Sarun Phaloprakarn, Head Of Business Relations Department of Advanced Info Services Plc. (AIS), and an executive of Advanced Wireless Networks Co., Ltd (AWN), the company receiving allocation of the 7Advanced Info ServiceAdvanced Info Service MHz spectrum for a total of the company7,the company54 million baht, represented the company in making the second tranche of payment for the 7Advanced Info ServiceAdvanced Info Service MHz waveband of the company,835,478,Advanced Info ServiceAdvanced Info ServiceAdvanced Info Service.Advanced Info ServiceAdvanced Info Service baht (one billion, eight hundred and thirty-five million, four hundred and seventy-eight thousand baht only) including Value Added Tax. The payment was accepted by Mr.Trairat Viriyasirikul, Deputy Secretary-General and Acting Secretary-General of the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), which will be forwarded to the national treasury for future national development.
Sarun commented, "AIS was the first provider to announce a roll-out of 5G services, a few days after we received the licence in February 2020. AIS has the most spectra in hand covering all the high, middle and low wavebands, and every use case. AIS 5G now has 90% coverage nationwide and 100% in Bangkok and the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), delivering maximum benefit to the Thai nation. In particular, AIS now holds 30MHz of the 700 MHz band, which it will use to expand 5G services in remote areas to reach its full efficiency. It is also installing the largest number of network towers. As a result, the Thai public has access to 5G technology, which meets their data requirements in the current conditions of learning and working from home.
"In the big picture of spectrum management, we will continue to innovate our network with the latest cutting-edge tech such as mmWave, which offers a scorching 4 Gbps of bandwidth, and the world-first 5G CA. Voice over 5G New Radio (VoNR) provides exceptional voice call quality on a 5G SA network for the first time in Thailand. Other user experiences are enhanced, whether coverage, speed, IoT Device connectivity or low latency, to maintain excellent service levels."
Sarun concluded, "We are also readying another 30,000-35,000 million baht of budgets for new upgrades of network service quality to underwrite better opportunities and growth for users. We are also looking at the national level and the country's requirements for resilient digital infrastructure, which gives every sector a competitive edge and selling point to attract investors. This has been AIS' consistent mission as the industry's leader."
Fitch Ratings has maintained the Rating Watch Negative (RWN) on the 'AAA(tha)' National Long-Term Rating, 'F1+(tha)' National Short-Term Rating and 'AAA(tha)' senior unsecured rating of Thailand-based telecommunications company, Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited (AIS), and its subsidiary, Advanced Wireless Network Company Limited (AWN). The RWN reflects a risk that, should the merged entity of Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited and AIS's major shareholder, Intouch Holdings
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