NT s plan for 5G yet to emerge
published : 22 Jul 2021 at 04:00
National Telecom (NT), a merged unit of CAT Telecom and TOT, has yet to come up with a clear plan for its 5G business as its board remains unconvinced by management s proposal, according to a source at the board who requested anonymity.
The management s proposal of capital expenditures and operating expenses for the 5G business has yet to be approved by the board almost 17 months after the 700-megahertz spectrum range and 26-gigahertz band were secured by CAT and TOT, respectively, in the 5G spectrum licence auction.
Meanwhile, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES), said one of the most crucial items on the agenda for NT is to come up with a 5G business strategy and implement its plan with a clear roadmap.
State urged to step up progress of special zones
EEC alone seen as insufficient to boost the economy, writes Chatrudee Theparat
published : 22 Jul 2021 at 04:00 Mr Kanit says the EEC scheme alone is not enough to upgrade Thailand to become a developed country.
The government is being urged to speed up the implementation of additional special development zones and the digitalisation of government services to boost investments and rehabilitate the country s economy which has been battered by the Covid-19 crisis.
Kanit Sangsubhan, secretary-general to the EEC Office, said the government s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) alone is not enough to attract investment and boost the country s gross domestic product to grow 4-5% a year as planned after Covid-19.
BSA pushing for licensed software
published : 21 Jul 2021 at 04:00 Tarun Sawney, senior director of BSA | The Software Alliance.
The upsurge in unlicensed software usage is attributed to the rise of remote work and megastructure project development, according to BSA | The Software Alliance, a global software advocate, and the police s Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD).
In the first half of this year, losses from the use of unlicensed software amounted to 212 million baht, a rise from 195 million in the same period a year earlier, the ECD said in a press briefing.
This year, BSA will focus more on engineering and design firms under the Legalise and Protect initiative, aimed at promoting the use of licensed software among enterprises, following the rise of megaprojects worth billions of dollars across Southeast Asia, including Thailand, said Tarun Sawney, senior director of BSA | The Software Alliance.
2021-07-20 09:45 By: Xinhua
Aerial photo taken on Nov. 19, 2020 shows a cargo ship leaving a berth of the Qinzhou Port in south China s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)
BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) This year marks the 30th anniversary of China-ASEAN Dialogue Relations. China-ASEAN relationship has grown into the most successful and vibrant model for cooperation in the Asia-Pacific and an exemplary effort in building a community with a shared future for mankind, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in 2020.
China, which established a dialogue relationship with ASEAN in 1991, was the first to ink the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, the first to become ASEAN s strategic partner and the first to start free trade area negotiations with ASEAN.
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