24,700 communities to have high-speed internet by Dec 2017

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24,700 communities to have high-speed internet by Dec 2017

 

 

BANGKOK, 13th February 2017 (NNT) – A total of 24,700 villages will have access to high-speed internet by the end of this year. 

Government spokesperson Lt Gen Sunsern Kaewkumnerd has reported that the prime minister is satisfied with the progress of a government project to install high-speed internet throughout the nation. In its initial phase, the spokesperson said the project will be launched in 99 villages across 13 provinces. 

He said the internet will be connected with 2,000 digital community centers nationwide, hoping to turn Thailand into a digital society and improving the country’s competitive edge in global arenas. 

By December this year, Lt Gen Sunsern said 24,700 communities will have access to high-speed internet. 

The high-speed internet service is part of the government’s telecommunications development project initiated under the civil state approach called “Pracharat.” The main objective is to prepare the nation and its people for the “Thailand 4.0” era where digital technologies will play a major role in everyday communications.

 

-- nnt 2017-02-13

 

[jerojero]

High speed internet. Combined with restricted internet, limited social media, controlled outside news sources, internal propaganda. Why bother?

[canuckamuck]

Speak for yourself, I will be very happy to ditch my satellite internet for something resembling broadband. Even with restrictions on content.

[leeneeds]

For me, also very happy when my wifi is up from 0.6 down load speed, 

my wife told me on Friday we will be offered 100, or 200 package at 900, and 1200 baht per month,

The up grade can not come soon enough.

[Ace of Pop]

All those Selfies speeding up ,wow.


Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect

[worgeordie]

When/if this happens,you can bet everyone's speed will

go down,as more people try to squeeze through the gateway.

regards worgeordie

[robblok]

1 hour ago, jerojero said:

High speed internet. Combined with restricted internet, limited social media, controlled outside news sources, internal propaganda. Why bother?

Tell me please about the censoring and how it affects you.. then ill tell you all about a VPN.

[anon4637435435]

Gave up on unreliable high speed years ago. I use data connection 3/4g all the time from my phone and sim card laptops. Double the cost and then some but no stupid wires and can hot spot and screen mirror to other devices and have no trouble streaming hd video. All my neighbours use my hotspot. Sort of works. Using netflix and such is a little costly but i torrent videos all day long in a good enough quality.

Running cables around everywhere is stupid. Old tech. 

Everyone should just run a 4g/router in my opinion with a better rate than offered for typical monthly data rates. Sort of like the old 3g ais airnet which was the best net ive had as long as the internets been around.

The ugly stupid cables i hope aren't part of the governments plan. Also annoying when needing someone to come out and fix things repetedly. 

[waldroj]

I think somebody's got their wires crossed with this NNT-offering.

 

One year ago we were being told that the "...installation of fibre optic broadband to the 30,000 villages will be completed by March 2017..." (http://tech.thaivisa.com/government-to-speed-up-installation-of-broadband-to-30000-thai-villages/13785/) !!!

 

Either way, it will be interesting to see which finishes first (the High-Speed Internet or the High-Speed Rail)...

 

 

...There's a good chance both will have crossed the line before the "Election" bunny gets a look in !!!

[fish monger]

55555 I have ACCESS to 40 million dollars, but can I get it...? What a load of BS.