ADVANC Joining with THCOM to provide service to drilling rigs — ADVANC is joining with THCOM to be the first operator to expand a mobile network to drilling rigs in the Gulf of Thailand, using satellite technology. (Khao Hoon, 16/2/15) AP AP condo wins case. AP set to continue construction and sales activities for its […]

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ADVANC ADVANC announced the dividend payment in 2H15 Bt5.96/share, raising the full year dividend to Bt12/share. This year, it targets revenue growth of 3-4%. It has budget of Bt40bn to expand 3G, fiber optic and broadband. (Kao hoon, 6/2/15) CRANE CRANE will propose board to pay dividend more than 50% within 1Q15, following from the […]

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ADVANC AIS plans Bt60bn digital drive – Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS) has set aside at least Bt60bn for the first stage of fourth-generation (4G) wireless and fixed-line broadband project developments next year in a quest to capitalise on emerging digital lifestyle trends. (Bangkok Post, 19/11/14) AJD AJD targets 5mn digital TV set-top boxes for […]

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ADVANC ADVANC targets revenue growth of 4-5% in 4Q14, from 3Q14 revenue of Bt29.382bm. For the year, it expects revenue from services to grow at its target rate of 1-2%. It said it is confident that bidding for 4G will start 3Q15. (Kao Hoon, 07/11/14) Comment: The key thing that most investors look at here […]

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ADVANC ADVANC to launch fixed broadband service early next year. It targets 300,000 customers in the first phase and expects to invest Bt4.6bn. It also said that over the past two years it has invested Bt80bn in its 3G network and it expects to reach 20,000 3G base stations by the end of this year, […]

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ADVANC AIS lays broadband blueprint – Advanced Info Service (AIS), the country’s largest mobile operator, is jumping on the fixed-line broadband internet bandwagon with planned commercial service to begin in early 2015. “We believe now is the perfect time to enter the market, worth 50-60 billion baht last year, as the industry just reached a […]

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ADVANC Board approves Bt4.6bn for fixed broadband investment. Management reports that demand for internet has risen to 6.8mn households. It believes in its network coverage and targets 80,000 clients in the first year. (Thun Hoon, 10/09/14) AOT AoT hosts ASEAN airports forum – Leaders of Southeast Asian airport authorities will congregate in Phuket today and […]

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ADVANC ADVANC building up 3G network. It will bring total stations to 20,000 in 2014 from the current 19,000. It plans to set up 3,000 small cells nationwide in 2014 from currently 300 to support data usage. (Kao Hoon, 01/09/14) AMATA Amata well positioned to tap into AEC potential – With the formation of the […]

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ADVANC ADVANC says delay in 4G will not impact performance as it has 15MHz on the 2.1GHz spectrum to support 50mn clients. The company expects 2H14 revenue growth of 2-4% YoY after economic recovery and also entry into the fixed-line broadband business. (Kao Hoon, 18/08/14) Comment: And it has a near 7% dividend yield at […]

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ADVANC ADVANC plans to pay DPS of Bt6.04, XD 13 August, though its 1H14 net profit declined to Bt17,96bn due to higher depreciation and amortization. Its 3G clients increased to 34.4mn but the company reduced revenue growth target to 1-2% YoY in 2014. (Kao Hoon, 05/08/14) Comment: ADVANC has been an easy trade in the past 2 […]

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