Thai Mobile Operators
Thailand is one of the fastest growing markets for mobile technologies in Southeast Asia. Up to this moment /July 2007/ there are more than 43 million mobile subscribers with an average annual growth of about 7-8 percents. You can receive any kind of mobile services in Thailand. In general there is strong competition between mobile operators in Thailand. In total there are more than 8 mobile operators in Thailand but in this article we have included the dominant ones – AIS Advanced Info Service, DTAC Total Access Communications, TrueMove Orange, Hutchison, TOT Mobile. All of them provide roaming services. All mobile numbers in Thailand have the following: prefix for Thailand 66, after that prefix 08 and last comes the mobile number itself with 7 digits – the whole format looks like that 66 81 XXX XXXX.
AIS - Advanced Info Service
AIS /which stand for Advanced Info Service/ is the largest mobile operator in Thailand holding more than 50 percent of the mobile market in Thailand. AIS has more than 18 million subscribers /July 2007/. On the display of your mobile when you are connected to AIS network it is displayed as MobiThai or AIS GSM900. AIS provides any kind of mobile services both for users and business. For more information about AIS in Thailand visit their website www.ais.co.th
DTAC - Total Access Communication
DTAC /or also known as TAC – Total Access Communications/ is the second largest mobile operator in Thailand having more than 12 million subscribers /July 2007/. For more information visit the website of DTAC www.dtac.co.th
TrueMove - Orange
TrueMove is the fastest growing mobile operator in Thailand providing the users with lower prices and better services. Services include GPRS, EDGE, WiFi, TrueMove has more than 3000 WiFi wireless internet hotspots around Thailand. TrueMove network covers more than 80 percent of Thailand including of course top tourist destinations like Pattaia, Phuket, Chiang Mai and others. For more information visit the website of TrueMove Orange www.truemove.com
Hutch – Hutchison
Hutch /or Hutchison Wireless Multimedia/ is the fourth largest mobile operator in Thailand. Services provided from Hutch are mainly oriented in multimedia and state-of-the-art communications like videocalls operating in the CDMA800 network together with CAT Telecom. At the moment Hutch has about 1 million subscribers in Thailand. More information you can get from the website of Hutch http://www.hutch.co.th
AIS /which stand for Advanced Info Service/ is the largest mobile operator in Thailand holding more than 50 percent of the mobile market in Thailand. AIS has more than 18 million subscribers /July 2007/. On the display of your mobile when you are connected to AIS network it is displayed as MobiThai or AIS GSM900. AIS provides any kind of mobile services both for users and business. For more information about AIS in Thailand visit their website www.ais.co.th
DTAC - Total Access Communication
DTAC /or also known as TAC – Total Access Communications/ is the second largest mobile operator in Thailand having more than 12 million subscribers /July 2007/. For more information visit the website of DTAC www.dtac.co.th
TrueMove - Orange
TrueMove is the fastest growing mobile operator in Thailand providing the users with lower prices and better services. Services include GPRS, EDGE, WiFi, TrueMove has more than 3000 WiFi wireless internet hotspots around Thailand. TrueMove network covers more than 80 percent of Thailand including of course top tourist destinations like Pattaia, Phuket, Chiang Mai and others. For more information visit the website of TrueMove Orange www.truemove.com
Hutch – Hutchison
Hutch /or Hutchison Wireless Multimedia/ is the fourth largest mobile operator in Thailand. Services provided from Hutch are mainly oriented in multimedia and state-of-the-art communications like videocalls operating in the CDMA800 network together with CAT Telecom. At the moment Hutch has about 1 million subscribers in Thailand. More information you can get from the website of Hutch http://www.hutch.co.th
