ANALYSIS OF MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET IN THAILAND

After the first allocation of spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band was successfully made, Thailand has experienced significant changes in the telecommunications industry, especially positive effects on the overall economic condition. The opening up of 3G/4G services on the 2.1 GHz spectrum by the licensed operators as well as the widespread use of mobile devices like smartphones and tablet computers facilitate users in gaining convenient access to the Internet. This affected Thailand to blow the chance of improving the level of NRI capability so as to express its economic competitiveness in the international level. In this paper, it can be seen that telecommunications can push forward and propel the country’s overall economy in various dimensions, especially the broadband Internet services on mobile phones which will become one of the basic needs of people. The objective of this paper is to analyze the mobile telecommunications market in Thailand. The paper also demonstrates positive impacts of the mobile spectrum allocation on the ICT performance of the country.