ADVANC ADVANC decided not to participate in the upcoming 900 MHz spectrum auction because it has sufficient spectrum and in fact holds the most in the industry. It reiterates that it is number one in terms of customer base with more than 40mn telephone numbers. (Thun Hoon, 9/10/18) Comment: NBTC is struggling to make itself […]
Read More →ABM ABM expects to boost earnings after a loss in 1H18. Management says sales volume has reached target of 280k tons. Sales volume of Wood Palace factory was 60K tons in 1H18. It has budgeted Bt70mn to build 5K tons production capacity. It expects sales volume will peak in 2020. (Thun Hoon, 1/10/18) ADVANC, JMART […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC is implementing new upgrades to its “superblock” bandwidth structure, aiming to reinvigorate the country’s largest mobile operator as it faced stagnant subscriber growth the past few years because of a saturated mobile market. It claims the new superblock will help boost service speeds by 30%, while accommodating up to 52 million customers. (Bangkok […]
Read More →A A expects revenue growth of 10% this year, supported by a rise in transfers. Backlog is Bt4bn. It expects presales to reach Bt10bn this year. It plans to launch four property development projects with total value of Bt5.35bn in 4Q18. (Kao Hoon, 20/9/18) Comment: Interesting in the Bangkok Post today the firm comments it […]
Read More →ADB ADB expects adhesive and sealant demand to grow in 2H18. It plans to expand both in domestic and foreign markets. It is controlling cost to keep gross margin stable. It reported 1H18 earnings of Bt16.43mn, +1,225%. (Thun Hoon, 17/9/18) Comment: Magical numbers… ADVANC ADVANC expects service revenue to grow 5-7% this year. It is […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC has not yet decided whether to participate in the next 1800MHz auction. It will consider the bidding conditions first. It is interested in all spectrum auctions but must estimate return before a decision. (Kao Hoon, 24/8/18) BGRIM BGRIM says the location for BGPR1 and BGPR2 power plants has been decided. The two power […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC announced that it holds 40 MHz on Super Block 1800 MHz which speeded up 4G by 1530% on mobile phones. One third of its customers are using 4G service. It expects to start the Super Block service in September. It says it has the most frequency spectrum in the industry. (Kao Hoon, 21/8/18) […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC told to stop airing World Cup. The court ruled that ADVANC subsidiary would have to stop airing football’s World Cup 2018 broadcast through AIS PLAY after True Vision filed an appeal. ADVABD ceased broadcasting at 5 p.m. on June 28. (Kao Hoon, 2/7/2018) Comment: A big FU to AIS from TRUE. BGRIM BGRIM […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC opened up its AIS Next G service to run on all makes of Android smartphones. The company’s Next G app allows the company to penetrate 15 million Android smartphone users. The company expects revenue to grow 7-8% this year. (Kao Hoon, 8/6/18) AGE AGE expects operations to be good in 2Q18 as coal […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC expects the strong earnings momentum to carry into 2Q18 driven by the ongoing popularity of the Internet on both mobile and fixed broadband. The firm also plans to delist CSL within July. For the whole year, the firm sticks with its revenue growth guidance of 7-8%. The investment in 4G network will be […]
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