Thailand's AIS partners with China's ZTE to launch 5G innovation center

[webfact]

 

Source: Xinhua | Editor: huaxia

   
BANGKOK, (Xinhua) -- Thailand's leading mobile operator AIS and China's ZTE on Tuesday jointly launched a 5G innovation center in an effort to facilitate local infrastructure upgrading and elevate the nation's digital economy.

 

Thai Minister of Digital Economy and Society Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn said at the launching ceremony that he believed the cooperation between Thai and Chinese companies will certainly help Thailand upgrade its digital technology and achieve the digitalization goals of the national strategy Thailand 4.0.

 

Chaiwut is optimistic that 5G technology will further improve the overall quality of life in the country.

 

Kan Trakulhoon, AIS's chairman of the Board of Directors, said that the cooperation with ZTE is more than a mere partnership. "We have a common goal of seeing Thailand release its full potential and to emerge as an even more powerful digital nation."

 

Full story: https://english.news.cn/20220928/c34c8904049d4e50b145ca039df31bb4/c.html

 

 

-- © Copyright Xinhua 2022-09-28

 

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[Geoffggi]

16 minutes ago, webfact said:

Kan Trakulhoon, AIS's chairman of the Board of Directors, said that the cooperation with ZTE is more than a mere partnership. "We have a common goal of seeing Thailand release its full potential and to emerge as an even more powerful digital nation."

One has to wonder if the Chinese said the same thing to Sri-Lanka ................LOL

[MyFriend You]

................and so it begins.

[grandpa]

Another part of China's master plan to rule the whole of SE Asia, then the world!

Edited September 28, 2022 by grandpa

[kotsak]

Well, at least we know where to find a copy of our data/convos if we need them. ????

[Gweiloman]

Well done AIS. Would be great to be able to have 5G all over Thailand.

[vandeventer]

3 hours ago, grandpa said:

Another part of China's master plan to rule the whole of SE Asia, then the world!

Your right Grandpa, but they will have to kick our butts first.

[Isaan sailor]

Spy much, ZTE?

[Burma Bill]

49 minutes ago, Isaan sailor said:

Spy much, ZTE?

For reference:

ZTE Corporation is a Chinese partially state-owned technology company that specializes in telecommunication ........

............ The company has faced criticism in the United States, India, and Sweden over ties to the Chinese government that could enable surveillance

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZTE

[Gweiloman]

37 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

For reference:

ZTE Corporation is a Chinese partially state-owned technology company that specializes in telecommunication ........

............ The company has faced criticism in the United States, India, and Sweden over ties to the Chinese government that could enable surveillance

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZTE

Good thing about fully or partially state-owned Chinese companies are that they can do business with anyone they choose, unlike some American companies that are blocked by their own govt.

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai Minister of Digital Economy and Society Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn said at the launching ceremony that he believed the cooperation between Thai and Chinese companies will certainly help Thailand upgrade its digital technology and achieve the digitalization goals of the national strategy Thailand 4.0.

Big brother snooping on all your business.

Your information is not safe in Chinese hands.

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, Gweiloman said:

Well done AIS. Would be great to be able to have 5G all over Thailand.

Well done Thailand.... share all your customers private information with China...

[2baht]

I spy with my Chinese eye.........................................! ????

[Gknrd]

Personally I say good, I hope Thailand partners with China all the way. The faster it lays with the Chinese the faster the US will cut off ties and exclude it as a trade partner.  A win IMHO.  Enjoy your 5G, of course as the regime tightens control it will be a high speed propaganda machine only.

Anything that speeds up the move from Asia to SA and Mexico the better. 

The days of Thailand playing both sides is over.

Edited September 29, 2022 by Gknrd

[Gweiloman]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Big brother snooping on all your business.

Your information is not safe in Chinese hands.

As if the Chinese government is interested in your info lol.

 

Ever heard of Edward Snowden?

[Gweiloman]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Well done Thailand.... share all your customers private information with China...

Advice to those worried about their information falling into China’s hands. Don’t have a smartphone. Use a landline instead lol. Or live in another country without Chinese tech (good luck with that lol).

[hotchilli]

2 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

As if the Chinese government is interested in your info lol.

 

Ever heard of Edward Snowden?

The Chinese government is very interested in your online activity... 

it's where they get most of their information from, especially on what, where and when you spend money for example.

[hotchilli]

1 minute ago, Gweiloman said:

Advice to those worried about their information falling into China’s hands. Don’t have a smartphone. Use a landline instead lol. Or live in another country without Chinese tech (good luck with that lol).

A rather blinkered and naive comment.

[Gweiloman]

8 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

The Chinese government is very interested in your online activity... 

it's where they get most of their information from, especially on what, where and when you spend money for example.

Really? ROFLMAO

[Gweiloman]

8 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

A rather blinkered and naive comment.

How so?

[2baht]

47 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

As if the Chinese government is interested in your info lol.

 

Ever heard of Edward Snowden?

He's now a Russian citizen, granted and welcomed by Czar Putin!

 

 

 

 

Edited September 29, 2022 by 2baht

[Gweiloman]

15 minutes ago, 2baht said:

He's a Russian citizen, welcomed by Czar Putin!

He’s an American citizen, unless his citizenship has been revoked for telling the truth? Facts and truth a rarity in America nowadays and definitely not popular.

[alyx]

5 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Big brother snooping on all your business.

Your information is not safe in Chinese hands.

In any hands for that matter 

[userabcd]

Wonder how tech savvy the commentators here are and what alternatives they have offered to set up tech innovation centres in Thailand.

Edited September 29, 2022 by userabcd

[Burma Bill]

2 hours ago, Gweiloman said:

He’s an American citizen,

With respect, I beg to differ. Just a few days ago:

 

"President Vladimir Putin on Monday (26 September) granted Russian citizenship to former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden"

 

https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/putin-grants-edward-snowden-russian-citizenship/

 

Maybe he will be called up to fight in Ukraine????

Edited September 29, 2022 by Burma Bill
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[Gweiloman]

1 hour ago, Burma Bill said:

With respect, I beg to differ. Just a few days ago:

 

"President Vladimir Putin on Monday (26 September) granted Russian citizenship to former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden"

 

https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/putin-grants-edward-snowden-russian-citizenship/

 

Maybe he will be called up to fight in Ukraine????

You mean that if an American citizen gets citizenship from another country, they cease being American citizens? Dual nationality not allowed? Lol.

 

And no, he won’t be called up to fight. He’s not a reservist. The call up wasn’t a draft. Try to get your facts right.

[Isaan sailor]

All kidding aside, has anyone considered changing from AIS service to another provider—over these data security concerns with ZTE?

[Gweiloman]

2 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

All kidding aside, has anyone considered changing from AIS service to another provider—over these data security concerns with ZTE?

No. In any case, all the other providers will most likely partner with zte or Huawei.

[Dogmatix]

Does that mean that all our communications will be monitored by Chinese security services.?

Edited September 29, 2022 by Dogmatix

[Gweiloman]

19 minutes ago, Dogmatix said:

Does that mean that all our communications will be monitored by Chinese security services.?

I doubt it. Is any of your communication of value to the Chinese security services?