Thailand - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
September 20 2018 - 6:00PM
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LONDON, Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Thailand is driven by a
strong digital technology culture
The Thai telecom market is a complex commercial environment, with a
mix of state-owned companies and private operators functioning
under a wide variety of corporate and regulatory structures and
interfaces.
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CAT Telecom is set to merge with its sister fixed line operator TOT
to create a stronger business.
Penetration in the fixed line market in Thailand has been declining at a significant
and increasing rate over the past five years. A major reason for
this is due to the dominance of the mobile segment and the growth
of mobile broadband segment. The market is predicted to further
decline over the next five years to 2023 as both mobile and mobile
broadband penetration continue to increase.
Digital infrastructure in Thailand
can potentially attract investment in IoT which will offer
opportunity for IoT solutions to development in various industries.
Thailand 4.0 vision has been
developed from a realization that digital technologies can drive
socio-economic development and economic growth of countries.
The Thai government lifted its target of creating three smart
cities by 2018 to seven by including industrial centres on the
eastern seaboard. The Eastern Economic Corridor Development Project
will turn the eastern part of Thailand into a special economic zone. As a
part of its Thailand 4.0
initiative, the country had set itself the target of creating at
least 100 smart cities within its borders over the next two
decades.
The Thailand market has witnessed
reasonably strong growth in the fixed broadband market over the
past few years from a relatively small base. Fibre-to-the-home
(FTTH) continues to grow strongly in Thailand’s major
metropolitan areas. However fixed broadband penetration remains
relatively low compared to other developed Asian telco markets due
to a limited number of fixed lines and the dominance of the mobile
platform. Over the next five years to 2023 strong but gradually
declining growth is predicted as the major providers continue to
rollout their fibre networks.
Thailand is quickly becoming one
of the biggest e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia. By 2022, sales in the market
are expected to reach around $6
billion.
During 2018 competition in fixed broadband has been heightened by
the incumbents. Sale of convergence packages were adopting well as
integrated operators focused on offering higher value bundled
products rather than standalone products.
Thailand’s mobile market is highly developed and has experienced
strong growth over the last six years. However, growth has become
much slower over the past few years due to the heightened level of
maturity. Very slow growth is predicted over the next five years to
2023 with annual growth rates further easing. The market will be
constrained from higher growth due to a saturated mobile subscriber
market and strong local competition.
DTAC has partnered with Nokia to deploy what it claims is the
country’s first commercial TD-LTE network. TOT and DTAC’s
subsidiary TriNet have also entered the TD-LTE space, signing an
agreement to launch a 4G TD-LTE network in the 2300MHz band. The
Thailand market is now moving
towards 5G. True Corp enlisted Ericsson to the country’s first 5G
trial.
MNVOs in Thailand are generally
struggling to compete with bigger rivals amid highly intense
competition.
Thailand has seen a very rapid
increase in mobile broadband penetration over the past six years
driven by strong growth of 4G mobile subscribers. Slowing growth is
predicted over the next five years to 2023 as the market reaches a
heightened state of maturity. The mobile broadband market will be
driven by increasingly faster speeds offered by the mobile
operators as they roll out their 4G and 5G networks and improving
tariffs due to strong competition.
Key Developments
A digital roadmap to achieve its "Thailand 4.0" vision has been developed.
The Eastern Economic Corridor Development Project will turn the
eastern part of Thailand into a
special economic zone.
The fixed line market remains underdeveloped and penetration has
been declining over the past five years.
Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) continues to grow strongly in major
metropolitan areas.
Over the next five years to 2023 slower and declining fixed
broadband growth is predicted.
Thailand is quickly becoming one
of the biggest e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia.
MNVOs in Thailand are generally
struggling to compete with bigger rivals.
The Thailand market is now moving
towards 5G.
Thailand has seen a very rapid
increase in mobile broadband penetration over the past six
years.
Key companies mentioned in this report:
TOT Corp; CAT Telecom; True Corp; True Move; TT&T; AIS; DTAC;
Thaicom, Triple T Broadband; AIS; DTAC; Cable Thai (CTH).
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