http://www.biz-day.com/telecom_and_technology/ Business Day Telecom & Technology Headlines en-us Bangkok, March 1 - Thailand's military-appointed government prevented the launch of a new television station by former members of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's party, saying it was about to break the law. 'State telecoms firms blocked satellite links and Internet connections of People's Television (PTV) because it had not been granted a licence to broadcast, Public Relations Department chief Pramoj Rathavinij told Reuters. '"Both CAT Telecom and TOT, which control Thailand's... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/01_mar_07/dycev-7/thailand_bans_ousted_pms_satellite_television.htm Bangkok Feb. 11: Mobile Content Networks, Inc. (MCN), a leading provider of mobile search solutions, today announced it was chosen as the real-time mobile search solution platform for Total Access Communications Plc (DTAC), one of Thailand's largest mobile phone operators with over twelve million subscribers. The solution, built in partnership with DTAC in four weeks, represents the next generation of mobile search where the content providers are queried in real-time with MCN's MobileSearch.net... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/10_feb_07/ghhp7-h/mcn_selected_dtac_thailand_search_platform.htm Bangkok, February 4: IBM, a leading American information technology firm, will help Thailand train local IT experts for Thailand to become a major international computer outsourcing centre, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula. 'IBM executive vice president Nicholas Donofrio led a group of IBM executives to meet the Deputy Prime Minister at Government House yesterday. 'Pridiyathorn told reporters afterwards that the IBM executives signed... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/03_feb_07/bxqt6-c/ibm_help_thailand_develop_it_expertise.htm Bangkok, Jan 8: The Thai government blocked access Monday to a U.S.-based pornography website that uses an image of Buddha as its logo and is calling on Buddhists around the world to condemn the site, an official said. 'The Chicago-based website, buddha-porn.com, features sexually explicit material beneath an image of a golden statue of a seated Buddha and contains pornographic images divided up in different categories named, the Buddha Galleries, Nirvana Galleries, and Satori Galleries -... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/07_jan_07/byer2-d/thailand_blocks_access_u_s_based_porn_website_that_uses.htm BANGKOK, Dec 31 - The time when sending a New Year card by post are gone and mostly forgotten as Thai young people have discovered instant text messaging and e-cards as increasingly attractive ways of saying "Happy New Year," according to a survey by the Kasikorn Research Centre.' 'The number of SMS messages sent on December 31 and January 1 is expected to increase five-fold to 70 million messages while the number of e-cards sent during the same period would rise by 30-40 'per cent. '... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/31_dec_06/hw3dy-6/sms_e_cards_popular_new_years_greetings_modes_young.htm BANGKOK, Dec 21 - Thailand's information technology market is expected to grow 17 per cent next year as small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) are counting more on IT services, according to a leading industry executive.'IDC Research (Thailand) Co. manager Jeffrey Sae Ueng said that total spending on IT will grow 17 per cent next year, while total sales of computers are likely to increase by 27 per cent compared to this year.'To date 1.5 million computer units have been placed for sale... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/20_dec_06/df8k8-x/it_market_sees_expected_17_per_cent_growth_next_year.htm Washington, Dec 7: British researchers have created novel 'spintronic' devices they say might lead to more powerful and permanent data storage chips in computers.'Physicist at the Universities of Bath, Bristol and Leeds say they have discovered how to precisely control the pattern of magnetic fields in thin magnetic films.'The discovery has important consequences for the information technology industry, since current memory storage has limited scope for further development.'The... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/07_dec_06/c38d7-p/novel_spintronic_devices_developed_make_computers_more.htm BANGKOK, Dec 6 - Most stock market players investing via trading on the Internet are satisfied with the services, but remain uneasy regarding the security of the system, according to an industry executive.' 'Chanisa Chutipat, President of Settrade.com Co, said the company conducted a survey of opinions among 2,125 users of the Internet trading system, focusing on two groups: stock investors and brokers, members of Settrade.com, to study stock trading behaviour via the Internet and their... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/06_dec_06/bzgkn-w/stock_investors_via_internet_trading_satisfied_with.htm London, Dec 5: If car manufacturer Honda has its way, drivers will no longer be caught in a surprise traffic jam, for they would be able to view traffic and road conditions even before they set out for a journey. 'According to New Scientist, the Japanese auto maker plans to build tiny cameras into the wing mirrors of their cars which can see both traffic ahead and behind. This information would then be relayed as real time video via cellphone technology to a central server. 'Each car... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/04_dec_06/epa2s-j/hondas_car_cams_could_make_traffic_jams_history.htm London, Nov 29: The boom in viewing video clips, forwarded over the internet and posted on sites such as YouTube, is starting to eat into TV viewing time of Britons.'A BBC Online survey has found that the online video craze is eating into the time that young people spend watching television, with 43 per cent of those who watch video from the internet or on a mobile device at least once a week saying they now watch less normal television as a result.'And online and mobile viewing is rising... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/29_nov_06/z9qwp-x/online_videos_eating_tv_viewing_time.htm Bangkok, Nov 24: Frequent visitors to blogs and Internet forums may be particularly at risk of identity theft due to an exploit that prompts the Firefox and Internet Explorer password managers to give away their protected information. Both Mozilla and Microsoft have acknowledged the problem and are working on fixes. 'The information disclosure bug affects the password manager in Firefox 2.0 and its equivalent in IE7. Firefox's Password Manager, for example, fails to properly check URLs... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/23_nov_06/h3tyi-u/flaw_renders_firefox_vulnerable_information_theft.htm London, Nov 17: Searching the internet for someone with a common name could become much easier now, as technology experts at the University of Tokyo have developed a software that automatically distinguishes between individuals by analysing the details of search results.'For example it can differentiate between the King of pop Michael Jackson and a beer guru with the same name, both of who appear on the first page of results for "Michael Jackson" on Google's search engine.'When a user... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/17_nov_06/c6vnj-g/new_software_tool_provides_an_identity_fix_search.htm Washington, Nov 15: Charging your laptop or mobile phone through a tangle of cables and plugs could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to physicists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who have come up with a new way to power electronic gadgets without an electrical cable.'Marin Soljacic and colleagues have devised a wireless technique that uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy from a power source to a device several metres away.'Today's wireless transfer of energy,... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/15_nov_06/z8a73-5/wireless_energy_may_soon_power_our_mobiles_laptops.htm Washington, Oct 9: A recent study has revealed that four seconds is the maximum length of time an average online shopper will wait for a Web page to load before potentially abandoning a retail site.'The study ranked poor site performance as second only to high product prices and shipping costs as leading factors for dissatisfaction among online shoppers.'The report - commissioned by Jupiter Research and Akamai, which accelerates Internet site traffic for its customers - surveyed 1058... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/08_nov_06/fnu2u-6/online_shoppers_run_out_of_patience_four_seconds_flat.htm London, Nov 8: Microsoft has launched a new mapping tool which will allow web users to view photo-realistic three-dimensional models of real buildings and other structures, and take a virtual stroll through cities. 'The tool, Virtual Earth 3D, results from technology that turns aerial photographs into detailed computer models of buildings, streets and terrain. Though the tool is similar to Google Earth, Microsoft is hoping to differentiate its offering by incorporating it into its main Web... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/07_nov_06/zcqbj-q/microsofts_latest_mapping_tool_offers_3_d_city_maps.htm London, Oct 24: New gadgets coming into the market have an ever increasing power demand, and engineers have been engaged in the process of increasing the battery life of the gadgets.'But now engineers at Apple Corporation in California are trying to save power in electrical gadgets by making them to go into sleep mode, and to light up only when a human finger comes close to it.'The new technology is being targeted for use in iPods, PDAs, cameras and even in PCs.'The screen of the... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/23_oct_06/iqic6-m/apple_corporation_working_power_saving_techniques.htm London, Oct 17: Motorola is working on a new technology that would allow their phone users to keep in touch with friends and family members even after the phone battery has run out, by becoming a parasite on neighbouring phones using Bluetooth technology.'When the battery of the cell phone gets down to a certain point, the phone switches off all non-essential functions (like dialling and texting) and finds a compatible phone within Bluetooth range to use as a proxy, reports New Scientist.'... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/17_oct_06/dj9qe-w/parasitic_cell_phone_that_still_works_after_battery.htm Washington, Oct 15: Indiana University School of Informatics researchers have revealed that the percentage of internet users falling victim to scam artists masquerading as trusted service providers is much higher than earlier expected.'For their study, researchers surveyors simulated phishing tactics used to elicit online information from eBay customers.'The online auction giant was selected due to its popularity and because it is one of the most popular targets of phishing scams.'The... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/15_oct_06/d6c4m-g/more_more_people_falling_phishing_tactics.htm London, Oct 4: In what seems to be good news for those refraining from buying expensive mobiles due to fear of theft, a new system has been designed which makes a mobile scream after it has been stolen. 'Security experts have devised a system, which triggers a high-pitched screech on a mobile phone accompanied by a message, reading "This phone is stolen" when it is stolen. The phone is also automatically disabled, with contact numbers, texts, images and emails removed. 'The service,... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/03_oct_06/cnupe-c/now_mobiles_that_scream_help_when_stolen.htm Washington, Sept 25: The survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, which asked people what they thought of the effect of the internet on social, political and economic life in the year 2020, concluded that though the World Wide Web will continue to spread in a flattening and improving world there might be some who will retaliate against technology.'A total of 742 technology thinkers and stakeholders took part in the online survey. The views of the respondents who completed this... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/24_sep_06/g8rhm-f/future_of_internet_bright_negatives_loom_large.htm Melbourne, Sept 22(ANI): The potential applications of nanotechnology are limitless, but experts warn that these getting into the wrong hands could be scary.'Mike Treder from the think tank, Centre for Responsible Nanotechnology (CRN) in New York claims that within 15 years, desktop nanofactories could pump out anything ranging from a new car to a sophisticated nanoweapon.'He warns that though the technology could help solve problems like world poverty, it could at the same time wreak... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/22_sep_06/eqidd-z/nanotechnology_future_friend_or_potential_foe.htm Sydney, Sept 22: If you want to browse the Internet without leaving any tracks, in total anonymity just download Torpark, an anonymous, fully portable Web browser based on Mozilla Firefox, released by Hacktivismo, an international group of computer security experts and human rights workers.'Torpark comes pre-configured, requires no installation, can run off a USB memory stick, and leaves no tracks behind in the browser or computer.'Torpark is a highly modified variant of portable Firefox... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/22_sep_06/g6avg-7/new_browser_lets_users_surf_without_trace.htm London Sept 20: Avid fans of television and even casual viewers are in for some good news as a European research consortium has reported that 3D television could be in homes within the next three years.'The television being developed is capable of displaying true 3D images, without the need for headache-inducing glasses. The technology may represent a quantum leap forward in how people view TV, as it may help them truly feel part of the action.'The consortium, funded by the European... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/20_sep_06/zri6x-3/3d_television_just_3_years_away.htm London, Sept 19: Close to the heel of Toshiba's proposed double standard disc comes news of Warner Brother's engineers having applied for a patent on a triple-standard disk.'The engineers Alan Bell and Lewis Ostrover have been working on a way to get all three formats (HD DVD, Blu-ray and DVD)on a single disc. HD-DVD and Blu-Ray on one side and standard DVD on the other.' This has been made possible by the fact that Blu-ray uses a 405-nanometre wavelength laser to read data from tracks... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/19_sep_06/c7u3a-y/warner_brothers_develops_triple_standard_hd_dvd_blu_ray.htm London, Sept 18: Though the success of iPod has been phenomenal, and Apple claimed that people will buy music, rather than steal it, if given a chance, only about 20 of the tracks on a iPod will be from the iTunes shop, a report has revealed. 'The Jupiter Research report reveals that on an average only 5% of the music on an iPod will be bought from online music stores, while the rest was either free music ripped from CDs someone already owned or acquired from various file-sharing sites.... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/18_sep_06/d3itz-8/only_5_of_music_ipods_purchased_itunes.htm Advanced Info Service Plc, Thailand's biggest mobile-phone operator, reported its smallest quarterly profit in almost three years after costs from marketing new calling rates to attract customers climbed faster than revenue. Net income in the second quarter fell 5.1 percent to 4.13 billion baht ($111 million), or 1.40 baht a share, from restated results a year earlier, the Bangkok-based company said Tuesday in a filing to the Stock Exchange of Thailand.'Advanced Info hasn't posted profits that... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/15_aug_06/btazx-h/ais_profit_hits_3_year_low.htm BANGALORE - Factfile on India's technology major Infosys, which celebrates its 25th anniversary Sunday. '1981: Seven technology entrepreneurs launch Infosys Technologies with an investment of just 250 dollars in India's financial hub of Pune. '1987: Opens first international office in the United States, its main export market. '1992: Becomes a public limited company in India. '1993: Completes initial public offering in India. '1996: Launches Infosys Foundation to focus on social... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/30_jul_06/e3iwa-j/infosys_highlights.htm THE Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry is set to have academics and experts in the Thai ICT industry to brainstorm for a master plan on the national ICT security.'Speaking at a workshop here on the ICT security organised by the ministry on Monday, Deputy Permanent Secretary for ICT Thananoot Treetipbut said that the technology advancement at present is so swift that it has been adopted to criminal acts via computers.'Included are burglary or modification of data, computer... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/09_may_06/eeap7-4/ict_draw_up_security_master_plan.htm Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS), Thailand's largest mobile phone company, said on Wednesday its new net subscribers rocketed 161 percent in March after it rolled out new promotions.'The market leader said on its Web site at www.ais.co.th it had about 87,700 net new customers in March, more than double 33,600 in February.'In late March, AIS offered new promotions to boost subscribers, which dropped in the first two months of 2006 as a result of aggressive promotions from competitors, a weaker... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/04_may_06/zsyg7-4/ais_subscriptions_surge_after_promotion.htm Shin Satellite Plc, Thailand's only satellite operator, will launch its newest orbiter May 26, the second to go into space in less than a year, to meet Asia's rising demand for television broadcasts.'Arianespace, the European group that launches rockets, has set the date for liftoff from a space port in French Guiana, it said in a statement on its Website. Shin Satellite's Thaicom 5 orbiter will be one of two sent into space simultaneously from the Ariane 5 launcher.'Thaicom 5, built by... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/30_apr_06/c9ji3-5/shin_launch_orbiter_may.htm True Move, Thailand's third-largest mobile phone operator, said on Friday its net new subscribers edged up 1.4 in February after it re-branded and launched several promotional campaigns.'True Move, 83 percent owned by True Corp had 188,607 net new subscribers in February, up from 185,947 in January and 155,072 in December, according to its parent firm's Web site.'It had a net 188,409 pre-paid clients in February, up from 184,173 pre-paid clients in January.'At the end of February, True had... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/02_apr_06/zwbye-u/true_users_up_1_4_feb.htm Advanced Info Service Plc, Thailand's largest mobile phone operator by subscribers, said Tuesday its board has approved a budget of $160 million for expanding its GSM network to increase service capacity and improve traffic and signaling efficiency. 'Of the total, $40 million will be new allocation of funds while the remaining $120 million will be transferred from its budget previously earmarked for developing a network for third-generation telecoms services, Advanced Info said in a statement... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/23_mar_06/b2ryk-3/ais_okays_160m_growth.htm Shin Satellite Plc, Thailand's only satellite operator, will launch an orbiter in the middle of the year that will replace an ageing one, as part of its plan to meet rising demand for television broadcasts.'Construction and the launch of Thaicom 5 will cost about $101 million, Dumrong Kasemset, executive chairman of Shin Satellite, told a meeting of investors and analysts in Bangkok today. The satellite will take over from the Thaicom 3 orbiter, which as of September had 1 1/2 years left in... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/23_mar_06/c78fa-p/shin_launch_new_satellite.htm Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS), Thailand's largest mobile phone company, said on Friday new net subscribers dropped 9.9 percent in January from December.'AIS said on its Web site at www.ais.co.th it had about 103,700 net new subscribers in January, down from 115,100 in December but up from 90,100 in November.'It added a net 124,600 pre-paid clients in January, down from 144,900 in December. Average revenue per user from pre-paid clients, who account for 88 percent of its customer base, rose... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/05_mar_06/dsh4k-h/ais_subscription_down_10.htm United Communication Industry Plc, a Thai telecommunications company controlled by Telenor ASA of Norway, had a fourth-quarter loss after it booked a loss from the sale of assets. 'United Communication had a net loss of 447.7 million baht ($11.4 million) in the quarter ended December 31, from a profit of 221.7 million a year earlier. Figures were derived by subtracting nine-month figures from full-year data reported today. 'The Bangkok-based company said it had an impairment loss of 1.06... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/23_feb_06/f8eri-h/united_posts_q4_loss_asset_sale.htm True Corp, Thailand's biggest fixed-line phone operator, will receive at least 9.18 billion baht ($233 million) from state-owned TOT Plc after an arbitration court ruled it must pay for using True's phone lines. 'True is entitled to benefits derived from allowing TOT to use its network for special services, Bangkok-based True said in a statement on Tuesday to the Thai stock exchange. 'The award might help boost profitability at True, which received in 1991 a concession from TOT to build and... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/21_feb_06/z9e6t-j/true_get_9_18bn_baht_tot.htm Total Access Communication Plc, Thailand's second-largest mobile-phone operator, posted its biggest quarterly profit in six years, as revenue from telephone services increased and its income-tax payments declined. 'Net income in the fourth quarter rose 39 percent to 1.5 billion baht ($38 million) from 1.1 billion baht a year earlier. 'The profit was the largest amount since the fourth quarter of 1999 when it earned almost 3.8 billion baht. 'Revenue from phone services increased 13 percent to... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/16_feb_06/e9mir-f/dtac_posts_39_rise_net_profit.htm Advanced Info Service Plc, Thailand's largest mobile phone operator by subscribers, added 115,000 net new subscribers in December, up 28 percent from November, the company said Friday. 'The December additions raised Advanced Info's subscriber base to 16.41 million, the company said on its Web site. Of the total, 14.41 million are prepaid customers. 'Advanced Info's average revenue per user, or ARPU, for its prepaid service rose to 326 baht in December from 313 baht the previous month, the... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/29_jan_06/efvtt-h/ais_net_new_subscribers_up_28.htm Lothar Herrmann, president and chief executive officer of Siemens Ltd., the Thai unit of Germany's biggest engineering company, comments on Thailand's call for international bids to be presented by April 28 for technical proposals from foreign companies seeking to build part of about 1.7 trillion baht ($43.6 billion) worth of rails, roads, and other public works. 'Herrmann was speaking to reporters in Bangkok today on the side of a seminar attended by more than 1,000 business people who came... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/26_jan_06/b5hws-b/we_have_cope_with_demand_herrmann.htm Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's family sold its main business for 73 billion baht ($1.9 billion), giving control of the country's biggest mobile- phone operator to a Singapore government investment fund.' The family sold a 49.6 percent stake in Shin Corp. to a group led by Temasek Holdings Pte, the fund said in a statement on Monday. The investors will offer to buy the remaining shares in Shin Corp. and its mobile-phone unit Advanced Info Service Pcl.' The stake was sold 'so... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/23_jan_06/f5hk3-a/thaksins_family_sells_shin_temasek_1_9bn_laurent.htm Thailand's second-largest mobile firm, Total Access Communication (TAC), said on Wednesday it expected to end the year with 8.88 million subscribers, up 14 percent from last year. 'TAC has planned new promotions and a provincial focus to maintain around 30 percent share of the Thai mobile market next year, Chief Executive Sigve Brekke told reporters. 'He said competition would be intense next year but a repeat of a costly price war that erupted in the 2005 second quarter and dragged down... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/18_dec_05/jemp8-2/tac_sees_2005_subscriber_numbers_up_14_percent.htm HONG KONG - True Corp Plc, Thailand's largest private fixed-line phone firm, plans to issue a $225 million, seven-year bond to refinance debt, a market source said yesterday. 'True, which owns 83 percent of Orange, Thailand's third largest mobile phone operator, would kick off marketing in Singapore on November 28, the source said. 'Investor presentations will move to Hong Kong on November 29, London on November 30, Boston on December 1 and New York on December 2. The promotional tour may... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/24_nov_05/z9sf5-u/true_plans_225_million_bond_issue.htm State-owned telecom firm TOT Plc said in a statement Monday it signed a contract with Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) Friday to become the main telecom services provider for Bangkok's new international airport. 'The contract will last 10 years from the official commencement date of the new airport, which is currently under construction, the statement said. Government officials have said the new airport, which has experienced a number of construction setbacks, will likely open for commercial... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/22_nov_05/f85bb-z/tot_provide_phones_new_airport.htm Thailand's telecommunications regulator plans to begin auctioning the country's first so- called third-generation mobile phone licenses as early as March to modernize the nation's wireless industry. 'The National Telecommunications Commission aims to award four licenses to operate the high-speed services by the end of June, Choochart Phromphrasid, the regulator's chairman, told reporters in Bangkok today. The first license will probably be granted through auction in March, he said. 'Thai... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/07_nov_05/d5cda-q/phone_regulator_begin_auctioning_3g_licences.htm Total Access Communication Plc, Thailand's second-largest mobile-phone operator, got $390 million in loans to refinance debt, said the company's chief financial officer Petter-Borre Furberg.'Total Access, based in Bangkok, wants to cut its debt to less than two times its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, or Ebitda, by 2007, Furberg said on Friday in an interview. Its debt is now 2.6 times of Ebitda, down from 4.71 times in 2001, Bloomberg data shows.'Total Access,... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/25_sep_05/fii7d-8/dtac_gets_390bn_refinance_debt.htm Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Limited (Aerothai) may soon be providing tracking systems for tour coaches and ships as well.'According to Raungsakdi Kalayanajati, a senior vice president at Aerothai, the company plans to establish two subsidiaries by the end of this year, namely Aerothai Services Co., Ltd. and Aerothai Communications and Information Systems Co., Ltd. which will provide systems and equipment to track tour coaches of Transport Co., Ltd. and ships in Thai waters which are... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/06_sep_05/jgkse-6/buses_ships_get_tracking_systems.htm Japan's NTT DoCoMo will buy 30 percent of Advanced mPAY, a wholly-owned unit of Advanced Info Service (AIS) Plc.'Advanced mPay will increase its registered capital to 300 million baht from 210 million baht via an issue of new shares. 'All nine million new shares, carrying 10 baht par value, will be sold to DoCoMo, AIS, the country's largest mobile phone operator, said in a filing to the SET late Friday. 'The purchase price was not disclosed. After the share subscription, Advanced Info's... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/07_aug_05/gkzkr-4/ntt_docomo_gets_ais_stake.htm The National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) said it will open a call centre to provide information on the public hearing on the NTC masterplan for industry development which will be held on June 9, 2005, at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre.'The NTC added that it plans to issue its first licences to state-controlled TOT Corporation (TOT) and CAT Telecom (CAT) 180 days after a draft of the licence framework is completed.'According to the NTC, both TOT and CAT have their own... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/05_jun_05/g6s7y-f/ntc_opens_hearing_call_centre.htm BEC World Plc, a television broadcaster, yesterday said its unit BEC-Tero Entertainment will invest $2.05 million to set up a joint venture in Hong Kong that will develop shows and exhibits for the global market. 'BEC-Tero will hold a 51 percent stake in the joint venture, to be called ThemeSTAR, and the rest will be held by its joint-venture partner ThemeSTAR Holdings of the US, BEC World said in a statement to the Stock Exchange of Thailand. 'ThemeSTAR will have a registered capital of... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/25_nov_04/evv54-r/bec_tero_invest_hk.htm Siam2You (S2Y), a leading service provider through digital communication, is seeking to list on the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI) by selling 10 million shares at a par value of one baht apiece to expand its services.'According to the company, it is now ready to move upward with its listing on the MAI. 'S2Y has filed its application to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Sage Capital has been appointed as its financial advisor for the initial public offering and the... http://www.biz-day.com/read/telecom_and_technology/28_oct_04/cch6v-q/s2y_sell_10m_shares_list_mai.htm