CAT Joins Hands with Telecom Operators In Advanced Telecom Technology Development to Empower ICT M

The company also ensured potential partners, both domestic and global, successful business with its ever-developing advanced ICT networks and infrastructures which include submarine cable systems, satellite platform, internet gateway, premium international call services, multi-location data centres and cloud solutions, and largest 3G coverage.According to Dr. Dhanant  Subhadrabandhu, Executive Vice-President, Product Development, CAT Telecom, Thailand’s ICT spending in 2015 was approximately US$21 billion, up 3.8% and accounting for 7% of total GDP. In 2016, with the projected growth of GDP at 0.6% from 2.9% last year, ICT spending is expected to rise along with the big shift in IT trends, including cloud computing, Internet of Things (ioT), big data analytics, etc. 

In response to proliferating data consumption and to support the national digital economy framework, CAT is partnering with the government in launching ICT projects, including:

•Broadband Development: providing public free Wi-Fi, broadband internet access in unprofitable areas, Wi-Fi network for schools, National Education Network (NEdNet), Government Information Network (GIN), etc. to serve useful and necessary data nationwide

•National Infrastructure: a 20-billion-baht project funded by the ICT Ministry aimed at bridging the gap between urban and rural areas with the provision of equal internet access covering 70,000 villages, equal to 93% of total villages in Thailand with low price and good quality

•Smart City: setting Phuket as the first innovation-driven smart city by providing digital infrastructure and a data centre  as well as applying an Internet of Things network to promote digital-related investment and further development of the tourism industry

•Thailand One Map: consolidating and aligning a government data base and information on land management from various parties to solve such problems as forest invasion, boundary conflicts, etc.

Carriers World Asia 2016 was the eighteenth year of the annual platform which is the meeting point for telecommunications operators and carriers, and related enterprises to get up-to-date on telecommunications industry trends, share case studies and form partnerships to improve wholesale revenues. In the past few years, telecommunications operators have witnessed dramatic growth in the industry. For its part, CAT, one of leading telecommunications operators in Thailand, has gained 20% in wholesale revenue including from cooperation with international providers in both business and public sectors. 

CAT Telecom was the Gold Sponsor of this year’s conference. The company shed light on the future of the telecommunications industry in supplying potential partners with One Stop Service to enhance and empower the growth of business in welcoming the new digital era.