AIS gains GSMA certification on 5G service
GSMA, the association of telecommunications network service providers with more than 800 members worldwide, has certified Advanced Info Service (AIS) as being the first and only 5G network operator in Thailand, AIS chief consumer business officer Pratthana Leelapanang said today (March 10).
This makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia to successfully provide 5G service on mobile phones, he said.
AIS paid for the first installment of 2600 MHz spectrum licences on February 21 and received a licence to use the 2600 MHz frequency to provide 5G services officially as the first and only operator in the industry, Pratthana said.
According to him, on the same day and only half an hour after receiving the licence, AIS switched on its 5G network in all regions across the country.
Pratthana said AIS is joining forces with the government and industry to use 5G to support various work including robots that can help the public sector deal with Covid-19, testing the use of 5G in cargo transportation and controlling cranes to lift containers remotely at Laem Chabang's Hutchison Ports in Sriracha district, Chon Buri.
AIS is also the first to roll out a 5G International Roaming service, beginning with Swisscom in Switzerland, Etisalat in the United Arab Emirates, and soon with China Unicom in China and SK Telecom in South Korea, he added.
