webfact Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 TELECOM NBTC approves trial run of 4G cellular broadband service USANEE MONGKOLPORN THE NATION The National Broadcasting and Tele-communications Commission has given approval to cellular operators to test fourth-generation cellular broadband service on the 2.3-gigahertz and 1,800-megahertz frequencies. NBTC commissioner Colonel Settapong Malisuwan said the watchdog had approved a joint application by Advanced Info Service (AIS) and TOT to offer Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology 4G service on TOT's 2.3GHz spectrum on a trial basis. The state agency will use 20MHz of its total 64MHz bandwidth of the spectrum in the trial. AIS and TOT will jointly set up 84 cell sites in Bangkok and some major provinces to conduct the testing. Under NBTC policy, they can try offering the service for 90 days, which can extended for another 90 days. Settapong said the NBTC was waiting for CAT Telecom, Total Access Communication (DTAC), TrueMove and Digital Phone Co to apply for permits to test providing the 4G service on 1,800MHz. AIS chief executive officer Wichian Mektrakarn said his company was likely to conduct a test of the service upcountry but declined to elaborate. True Corp CEO Supachai Chearavanont said the company had asked for an NBTC permit to test the 4G service on 1,800MHz. True is the parent of cellular operators TrueMove and Real Move. AIS, DTAC and Real Move have provided commercial 3G service on their existing spectra in major provinces. All have been waiting for the NBTC to auction licences to use bands on the 2.1GHz spectrum to provide 3G service. -- The Nation 2011-12-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowork114 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 So it means that 5 years from now we may see 4G in Bangkok??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberkommando Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Something about learning to crawl before you walk would be appropriate here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haveaniceday Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Isn't 3G still on trail here? Emmm, what 3G ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelaos Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Thailand is seriously lagging behind its neighbours. http://www.laopdr.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedNIvar Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 So it means that 5 years from now we may see 4G in Bangkok??? That soon, wow. I'm impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberkommando Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Cambodia launched 4G back in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derifo Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 So it means that 5 years from now we may see 4G in Bangkok??? I'll only believe it when I see it being used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparebox2 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 So it means that 5 years from now we may see 4G in Bangkok??? That soon, wow. I'm impressed. More like 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricku Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Everything in Thailand is about money and saving face, but they just CAN'T save their face when it comes to mobile Internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Why do I see a new round of law suits and fights over who gets the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janverbeem Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Must be that they ran out of tricks to delay the 3G licenses and just take it the easy way. We're going for 4G right away and will skip the 3G licenses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDrSomkid Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Why do I see a new round of law suits and fights over who gets the money. Especially since DTAC main shareholder, Telenor, has the most know-how on 4G of all local companies. I am frankly amazed that this is starting so soon. IIRC, Norway had the first commercially operational 4G network in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infernalman7 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 What's funny is that LTE isn't exactly 4G. It's still part of the 3G family. True (pun NOT intended) 4G must be able to offer download speed of up to 1Gbps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tragickingdom Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Thailand does not go 4G! Thailand does not even go 3G like most countries in Dark Africa or like Cambodia did over a decade ago. As long as fossils in the TOT and CAT are allowed to form a government within a government and are able to frustrate government policy by staying corrupt and allowing only their CP friends to benefit grossly, Thailand is stuck in a hardly working GPRS environment. hardly working because lots of areas do not even have GPRS coverage. The elite has kept Thailand back for at least half a century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMuddle Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I'm on a supposed connection of 460 Kbps in Phetchabun. In reality, (when it works - it's down more than a Pattaya bar girls drawers), it's around 404 bps upload and download. I'd be happy if they could fulfill the 460Kbps I pay for, instead of seeing adverts night after night on TV, advertising all kinds of ridiculous speeds. Do they actually achieve the speeds they advertise, or is it just more bullsh*t ? This lack of modernisation of the internet system, will cost Thailand in the end, as surrounding countries leave them behind, but "face' is everything here, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHamon Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 wish i could get 3g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMuddle Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Thailand does not go 4G! Thailand does not even go 3G like most countries in Dark Africa or like Cambodia did over a decade ago. As long as fossils in the TOT and CAT are allowed to form a government within a government and are able to frustrate government policy by staying corrupt and allowing only their CP friends to benefit grossly, Thailand is stuck in a hardly working GPRS environment. hardly working because lots of areas do not even have GPRS coverage. The elite has kept Thailand back for at least half a century. Ain't that the truth ! +10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi007 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Why do I see a new round of law suits and fights over who gets the money. Exactly! TOT and CAT are both owned by the Finance Ministry. AIS is in bed now with TOT. What a surprise. I don't know why the NBTC thinks it has any say in what actually happens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visions Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Thailand does not go 4G! Thailand does not even go 3G like most countries in Dark Africa or like Cambodia did over a decade ago. As long as fossils in the TOT and CAT are allowed to form a government within a government and are able to frustrate government policy by staying corrupt and allowing only their CP friends to benefit grossly, Thailand is stuck in a hardly working GPRS environment. hardly working because lots of areas do not even have GPRS coverage. The elite has kept Thailand back for at least half a century. Ain't that the truth ! +10 The latest country corruption ratings were announced recently. New Zealand topped the ratings as least corrupt. Thailand was so far down the list of worst countries it wasnt listed, mixed in with the likes of Somalia etc......What chance of getting good cost efficient services in Thailand.???? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictorOne Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Thailand does not go 4G! Thailand does not even go 3G like most countries in Dark Africa or like Cambodia did over a decade ago. As long as fossils in the TOT and CAT are allowed to form a government within a government and are able to frustrate government policy by staying corrupt and allowing only their CP friends to benefit grossly, Thailand is stuck in a hardly working GPRS environment. hardly working because lots of areas do not even have GPRS coverage. The elite has kept Thailand back for at least half a century. They are still just a banana republic and it will be aeons before anything changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueLeader Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Britain hasn't even got around to auctioning the licenses. I'm seriously considering moving to Sweden just for the broadband. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiMouse Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Why do I see a new round of law suits and fights over who gets the money. Sorry off topic, but I really do love those Sinnar Mono rail cameras. Reminds me of my pro photo days. Wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaigold Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 So it means that 5 years from now we may see 4G in Bangkok??? 2020 at the earliest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishinsiam Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I get great 3G speeds in Pattaya in fact I rarely use my Wireless at home sticking to my AIS 3G as it's just as fast as my 20 Meg True ultra internet. I'll happily trial 4G as my handset already supports it. You need to bear in mind most handsets aren't 4G compatible, and in that I mean any iCon from Apple..... So imagine all those Poor Thai's scrimping to get the iCons overpriced crap. Not being able to get the full internet offered by their provider. The first time I saw the HSPDA signal on my phone I was on Khao Yai it seems it was trialled on the quiet there first. That was Feb,March time this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retell Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 So it means that 5 years from now we may see 4G in Bangkok??? it means after 6 years i still dont get 3g so lets wait anoter 6 for 4g to happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormstereo Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Why do I see a new round of law suits and fights over who gets the money. Especially since DTAC main shareholder, Telenor, has the most know-how on 4G of all local companies. I am frankly amazed that this is starting so soon. IIRC, Norway had the first commercially operational 4G network in the world. Yes, TeliaSonera (Swedish and Norwegian) launched the worlds first real 4G network (not LTE) in Sweden and Norway in December 2009. Here's a look back from December 2010: http://teliasonera4g.com/archives/298 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxane Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 At least the 4G topic comes up, I like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaanUSA Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 At least the 4G topic comes up, I like that. +1 I've tried WiMax on my Android phone in the USA and it is FAST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowslip Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 What a complete crock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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