Thailand will give the public free mobile data as companies initiate
work-from-home policies and schools use remote learning amid the
coronavirus outbreak, am official said on Tuesday as operators
considered an investment to expand capacity.
“Individuals can register for 10 gigabytes (GB) of mobile data each
month starting from April 10,” said Takorn Tantasith, the
Secretary-General of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication
Commission.
The commission would compensate the operators, a spokesman said separately, but no details were available.
Thailand’s main three mobile operators did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
“The government is giving the data so the public can stay home and limit the spread of COVID-19,” Takorn said.
Thailand on Tuesday reported 127 new coronavirus cases, bringing the
national tally up to 1,651 since the country’s first case was reported
in January.
There have been 10 deaths.
Third-ranked mobile operator, Total Access Communication Pcl (DTAC)
said it was considering accelerating investment to expand its mobile
data footprint based on new patterns of usage.
In the past, data use has usually increased in areas with dense
populations, but the current increase is widespread, including
residential areas outside city centres, DTAC Head of Investor Relations,
Sirawit Klabdee said.
“This is a challenge because (when) increasing capacity in areas
outside the city … there are uncertainties like the duration of the
heightened data use,” he said.
The company was considering increasing its annual capital expenditure
this year to 15 billion baht (457 million dollars) from 13 billion
baht, he said.
The government declared a state of emergency last week and urged
companies to adopt work from home policies to limit the movement of
people.
Top mobile operator, Advanced Info Service Pcl has seen mobile data
and broadband volume growth of more than 10 per cent in the last month,
chief consumer business officer Pratthana Leelapanang, said.
Video conferencing grew more than ten times, partly due to the
increase in remote learning because of the closure of schools and
universities, he said.
Rival operator, True Corporation Pcl said last week it would triple
its broadband capacity after seeing a 52 per cent increase in broadband
use and 18.4 per cent jump in mobile data usage in the last month.
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