Thai Government urged: Act now on WiMax

Government urged: Act now on WiMax

Intel says increased broadband access will lift GDP

The world's largest semiconductor company, Intel, has urged the government to urgently make wireless broadband frequency available in Thailand, to encourage business on the Internet and to boost the country's gross domestic product (GDP).

The company says wireless technology is most suitable for achieving increased Internet use, and the best wireless technology is WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access). It is a technology suitable for current investment that would help Thailand to move forward quickly.

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Interesting article... it is also quite surprising to know that Thailand have no real plan for WiMAX as yet. Even it poorer neighbour Cambodia have WiMAX now for a few years already.

urged all they like, no shiet ever happen in Thailand, government only serve themself, private only rip you off, end story

camerata, on 05 March 2010 - 02:43 PM, said:

Why would we do that, when we can go backwards? There are hotels in Bangkok that still have switchboards with wires and jack plugs.

Mandrunk, on 06 March 2010 - 02:56 PM, said:

Yes, yes...

The landline system was totally neglected in Thailand, and the big business was - correctly - seen in wireless mobile phone networks.

Some politicians/businessmen were earning a huge amount of money out of that situation.

It would be important now to carry out extensive cable-installation of optical fiber in all major cities.
Optical fiber is much thinner than the usual metallic cables and is not affected by humidity.
It can be used for various transmissions in the same optical fiber cable, like telephone, internet and television.

It does not cost much (except for the connectors), and therefore profits are small, and this is a problem in Thailand...the most expensive technology (wireless mobile) has preference, if it is useful or not.

Another important advantage of optical fiber lines in Thailand might be that you cannot be electrocuted during rain, even not if the entire line is under water...

yohan, on 06 March 2010 - 03:14 PM, said:

I don't think this is only Thailand, most developing countries are geared more towards mobile services than 'landlines'. This is usually due to various reasons such as war, political unrest/instability and poverty etc that these countries did not have the means or the motivation to developed their initial communication infrastructure.

I remember that countries such as Australia borrowed money from the world bank in the 60s to developed their communication infrastructure, and that is only 50 years ago. Now the mobility of communication system such as the phone and Wimax are very cost efficient and reduces the capital intensive costs of laying cables etc, hence it's attraction in most developing nations.

So next time you are trekking through the Gobi desert maybe you will be surprise to get a mobile phone call from your mother asking you if you packed those clean undies.

Just a side note:
It is cheaper for my wife to ring her mother in Ayutthaya from Singapore than it is from home in Jomtien.