Chaiwut Thanakmanusorn, Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES) said that the progress in the case of accelerating National Telecommunications Public Company Limited (NT) Find a business partner in the mobile phone segment. 5Gon700 megahertz waves At this time, it has been concluded from the Board (Board) of NT that Has resolved to approve the business plan and compensation asAdvance Info Service Public Company Limited (AIS) proposed and expected to officially sign the contract within July. After NT officially appointed a new President
According to the contract, NT will divide700 megahertz wavesto AIS contract half or 5 MHz, as NT or CAT Telecom was the former winner of the auction of 700 spectrum for 2 licenses in the frequency band 738-748 MHz, paired with 793. -803 MHz with the highest auction price of 34,306 million baht from Office of the Broadcasting Commission television business and the National Telecommunications Commission (NBTC)
“I saw documents from NT and it was named AIS that contracted with NT to do 5G. But the details of how and when to start We will have to wait for the new CEO of NT to take over.” Minister of DES said
A source from the NT Board said that actually the board’s consensus gaveAISAffiliate withNTSince the beginning of Feb. But that the matter has not progressed, admit that NT doesn’t yet have a new President, butThe selection committee has now completed the selection process. Col. Sappachai Huwanan came to take the said position. which should be able to officially work with NT on July 1 Therefore, the signing of the contract should be completed within July.
However, the issues signed with AIS recently There is also the matter of True Corporation Plc. that has also made an offer to become a partner with NT, butTrue has submitted returns to the Board that are significantly lower than that of AIS. But when the NT Board has already chosen AIS True, instead, submitted an open letter asking for an opportunity to make a new offer. by citing that Finding an NT partner is not a one-time, open-ended procurement contract.
The source said At first, True was not interested in partnering with NT at all. Because it hopes to market the 700 wave from the wave of Total Access Communication Public Company Limited (DTAC), which holds 20 MHz of this wave after True and DTAC merged. completed, but now True is unsure whether the merger will go as planned or not. because the NBTC came to inspect this deal heavily And there is a high probability that the merger plan will be long and if the NBTC does not allow the merger This matter may be subject to a lawsuit in the Administrative Court.
For the 700 wave market plan, the remaining 5 MHz. NT will support the Thailand 4.0 strategy in various fields, as well as provide other forms of digital services. together with partners both domestically and internationally to create and use the network 5G together and effectively reduce redundant investment.
Including digital marketing and services, new solutions, which will increase business opportunities. NT’s 5G in a variety of areas including application development 5G, the creation of a digital government system and supporting the development of the digital industry according to the EEC guidelines, etc.
