Siemens Wins Thai GPRS Contract

The Thailand mobile operator Advanced Info Service (AIS) has chosen Siemens Mobile to equip its GPRS network. As part of the contract, Siemens mobile will supply and install all the components needed to set up GPRS services in AIS's GSM network. Siemens mobile will be equipping AIS's GSM 900 mobile network in the east and north-east of Thailand with GPRS technology and adding to systems installed earlier. This GPRS solution comprises network components such as SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node) and GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node), Switch Commander, gateway and firewall systems, and software upgrades for the switching network.

"Our decision to chose Siemens to equip our GPRS network was primarily due to our many years of successful collaboration in the GSM sector. We will soon be able to offer our customers additional attractive non voice services based on GPRS," said Yingluck Shinawatra, President of AIS.

AIS is Thailand's leading mobile provider with over 11 million customers and a 55% share of the market. Siemens mobile has been supplying AIS with GSM network infrastructure, such as digital switching technology, base stations, and intelligent network services, and also WAP solutions since 1995."

Posted to the site on 3rd April 2003