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Thailand - Key Statistics, Telecommunications Market, Regulatory and Infrastructure Overview
Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Nov 2011, Pages: 26
This report provides an overview of the telecommunications market in Thailand and the regulatory reform that is taking place, together with a selection of the most recent available key indicators for the sector. The overview also includes information on the national telecommunications infrastructure. The country’s telecom industry has undergone a period of strong growth which has started to moderate in the last few years. The mobile market has been a case in point growing by substantial amounts annually and passing the 100% penetration milestone. Growth slowed as the economy turned down in 2009 and by 2011 the annual growth rate in the mobile market was around 5%. While the country has gained considerably from a liberalised telecoms sector, there remained much work to be done on regulatory reform.
It was broadly perceived that the government was no longer giving telecoms the priority it needed. Sorting out the ongoing role of the two government-owned telcos, for example, remained a major challenge. The industry had been waiting on the establishment of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, a new industry regulator. This finally happened in the second half of 2011.
Key developments: The NBTC was established after a long delay. In an early decision the NBTC adopted a draft Frequency Master Plan. The NBTC was also reviewing foreign ownership rules for telecom operators. Social media continued to prove controversial in Thailand. Serious flooding in Bangkok was hitting the national economy. The rollout of 3G services was also impacted by the floods.
Companies covered in this report include: TOT Corp; CAT; True Corp; True Move; TT&T; AIS; DTAC; Hutchison CAT.
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