AIS 5G | Forging Thailand’s Recovery Join forces to fight and recover the country and create sustainable growth

25 June 2020: AIS announced the network vision of the AIS 5G - Forging Thailand’s Recovery to establish 5G in 77 provinces nationwide as a new digital infrastructure of the country, including supporting the driving of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), together with industry leaders in all sectors to drive the economy, society, and sustainable development.

Mr. Somchai Lertsutthiwong, Chief Executive Officer of AIS, said "In the last 3 months, the COVID-19 crisis caused greatly more tremendous consequences worldwide than any other crisis ever furthermore offered a "New Normal" that never returns to its original situation immediately at every level. We can view in 3 phases of the phenomenon: during a time of depression caused by a crisis or FALL, the next step is to fight to overcome the crisis or FIGHT, and the period in creating a sustainable future or FUTURE. In every period, they all need a digital infrastructure as a strong foundation to support and enhance their capabilities, especially the latest technology like AIS 5G, which is like a new digital vein that has started to be used for helping and providing the country from today onwards."

"Over the past 30 years, AIS has invested more than 1.1 trillion baht. This year, the company has prepared to invest a budget of 35,000-45,000 Million baht to develop digital infrastructure for Thais continuously. Most lately, AIS is the Digital Life Service Provider that holds the most spectrums, consisting of LOW BAND (700-900 MHz) 50 MHz, MID BAND (1800-2600 MHz) 170 MHz, and HIGH BAND (26 GHz) 1200 MHz. Besides, AIS is the first operator to launch the service of AIS 5G in the country since 21 February 2020 as well as expanded the network to all 77 provinces since last May."

along with bringing an exceptional innovation that different from other operators to enhance the network, consisting of:

  • 5G Dual Mode SA/NSA

    Thailand is the first group in the world to SA - Stand Alone Technology and NSA - None Stand Alone Dual Mode, which can be consolidated between a particular 5G network and including a 5G network that runs with 4G to be ready for the future in using 5G in a variety of benefits in the form of Massive IoT and Mission Critical.

  • 5G Network Slicing

    The first time in Thailand with 5G Network Slicing Technology, which is similar to Multi Network in One Network, supporting us to design a network of each layer with consistency and flexibility including the characteristics of each kind of industry and each area with flexibility, efficiency, and the requirements of doing business of each organization to the entire.

  1. Public health sector

    AIS 5G works with robots and AI to support medical personnel's work to filter for patients (Robot for Care), Telemedicine, AI Assisted CT SCAN, and Mobile Stroke Unit during the period of the severe epidemic, and including to integrate Strategic Partner to develop Telemedicine continuously.

  2. Industrial sector in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC)

    5G as ICT Infrastructure to enhance the management capability in all areas, including:

    • Ground sector: Industrial Estate Group consisting of Amata Corporation,
    • Air Sector: U-Tapao Airport Development Project and Eastern Aviation City that began testing 5G Smart Airport.
    • Marine sector: Port Authority of Thailand that started testing 5G in the Laem Chabang Port area.
  3. Retail sector

    AIS 5G is developing 5G Smart Retail with Central Retail Group as the pioneer of the retail industry that covers the upstream - midstream - downstream of people's lives.

  4. New Multimedia to Create Immersive Experience

    5G Immersive Experience with AR/VR technology, along with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, to create a new Unseen Thailand experience to attract both Thai and foreign tourists.

  5. Sustainability Development

    5G and environmental development, agriculture, and sustainable urban development by partnering with Thammasat University to create an SDG Lab in the 100 rai.

Besides, AIS is announcing the LearnDi learning platform of AIS Academy for Thais to expand the strength of human resource development for each organization nationwide.

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