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Encyclopedia > Communications in Thailand

Thailand has an extensive network of telephone lines spanning throughout the country. Currently, TOT Public Company Limited and True Corporation operate the majority of the telephone network in the Bangkok metropolitan area while TOT Public Company Limited and TT&T Public Company Limited operate the telephone network in other provinces. After the 2006 Thailand coup d'état in September 2006, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont announced plans to merge TOT with CAT Telecom in order to operate a 'Telecom Pool' where providers rent the ability to be able to operate rather than receiving a concession with hopes that the new system will create a more competitive environment driving growth in the sector. TOT Public Company Limited is a Thai state-owned telecommunications company. ... TOT Public Company Limited is a Thai state-owned telecommunications company. ... Wikinews has news related to: Category:2006 Thailand coup The 2006 Thailand coup détat took place on Tuesday 19 September 2006, when the Royal Thai Army staged a coup against the government of caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. ... General (ret. ... TOT Public Company Limited is a Thai state-owned telecommunications company. ... CAT Telecom Public Company Limited is the Thai state-owned telecommunications company that owns Thailand’s international telecommunications infrastructure including its international gateways, satellite and submarine cable networks connections. ...


During recent years, mobile cellular telephone ownership have grown at a much faster rate than landline ownership. This was partly driven by the mobile communications price wars in 2004-2005 which pushed prices down to as low as 0.25 Baht/minute[1]. There are currently approximately five times as many mobile cellular telephones than landlines in use. Given the current data, slightly over half of the Thai population owns a mobile cellular telephone.


There are several newspapers in mass circulation in Thailand with Thai Rath being the most popular. Of the several newspapers in mass circulation, three are English. Printed media in Thailand is subject to much less government control in contrast to the television where all free-to-air channels except one are government owned and run. This may change in the near future as the new constitution of Thailand will have a section guaranteeing free-to-air channels independent of the government. Thai Rath (Thai ไทยรัฐ) is a Thai language daily newspaper published in Bangkok, Thailand and distributed nationwide. ...

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Telephone

  • Main lines in use: 7.4 million (2005)[2]
  • Mobile cellular: 36.7 million (2005)[3]
  • Fixed Line Operators: TOT, True Corporation and TT&T
  • Mobile Operators (largest first): AIS, DTAC, True Move (formerly: Orange), Hutch, CAT CDMA, TOT Thai Mobile 1900
  • Voice over IP (VoIP) Operators: CAT2Call (CAT Telecom), TrueNetTalk (True Corporation), Mouthmun (Jasmine Internet), SawasdeeTalk

TOT Public Company Limited is a Thai state-owned telecommunications company. ...

Telephone system

High quality, especially in urban areas such as Bangkok; privatization, as required by World Trade Organization standards, is planned to be complete by 2006 The World Trade Organization (WTO), (OMC - Spanish: , French: ), is an international organization designed to supervise and liberalize international trade. ...

  • Domestic: microwave radio relay and multichannel cable; domestic satellite including new iPSTAR satellite, so far the heaviest comms satellite in orbit.
  • International: Satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)

This article is about the type of Electromagnetic radiation. ... For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). ... ... Intelsat, Ltd. ...

Radio

  • AM: 204
  • FM: 334, shortwave 6 (1999)

There are currently 13.96 million radios in use (1997). Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length...


Television

There are a total of six free-to-air television channels in Thailand, which are: CH3, CH5, CH7, CH9, CH11 and TITV.


There are 35.5 million televisions in use (2005).


Internet

There are currently 11,900,000 internet users (2004) in Thailand of which 570,000 have broadband access.[4] A WildBlue Satellite Internet dish. ...


Broadband Internet is readily available in major cities and towns, but is still to be sought after in smaller villages and in the countryside. As the statistics have shown, the majority of internet users in Thailand still rely on dial-up access. TOT operates a nationwide local rate number, 1222, allowing dialing to most internet service providers for only 3 Baht/call. Dial-up prepaid internet packs can be readily bought in convenience stores such as 7-11, Family Mart and Tesco Lotus Express for approximately 150-400 Baht/month for unlimited access depending on the provider. Subscribers of fixed telephone lines by True Corporation have access to dial up internet for 9 Baht/hour simply by dialing up to a certain number then being billed along with the telephone bill at the end of every billing cycle.[5]


The majority of broadband internet access uses Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL). Some areas are covered by Cable Modems and G.shdsl. Prices for consumer broadband internet access varies from 99 Baht/month to 2400 Baht/month, with the speed ranging from 128 kbit/s to 5 Mbit/s. Medium and large businesses use Leased Lines or Ethernet Internet/MPLS where fiber optic cables link many office buildings in the central business district areas such as Sukhumvit, Silom and Sathorn areas to the Thailand Internet backbone. Universities have access to fast internet access, including the Trans-Eurasia Information Network (TEIN2) research network. Ass Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. ... Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional modem can provide. ... Symmetric high-speed digital subscriber line (SHDSL) is a telecommunications technology for DSL subscriber lines. ...


There are currently initiatives to offer FTTH (Fiber to the Home) providing connectivities of up to 100 Mbit/s bundled with IPTV and VoIP, but this has yet to materialize.


Thailand saw a rapid growth in the number of broadband users in 2005 with the initiation of unmetered broadband in 2004.[6]


There are 938,784 Internet hosts in Thailand being the highest in South East Asia.[7]


Internet Service Providers

There are a total of 20 internet service providers in Thailand. Rights to operate as an internet service provider in Thailand are granted by the NTC (National Communication Committee).[8] “ISP” redirects here. ...


Most of broadband internet access in Thailand is offered through ADSL technology. Previosuly before 2002, broadband internet access is offered at more than 25000 Baht a month for a typical speed of 256 kbit/s. Later in 2002, TOT has sparked a low-cost broadband internet war that caused rapid growth in broadband internet demands and has changed the way all the ISPs operate. With a ground-breaking price of only 500 Baht a month for an unlimited 256 kbit/s, TOT has gained its popularity amongst online gamers in Thailand. However, TOT was unable to provide services to majority of the people in Bangkok due to the fact that half of the fixed line telephone system was operated by Telecom Asia Co.,Ltd (now known as True Corp). After three months of operation, TT&T has teamed up with CAT Telecom and provide unlimited 2 Mbit/s ADSL service for only 999 Baht a month while at the same time, Asia InfoNet has started its own ADSL service with a "free online game airtime" strategy since they also operate Ragnarok Online, the most famous online game at that time. Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional modem can provide. ... Ragnarok Online (Korean: 라그나로크 온라인), often referred to as RO, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by GRAVITY Co. ...


Most of the early users of the broadband internet service in Thailand usually complained about the ISPs not being able to provide the bandwidth they promised. The problem was because of the hidden fact that certain number the broadband internet subscribers are actually sharing the same bandwidth pipeline. Some of the ISPs even had the share ratio of 1 pipeline for 50 subscribers. (Let's say there are 50 subscribers subscribe for a 2 Mbit/s package sharing the same 2 Mbit/s room). There was also a bottleneck of international internet access at CAT's international internet gateway (Thailand's only internet gateway at that time). At that time, most ISPs focus on expanding their domestic connections to accommodate online gaming demands. This led to a come-back of premium ADSL packages at a higher price point for premium home users and corporate customers.


It's pretty easy to say that the popularity of online gaming at that time was the ignition for the demands of broadband internet in Thailand.


Nowadays, all these problems have eased since ISPs have made improvement on both their domestic and international connections. As a result, more and more customers are now satisfied with the service. The prices of other premium high-speed internet packages have also been lowered to an affordable price (for as low as 1,200 Baht/month for a guaranteed speed of 1 Mbit/s). However, ISPs are still criticized for throttling BitTorrent traffic at certain times of day. This article is about the protocol. ...


Recently, there was a dramatic increase in international bandwidths after the NTC was allowed to authorized more and more ISPs to set up their own international internet gateway to supply the growth in demand for P2P and online video streaming. A peer-to-peer (or P2P) computer network is a network that relies on the computing power and bandwidth of the participants in the network rather than concentrating it in a relatively few servers. ...

  1. True Internet (formerly: Asia InfoNet) - True Internet provides a wide range of internet services including traditional dial-up, ADSL (from 128 kbit/s to 5 Mbit/s), Cable Modem, G.shdsl/SDSL, leased line, MPLS and Wi-Fi. True is now using both its own international internet gateway and CAT's international internet gateway.
  2. CS Loxinfo - CS Loxinfo is part of the Shin Corporation telecommunications conglomerate. It also provides a wide range of internet services including traditional dial-up, ADSL (from 256 kbit/s to 4 Mbit/s), G.shdsl/SDSL, leased line and satellite (IPStar).
  3. TOT - TOT operates free dial-up internet services to all their fixed line telephone customers through 1222 internet dial-up number. TOT is also expanding their broadband internet services especially in provincial areas since the company owns almost all of the fixed line telephone infrastructure in the areas. TOT has launched an affordable broadband internet service for as low as 500 Baht a month through ADSL (from 256 kbit/s to 4Mbit/s). TOT is now using both its own international gateway and CAT's. TOT also offers: Satellite/Leased Line
  4. CAT Telecom - CAT offers only 2Mbit/s cable or ADSL service for fixed home users called Hi-Net. CAT is also authorized by the National Telecommunications Committee (NTC) to fully operate 3G CDMA networks through the country, one of its plan is also to provide wireless internet service through CDMA. CAT also offers: G.shdsl/Leased Line
  5. Maxnet - Maxnet is a brand operated by TT&T. Unlike other ISPs, it focuses more on provincial customers since they do not have broadband internet coverage in Bangkok which is mostly dominated by True Corp. Maxnet is the most important counterpart of TOT, offering similar broadband internet packages at almost the same prices. TT&T also offers leased line for corporate customers and recently Wi-Fi hotspots in Bangkok and unlimited dial-up service for as low as 170 Baht a month. TT&T has recently approved by the NTC to use its own international internet gateway.
  6. Buddy Broadband - Operated by Advance Datanetwork Communications (ADC). Buddy Broadband (commonly known as BuddyBB) is offering internet access only through ADSL technology. Unlike other ISPs, BuddyBB has integrated its internet service with IPTV service. The other difference is that BuddyBB has only the connection speed of 2 Mbit/s but with only 256 kbit/s for international connections for its cheapest package. The higher-end package will only upgrade the international connection speed. Full BuddyBB service with IPTV is only available in Bangkok and nearly provinces, however, it also operate its ADSL internet service in major cities such as Chiang Mai and Phuket with different packages and pricing through resellers. Surprisingly, they are able to offer higher speed up to 8 Mbit/s in Chiang Mai.
  7. Internet Thailand - Dial-up/ADSL/Leased Line/Wi-Fi
  8. Pacific Internet - Dial-up/ADSL/G.shdsl/Leased Line
  9. Jasmine Internet - Dial-up/ADSL/Leased Line
  10. KSC Internet - Dial-up/ADSL/Leased Line/Wi-Fi; owned by True Corporation but branded for the upper-end market.
  11. ISSP - Dial-up/ADSL/Leased Line
  12. Samart - Dial-up/ADSL/G.shdsl/Leased Line
  13. A-Net - Dial-up/ADSL/Leased Line
  14. Otaro/InterNetwork - Dial-up/ADSL/G.shdsl/Leased Line/Gigabit Internet
  15. Proen Internet - Dial-up/ADSL/G.shdsl
  16. Far East Internet
  17. Reach Thailand
  18. Chomanan WorldNet
  19. KIRZ Internet
  20. WorldWeb

True Internet holds the largest share of the broadband market since the company has one of the largest telecommunications infrastructure in Bangkok. This includes the fixed landline telephone and cables for True Visions cable TV service. Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional modem can provide. ... Symmetric high-speed digital subscriber line (SHDSL) is a telecommunications technology for DSL subscriber lines. ... A leased line is a symmetric telecommunications line connecting two locations together. ... Official Wi-Fi logo Wi-Fi, also unofficially known as Wireless Fidelity, is a wireless technology brand owned by the Wi-Fi Alliance intended to improve the interoperability of wireless local area network products based on the IEEE 802. ... TOT Public Company Limited is a Thai state-owned telecommunications company. ... CAT Telecom Public Company Limited is the Thai state-owned telecommunications company that owns Thailand’s international telecommunications infrastructure including its international gateways, satellite and submarine cable networks connections. ... This article is about internet protocol television. ... Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional modem can provide. ... Official Wi-Fi logo Wi-Fi, also unofficially known as Wireless Fidelity, is a wireless technology brand owned by the Wi-Fi Alliance intended to improve the interoperability of wireless local area network products based on the IEEE 802. ... Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional modem can provide. ... Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional modem can provide. ... Symmetric high-speed digital subscriber line (SHDSL) is a telecommunications technology for DSL subscriber lines. ... Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional modem can provide. ... Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional modem can provide. ... Symmetric high-speed digital subscriber line (SHDSL) is a telecommunications technology for DSL subscriber lines. ... Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional modem can provide. ... Symmetric high-speed digital subscriber line (SHDSL) is a telecommunications technology for DSL subscriber lines. ...


Internet Backbones

International Gateways

There are currently six international internet gateway operators in Thailand.

  • International Internet Gateway (IIG-CAT) by CAT Telecom
  • International Internet Gateway (IIG-TOT) by TOT
  • True Internet Gateway (IIG-TIG) by True Internet Gateway Co., Ltd (Subsidiary of True Corporation)
  • ADC International Internet Gateway (IIG-ADC) by Advance Datanetwork Communications Co., Ltd (Subsidiary of Shin Corporation)
  • TT&T Thailand Global Network (IIG-TTGN) by TT&T
  • CS Loxinfo International Internet Gateway (IIG-CSL) by CS Loxinfo (Subsidiary of Shin Corporation)

True Corporation and Shin Corporation were granted Type II International Internet Gateway and Internet Exchange Service License from the NTC (National Telecommunication Committee) in 2005. CAT Telecom holds the largest share of the market.[9]


International Bandwidth

Thailand has a total internet bandwidth of 20621.176 Mbit/s (September 2007).[10]


Domestic Internet Exchange

There are currently 6 domestic internet exchange points in Thailand. // An Internet exchange point (IX or IXP) is a physical infrastructure that allows different Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to exchange Internet traffic between their networks (autonomous systems) by means of mutual peering agreements, which allow traffic to be exchanged without cost. ...

  • Thailand National Internet Exchange (THNIX) by CAT Telecom
  • TOT National Internet Exchange (TOT-NIX) by TOT
  • True National Internet Exchange (TIG-NIX) by True Corp
  • Shinawatra National Internet Exchange (NIX-ADC) by ADC
  • Thaisarn Public Internet Exchange
  • IIR Public Internet Exchange (PIE)

THNIX and TOT-NIX are primary internet exchanges used by commercial internet service providers. All internet service providers are required to link to THNIX as part of their contract from the NTC (National Communication Committee). THNIX is by far the largest internet exchange point in Thailand.


Thaisarn Public Internet Exchange is mainly used for academic/research purposes. The IIR Public Internet Exchange is maintained by NECTEC and is also mostly used for academic and research purposes. The only commercial internet service provider connected to the IIR Public Internet Exchange is Internet Thailand.[11]


General Information

  • Country code top-level Domain (ccTLD): .th
    • Second Level Domains
      • .ac for Academic Institutions
      • .co for Commercial Companies
      • .in for Individuals or any others (from 2002)
      • .go for Governmental Organizations
      • .mi for Military Organizations
      • .or for Registered Non-profit Organizations
      • .net for others (not commonly used from 2002)

A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ... A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ... .th is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Thailand. ... .th is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Thailand. ...

Submarine cables

There are five submarine cables used for communications landing in Thailand. Thailand has cable landing points in Satun, Petchaburi and Chonburi.

  • SEA-ME-WE-3, SEA-ME-WE-4 linking South East Asia to the Middle East and Western Europe. SEA-ME-WE 4 was operational since 2006.
  • Thailand-Indonesia-Singapore (TIS) operational since December 2003.
  • APCN linking Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Philippines, Taiwan, Korea and Japan. The cable is operational since 1996.
  • Thailand-Vietnam-Hong Kong (T-V-H) operational since February 1996.
  • Flag Europe-Asia (FEA) operational since mid-1990s.

The Asia-America Gateway (AAG) is currently under construction and is expected to be operational in December 2008. SEA-ME-WE 3 or South-East Asia - Middle East - Western Europe 3 is a submarine telecommunications cable linking those regions. ... SEA-ME-WE 4 or South-East Asia - Middle East - Western Europe 4 is a submarine telecommunications cable linking those regions. ... TIS (Thailand-Indonesia-Singapore) is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the South China Sea linking Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia It has landing points in: Songkhla, Songkhla Province, Thailand Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia Changi, Singapore It has an initial transmission capacity of 30 Gbit/s, upgradeable to 320 Gbit/s... APCN or Asia-Pacific Cable Network is a submarine telecommunications cable system linking nine Asian countries. ... T-V-H (Thailand-Vietnam-Hong Kong) is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the South China Sea linking Thailand, Vietnam, and Hong Kong. ... FLAG is a 28,000 kilometer long undersea fiber optic cable that connects England, Japan, and many places in between. ...


See also

Thailand Portal

Image File history File links Portal. ... Thailand has a well-developed media sector, especially by Southeast Asian standards. ...

References

  1. ^ International Herald Tribune, 15 June 2005
  2. ^ Thailand ICT Indicator, page 5
  3. ^ Thailand ICT Indicator, page 5
  4. ^ "National ICT Benchmarking Study", Ministry of ICT, May 10, 2007. 
  5. ^ True Easy Internet Product Page
  6. ^ Thailand: Rapid Growth in Broadband Use
  7. ^ CIA World Factbook: Internet Hosts
  8. ^ ISP List by CAT Telecom
  9. ^ NECTEC IIR Current Internet Map
  10. ^ NECTEC IIR Current Internet Map
  11. ^ NECTEC IIR Current Internet Map

This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The World Factbook 2007 (government edition) cover. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...

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