Thailand - Telecommunications Infrastructure

Synopsis

Thailand has dedicated a substantial amount of its resources to the building of a national telecommunications infrastructure over the last decade or so. The economic crisis of the late 1990s was certainly a setback to this long term process. Nevertheless, the country has recovered much of the earlier momentum and has been attracting foreign capital and expertise once more to assist in the continuing process of expanding and integrating its networks. This report looks at where the industry is at the moment in terms of infrastructure and reviews the status of the major players involved in the building and the operating of the telecommunications sector.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Telecommunications infrastructure
  
  • 2.1 National telecom network
    
    • 2.1.1 Overview
      
    • 2.1.2 Fixed-line network
      
    • 2.1.3 Next Generation Network (NGN)
      
    • 2.1.4 Public payphones
      
    • 2.1.5 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH)
      
  • 2.2 International infrastructure
    
    • 2.2.1 Submarine cable networks
      
    • 2.2.2 Submarine cable outages
      
    • 2.2.3 Terrestrial cable networks
      
    • 2.2.4 Satellite networks
      
• 3. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Fixed lines and teledensity – 1995 - 2009
• Table 2 – Fixed-line subscribers by operator – 2008
• Table 3 – Public payphones in service – 2004 - 2009
• Table 4 – Public payphones by provider – 2008

• Exhibit 1 – Thaicom’s satellite network - 2009