was thinking of an orifice higher than that!  ????

[jabis]

5 hours ago, mwbrown said:

What is this 2023 <deleted>?  I've got AIS 5G service on my Samsung S20 Ultra phone right now.  Signed up about 2 weeks ago.

Probably the target to cater 98% of the population by 2023 - poor reporting as usual 

 

Edit: oh the 98 percent was for 2027 - well in any case - I believe the tech companies announcements more than any govt official sharting from their mouthpieces ????

Edited August 20, 2020 by jabis