Thailand’s National Telecom will not be bidding for a satellite licence. Instead, the company will focus on 5G. National Telecom, itself a recent merger between two Thai major businesses, TOT (Telecom Organisation of Thailand) and CAT (Communications Authority of Thailand) which took place in January and still control much of the terrestrial communications in the […]

mu Space has opened a satellite manufacturing facility in Bangkok. The business says that it will be recruiting some 300 staff over the next year. mu Space is already planning to build Low Earth orbiting satellites and had already invested in what it calls its Factory 01. Now the new expansion, called Factory 1 is […]

A subsidiary of Thaicom is the sole bidder for a Thai satellite orbital slot which is due for auction on July 24th. TC Space Connect is the bidder, although muSpace which had said it would make a bid failed to submit a proposal by the end of the bid period. Thailand’s National Broadcasting & Telecommunications […]

Net advertising expenditure in Asia Pacific, calculated after discounts, declined 4.3 per cent Y/Y in 2020, according to the Asia Pacific Advertising Trends 2021 report from Media Partners Asia (MPA). Pandemic-induced macroeconomic uncertainty softened advertiser demand in H1 2020. As economies rebound, recovery is underway with ad spend forecast to exceed $200 billion by end […]

Thaicom has reportedly set up a subsidiary business in order to bid for satellite orbital slots which the government is likely to auction in July. Thaicom has asked for the auction to be delayed, citing the pandemic. However, Thailand’s National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is unlikely to shift the date. Currently the bidding process […]

Gulf Energy Development, a Thai-based power generator, is looking to buy some of Thaicom’s assets, but not its satellite business. There are problems however; despite offering $5.4 billion for the assets, Gulf does not want to acquire the whole of Thaicom. The bid emerged on April 19th. In essence Gulf wants to buy Thaicom-backed Intouch […]

Swedish Space Corp has formed SSC Space Thailand to expand its business connections in the AsiaPacific regions. SSC says it already has a strong presence in Australia and Thailand, including ground station facilities in both countries. SSC says it has been supporting Thai space activities for more than a decade, for example through satellite-to-ground communications […]

Thailand’s pay-TV services market is set to recover and post an 8 per cent growth in revenue in 2021 but will slow down again thereafter to post a moderate compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.1 per cent over the forecast period 2020-2025, according to GlobalData. GlobalData’s Thailand Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report reveals that […]

WarnerMedia’s portfolio of news, kids and entertainment channels will be available on 3BB GIGATV, a new IPTV entertainment platform in Thailand. Global news network CNN International joins entertainment brands HBO, HBO Hits, HBO Signature, HBO Family, Cinemax, Red by HBO, and kids channels Cartoon Network and Boomerang as part of the initial offering. In addition, […]