Introduction
How is the communication system in Thailand? Here, Broadcast media include 26 digital TV stations in Bangkok broadcast nationally, 6 terrestrial TV stations in Bangkok broadcast nationally via relay stations - 2 of the stations are owned by the military, the other 4 are government-owned or controlled, leased to private enterprise, and all are required to broadcast government-produced news programs twice a day; multi-channel satellite and cable TV subscription services are available; radio frequencies have been allotted for more than 500 government and commercial radio stations; many small community radio stations operate with low-power transmitters (2017). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Thailand
| Internet country code | .th |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 11,478,265 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 16 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 61.2 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 85% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Thailand’s telecom sector is relatively mature and hosts a mix of public and private sector players; the mobile market is highly developed and has experienced strong growth over the last seven years; the market returned to growth in 2021 after it contracted in 2020 driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, and a steep decline in inbound tourism; it remains highly saturated, owing to overall maturity and the popularity of multiple SIM card use, which has resulted in a particularly high penetration rate; in general, the sector retains considerable potential given the impetus of 5G, the recent spectrum auctions, and continued network deployments by the country’s network operators; further auctions of spectrum in the 700MHz band (being repurposed from digital TV broadcasting), and in the 3.6GHz range will further improve network capacity; in the wire line segment, the decline in fixed-line penetration is expected to continue as subscribers migrate to mobile networks for voice and data services; the emphasis among operators has been to bolster their fiber footprints in key high-value areas; the transition to fiber from DSL and cable has also been facilitated by changes to the regulatory structure that have removed some barriers to investment; this is supporting the cannibalization of older copper-based DSL lines by fiber; the returns from this investment remain a long-term prospect as consumers still favor entry-level packages; there is also strong interest from the government, as well as private vendors, in establishing Thailand as a data center hub to serve the region; the size, capacity and spread of existing data centers in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) outside of Thailand is small; Thailand retains some advantages to attract investment, including improved fiber connectivity and international bandwidth; increasing submarine capacity, such as the SJC2 cable to come online later in 2023, will considerably improve Thailand’s potential as a regional hub (2022) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line is 19 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 176 per 100 (2022) |
| International | Country code - 66; landing points for the AAE-1, FEA, SeaMeWe-3,-4, APG, SJC2, TIS, MCT and AAG submarine cable systems providing links throughout Asia, Australia, Africa, Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean) (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 4.368 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 6 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 126.414 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 176 (2022 est.) |
All Important Facts about Thailand
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