The satellite arrived at its designated slot on November 22, 2024, just days before Thailand’s rights to the orbital slot were set to expire on November 27. The relocation forms a crucial part of Thaicom’s mission to safeguard Thailand’s claim to the orbital…
Thai satellite operator Thaicom aims to carve out a new revenue stream by offering satellite backhaul capacity to the nation’s operators for their upcoming 5G networks. Thaicom chief commercial officer Patompob Suwansiri said that satellite will be critical…
Asian satellite operator Thaicom Public Company Limited (Thaicom) has appointed Anant Kaewruamvongs as chief executive officer and director of the board, effective May 1. Anant takes over from Paiboon Panuwattanawong, who resigns from his positions as…
The partners inked the deal for Axiata Business Services to purchase the remaining capacity on IPSTAR over Indonesia to deliver Axiata’s operating company, PT XL Axiata Tbk (“XL”), more than 1 Gbps High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity for the provision of…
The deal allows Axiata Business Services to purchase the remaining capacity on the IPSTAR-1 broadband satellite so that its operating company, PT XL Axiata Tbk (XL), can deliver more than one gigabit per second of High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity for…
Thailand’s ICT ministry plans to renegotiate the terms of Thaicom’s satellite concession, in the wake of a recent Supreme Court ruling against the amendment allowing Shin Corp to reduce its minimum holding in the company. The court recently found former ICT…
Former ICT Minister Doctor Surapong Suebwonglee is spending the night in jail after being found guilty of criminal malfeasance regarding an amendment to the Thaicom / Shin Satellite contract. The case, brought by the counter corruption commission, accused…