Thailand's leading mobile operator, AIS and Nokia have signed a US$22 million agreement for GSM / EDGE network expansion in the Northern, Western and Southern regions of Thailand. Deliveries of Nokia EDGE equipment and services have already begun and the expansion will be implemented into the existing network during 2004.
"With the EDGE network expansion, AIS would be in a stronger position to support the projected subscriber growth to 15 million subscribers by year's end. We will also be able to increase capacity to support our recently launched push to talk service," says Ms.Yingluck Shinawatra, President, AIS.
Nokia has been working with AIS since the early 1990s, providing comprehensive services for the operator's GSM infrastructure. In addition the network expansion Nokia will provide project management, relocation and care services to maintain the competitiveness of the solution.
Advanced Info Service or AIS is the largest mobile phone operator in Thailand with approximately 13.3 million subscribers at the end of 2003."
Posted to the site on 22nd April 2004
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