AAV AAV’s bookings down 15% due to the coup. The CEO says the airline has seen a significant decline in Chinese clients, but domestic traffic continues to support operations. Khon Kaen, Nakorn Panom, and Naratiwat flights have a load factor of 90%. It will control costs and postpone client base expansion to handle the drop […]
Read More →According to the local news (will post source later), the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is ordering the NBTC to put the following 4 projects on hold. The auctions of 1800MHz and 900MHz spectrums in August and November Universal Service obligation (USO) project The plan to give away cash coupons to subsidise set top […]
Read More →ADVANC Wholly-owned subsidiary SBN takes 29% stake in IH or Bt3.6mn. It expects this deal will support the establishment of a fiber optics project. (Khao Hoon, 11/06/14) IEC IEC expects net profit growth in 2014 and to eliminate accumulated loss. It expects to pay a dividend in 2015, the first in 15 years, and is […]
Read More →ADVANC AIS rolls out Future Cube for demos – Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS) has unveiled a demonstration centre for a virtual telecommunications experience to make deeper inroads into the future of mobile 3D application storefronts. (Bangkok Post, 03/06/14) BTS BTS ready to borrow Bt80bn and is prepared to operate trains on three lines: Green […]
Read More →ADVANC AIS to temper revenue view – Advanced Info Service (AIS) says it will revise down its revenue growth target from the previous 6-8% this year because the political stalemate is dragging down economic growth and hurting the mobile sector. But the country’s biggest mobile operator is still expecting positive growth. (Bangkok Post 26/05/14) Comment: […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC expects revenues this year to grow by 6-8%. It plans to invest Bt40bn to expand its 3G network and bid for the 1800 MHz license in August. (Khao Hoon, 15/05/14) AI AI expects 2Q14 to continue growing strongly, supported by continual growth in revenue sharing from AIE. It targets biodiesel production to increase […]
Read More →ADVANC AIS says 3G network covers 95% – Advanced Info Service (AIS), the country’s largest mobile operator, says it completed nationwide deployment of its third-generation (3G) network two years ahead of the deadline set by the national regulator. Average revenue per 3G user is 20-30% higher than a 2G customer. AIS expects 75% of its […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC reports 1Q14 net profit of Bt9.48bn, -4.5% QoQ, because revenue decreased while amortization expense increased. It has now 26mn 3G subscribers. (Khao Hoon, 07/05/14) AOT Minimal impact from earthquake at Chiang Rai Airport — AOT says there was little damage to the Chiang Rai airport from the earthquake and operations are normal. The […]
Read More →ADVANC AIS vows to ‘fight to the end’ to maintain pole position – Advanced Info Service (ADVANC) is pinning its hope on this year’s scheduled spectrum auction of four licenses to provide fourth generation mobile broadband service under a do-or-die strategy to maintain its leadership in the hyper-competitive market over the past two decades. (Bangkok […]
Read More →Hello World I’m back! So 4 years after constant news mongering that Greece was dead, leaving the EU, on the edge of creating a brand new global finanical crisis they’ve returned to the market selling EUR3 bn five year bonds with a yield just under 4.9%.  At one point their 10 year bonds (chart below) […]
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