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Articles tagged with: Dtac
Delays to Thailand's 3G License Auction Could Damage Investor Confidence
Thailand's dtac has warned that any further delays to the country's 3G license auction could deter foreign investment and undermine the credibility of government policy. dtac's CEO, Tore Johnsen, added though that he expects any delays to be just a few weeks. more
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Thai Operators Start Blocking Spam SMS
Thailand's three main mobile network operators are to cooperate on blocking SMS spam being sent over their networks. The three GSM based networks, AIS, dtac and True Move are to spend THB 30 million (US$880,000) on anti-spam software to filter messages sent between their three networks. more
Related Tags: ais, true-move, spam, sms, text-messaging, base, three, Thailand
Thailand's DTAC Q1 Net Subscriber Additions down 70%
Net additions at Thailand's second largest mobile network operator, dtac, fell to the lowest level seen in three and a half years in 2009, weighing in at just 0.29m. A clue as to the down-turn was seen at the end of 2008, as the number fell to 0.68m in the fourth quarter (having been consistently in excess of 1m for the preceding four periods) and the economic situation in the world in general, and the Thai market in particular, has hardly improved since. Even then, though, the seriousness of the decline in the first three months of this year was much greater than expected, leaving, as it did, new connection numbers for the period at just 30% of the 2008 quarterly average. more
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Political Crisis May Delay Thailand's 3G License Auction
The ongoing political crisis in Thailand may cause yet further delays to the 3G licenses which are expected to occur in the fourth-quarter of this year. more
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Vodafone Signs Partnership Deal in Thailand
Vodafone and Thailand's dtac have jointly announced that they have signed a Partner Market agreement. Under the terms of this agreement, dtac will have exclusive access to Vodafone's range of products, devices and services in Thailand and will be able to draw on Vodafone's experience in supply chain management, technology development, the acquisition of enterprise customers as well as improved inter-working between networks. more
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Thailand's DTAC Taps HP for OSS Platform
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced that Thailand based mobile network operator, dtac is deploying its Next Generation Operations Support Systems (HP NGOSS) to reduce internal costs, speed delivery of revenue-generating services and improve service quality. more
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Thailand's AIS Plans $1.78 Billion Spend on 3G Network
Thai operator, Advanced Info Service (AIS) plans to invest 60 billion baht (US$1.7 billion) over three years on its 3G network - once the 3G licenses are formally awarded. more
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Thai Operator to Push Ahead with 3G Network Rollout
Thailand's state owned operator, TOT has told the Reuters news agency that it will proceed with plans to deploy a 3G network, with a commercial launch due by the end of the year. The government has previously hinted that it will sell 3G auctions in the first half of this year. more
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Thailand's DTAC - Growth Weakens and ARPUs Continue to Slide
In 2008, dtac saw its annual growth rate drop below 20% for the first time in three years, with a yearly gain of 18.5%. However, given that Thailand's penetration rate is now beyond 90%, this still represents a reasonably strong result. In real terms, dtac's active customer base grew by 2.91m to 18.68m, down by almost 1m on the 2007 gain of 3.90m. more
Thailand Closer to Awarding 3G Licenses
Thailand's telecoms regulator says that it expects to award formal 3G licenses within the next couple of months - although several operators have already launched 3G services in the country. more
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