BANGKOK: Thailand’s telecoms regulator raised more than 100 billion baht (RM13.3 bil) in 5G spectrum auctions on Sunday, as operators snapped up 48 licences ahead of an expected commercial rollout later this year.
Thailand’s top three mobile operators, Advanced Info Service Pcl, True Corporation Pcl and Total Access Communication Pcl, were all bidding on Sunday, along with two state-run firms, CAT Telecom and TOT.
Because of the bidding format, the winners for each licence were not announced.
The amount raised included 51.46 billion baht for three licences on the 700-megahertz (MHz) spectrum band, 37.16 billion baht for 19 licences on the 2600-MHz band, and 11.57 billion baht for 26 licences on the 26-GHz band. – Feb 17, 2020, Reuters
