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{{Short description|Thai telecommunications company}}
{{more citations needed|date=May 2018}}
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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited
| name = Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited
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| successor =
| successor =
| founder = [[Thaksin Shinawatra]]
| founder = [[Thaksin Shinawatra]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|24 April 1985}}<ref name="0956-1">{{cite book|title=Annual Registration Statements 2009|year=2010|url=http://investor.ais.co.th/FileUpload/Editor/DocumentUpload/WebContent/56-1/56-1%202552.pdf|author=Advanced Info Service|language=th|access-date=23 Jun 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722002414/http://investor.ais.co.th/FileUpload/Editor/DocumentUpload/WebContent/56-1/56-1%202552.pdf|archive-date=22 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| foundation = {{start date and age|24 April 1986}}<ref name="0956-1">{{cite book|title=Annual Registration Statements 2009|year=2010|url=http://investor.ais.co.th/FileUpload/Editor/DocumentUpload/WebContent/56-1/56-1%202552.pdf|author=Advanced Info Service|language=th|access-date=23 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722002414/http://investor.ais.co.th/FileUpload/Editor/DocumentUpload/WebContent/56-1/56-1%202552.pdf|archive-date=22 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| key_people = Chairman: [[Vithit Leenutaphong]], CEO: [[Somchai Lertsutiwong]]
| key_people = {{ubl|[[Vithit Leenutaphong]] (Chairman)|[[Somchai Lertsutiwong]] (CEO)}}
| location = [[Phaya Thai District|Phaya Thai]], [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]<ref name="AIS-Contact">{{cite web |title=Contact us |url=http://www.ais.co.th/aboutais/en/index.html#Contact |website=Advanced Info Service PLC |access-date=2019-01-01}}</ref>
| location = [[Phaya Thai District|Phaya Thai]], [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]<ref name="AIS-Contact">{{cite web |title=Contact us |url=http://www.ais.co.th/aboutais/en/index.html#Contact |website=Advanced Info Service PLC |access-date=2019-01-01}}</ref>
| locations =
| locations =
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| equity = {{increase}} 69.39 billion baht (2019)<ref name =AIS/>
| equity = {{increase}} 69.39 billion baht (2019)<ref name =AIS/>
| owner =
| owner =
| num_employees = 10,586+ (2013)<ref>[http://investor.ais.co.th/en/Corporate-Governance-HR.html Staff & Human Resource Development] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120152409/http://investor.ais.co.th/en/Corporate-Governance-HR.html |date=20 November 2015 }} Investor Site - AIS</ref>
| num_employees = 10,586+ (2013)<ref>[http://investor.ais.co.th/en/Corporate-Governance-HR.html Staff & Human Resource Development] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120152409/http://investor.ais.co.th/en/Corporate-Governance-HR.html |date=20 November 2015 }} Investor Site – AIS</ref>
| parent = [[Intouch Holdings]]
| parent = [[Intouch Holdings]]
| divisions =
| divisions =
| subsid = Triple T Broadband (3BB)<br>JASIF (Jasmine Broadband Internet Infrastructure Fund) (19%)
| subsid =
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.ais.co.th/en/}}
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.ais.th/en/}}
| footnotes =
| footnotes =
}}
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'''Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited''' (AIS) is [[Thailand]]'s largest [[GSM]] [[mobile phone operator]] with 39.87 million customers as of Q3 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=AIS to double 3G users|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/AIS-to-double-3G-users-next-year-30165832.html|work=The Nation|access-date=12 September 2012|author=Sirivish Toomgum|date=September 2011}}{{Failed verification|date=May 2018}}</ref> Founded in April 1986, AIS started off as a computer rental business.<ref>Job TopGun,[http://www.jobtopgun.com/content/profile/ais900/index.jsp?id_emp=255&name=Advanced+Info+Service+PLC.&count=3&p=1&code=] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713111614/http://www.jobtopgun.com/content/profile/ais900/index.jsp?id_emp=255&name=Advanced+Info+Service+PLC.&count=3&p=1&code= |date=13 July 2011 }} Advanced Info Service PLC</ref> In October 1990, it launched analog 900 [[megahertz|MHz]] mobile phone services with a 20-year monopoly concession from the [[TOT (Thailand)|Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT)]], and later became the first company allowed to operate on the GSM-900 [[GSM frequency bands|frequency]].<ref>[http://advanc.listedcompany.com/milestone.html#year_2000 AIS corporate website], click on "About AIS", "Company profile", and then "1990"{{Additional citation needed|date=May 2018}}</ref> It acquired Shinawatra Paging in June 1992.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}
'''Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited''' (AIS) is [[Thailand]]'s largest [[GSM]] [[mobile phone operator]] with 39.87 million customers as of Q3 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=AIS to double 3G users|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/AIS-to-double-3G-users-next-year-30165832.html|work=The Nation|access-date=12 September 2012|author=Sirivish Toomgum|date=September 2011|archive-date=8 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608103533/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/AIS-to-double-3G-users-next-year-30165832.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=May 2018}} Founded in April 1986, AIS started off as a computer rental business.<ref>Job TopGun,[http://www.jobtopgun.com/content/profile/ais900/index.jsp?id_emp=255&name=Advanced+Info+Service+PLC.&count=3&p=1&code=] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713111614/http://www.jobtopgun.com/content/profile/ais900/index.jsp?id_emp=255&name=Advanced+Info+Service+PLC.&count=3&p=1&code=|date=13 July 2011}} Advanced Info Service PLC</ref> In October 1990, it launched analog 900 [[megahertz|MHz]] mobile phone services with a 20-year monopoly concession from the [[TOT (Thailand)|Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT)]], and later became the first company allowed to operate on the GSM-900 [[GSM frequency bands|frequency]].<ref>[http://advanc.listedcompany.com/milestone.html#year_2000 AIS corporate website], click on "About AIS", "Company profile", and then "1990"{{Additional citation needed|date=May 2018}}</ref> It acquired Shinawatra Paging in June 1992.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}


The company is controlled by the [[Intouch Holdings]] (formerly [[Shin Corporation]]), headed by [[Temasek Holdings]], a [[Singapore]] government-owned agency. AIS listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on {{Start date|df=yes|1991|11|5}}.<ref name="SETCompanyProfile">{{cite web|title=ADVANC Company Profile|url=http://www.set.or.th/set/companyprofile.do?symbol=ADVANC|work=Stock Exchange of Thailand|access-date=23 June 2010}}</ref> As of 23 December 2011, Intouch holds 40.45 percent of the shares of the company and [[Singapore Telecommunications]] (also majority-held by Temasek) together with Thai Trust Fund and OCBC Nominees holds a 23.32 percent stake.<ref name=AIS-SP-00>{{cite web|title=Page 42 - Shareholding structure - AIS 2011 Annual Report |url=http://investor.ais.co.th/FileUpload/Editor/DocumentUpload/WebContent/Annual%20Report/2011/AIS_En2011.pdf |access-date=7 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524102939/http://investor.ais.co.th/FileUpload/Editor/DocumentUpload/WebContent/Annual%20Report/2011/AIS_En2011.pdf |archive-date=24 May 2013 }}</ref><ref name=AIS-SP-01>{{cite news|title=Shin to sell more of AIS to Singtel|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Shin-to-sell-more-of-AIS-to-Singtel-30169413.html|work=The Nation|access-date=7 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="SETMajorShareholder">{{cite web|title=ADVANC Major Shareholder|url=http://www.set.or.th/set/companyholder.do?symbol=ADVANC|website=Stock Exchange of Thailand|access-date=23 June 2010}}</ref>
The company is controlled by the [[Intouch Holdings]] (formerly [[Shin Corporation]]), headed by [[Temasek Holdings]], a [[Singapore]] government-owned agency. AIS listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on {{Start date|df=yes|1991|11|5}}.<ref name="SETCompanyProfile">{{cite web|title=ADVANC Company Profile|url=http://www.set.or.th/set/companyprofile.do?symbol=ADVANC|work=Stock Exchange of Thailand|access-date=23 June 2010|archive-date=27 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927144656/http://www.set.or.th/set/companyprofile.do?symbol=advanc|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 23 December 2011, Intouch holds 40.45 percent of the shares of the company and [[Singapore Telecommunications]] (also majority-held by Temasek) together with Thai Trust Fund and OCBC Nominees holds a 23.32 percent stake.<ref name=AIS-SP-00>{{cite web|title=Page 42 – Shareholding structure – AIS 2011 Annual Report |url=http://investor.ais.co.th/FileUpload/Editor/DocumentUpload/WebContent/Annual%20Report/2011/AIS_En2011.pdf |access-date=7 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524102939/http://investor.ais.co.th/FileUpload/Editor/DocumentUpload/WebContent/Annual%20Report/2011/AIS_En2011.pdf |archive-date=24 May 2013 }}</ref><ref name=AIS-SP-01>{{cite news|title=Shin to sell more of AIS to Singtel|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Shin-to-sell-more-of-AIS-to-Singtel-30169413.html|work=The Nation|access-date=7 April 2012|archive-date=8 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608104500/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Shin-to-sell-more-of-AIS-to-Singtel-30169413.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="SETMajorShareholder">{{cite web|title=ADVANC Major Shareholder|url=http://www.set.or.th/set/companyholder.do?symbol=ADVANC|website=Stock Exchange of Thailand|access-date=23 June 2010|archive-date=1 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301045536/http://www.set.or.th/set/companyholder.do?symbol=ADVANC|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Temasek bought the AIS brand through the 2006 [[Sale of Shin Corporation to Temasek Holdings|acquisition]] of the Shin Corporation from ousted former Prime Minister [[Thaksin Shinawatra]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Thaksin helps himself|url=http://www.economist.com/node/5444898|access-date=23 June 2015|work=The Economist|date=2006-01-26}}</ref>
Temasek bought the AIS brand through the 2006 [[Sale of Shin Corporation to Temasek Holdings|acquisition]] of the Shin Corporation from ousted former Prime Minister [[Thaksin Shinawatra]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Thaksin helps himself|url=http://www.economist.com/node/5444898|access-date=23 June 2015|newspaper=The Economist|date=2006-01-26}}</ref>


In February 2014, in a [[2013–14 Thai political crisis|conflict]] between the [[People's Democratic Reform Committee]] (PRDC) and Shinawatra, the PDRC called for a boycott of AIS, wrongly believing it to be owned by the Shinawatra family.<ref>{{cite news|title=PDRC targets Shinawatra interests|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/395900/pdrc-to-target-shinawatra-business-interests|access-date=6 March 2014|newspaper=Bangkok Post|date=19 February 2014}}</ref>
In February 2014, in a [[2013–14 Thai political crisis|conflict]] between the [[People's Democratic Reform Committee]] (PRDC) and Shinawatra, the PDRC called for a boycott of AIS, wrongly believing it to be owned by the Shinawatra family.<ref>{{cite news|title=PDRC targets Shinawatra interests|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/395900/pdrc-to-target-shinawatra-business-interests|access-date=6 March 2014|newspaper=Bangkok Post|date=19 February 2014}}</ref>


==Subsidiaries==
==Subsidiaries==
* Advanced Contact Center Company Limited (ACC) - operate AIS Call Center 1175 and 1148
* Advanced Contact Center Company Limited (ACC) – operate AIS Call Center 1175 and 1148
* Advanced Datanetwork Communications Company Limited (ADC) - provide online data communication service via telephone lines under the name "Datanet", licensed by TOT
* Advanced Datanetwork Communications Company Limited (ADC) – provide online data communication service via telephone lines under the name "Datanet", licensed by TOT
* DataNetwork Solutions Company Limited (DNS) - provide online data communication service via telephone lines under the name "Datanet" in the provincial area
* DataNetwork Solutions Company Limited (DNS) – provide online data communication service via telephone lines under the name "Datanet" in the provincial area
* [[mPay]] - payment processing and e-wallet service
* [[mPay]] – payment processing and e-wallet service


===mPay===
===mPay===
mPay, an AIS subsidiary, is a [[payment processor]] and one of Thailand's three major [[payment service provider]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/E-wallet-key-service-as-True-Money-eyes-15-growth-30228473.html|title=E-wallet key service as True Money eyes 15% growth|work=The Nation |access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> Its partners include [[CIMB]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/CIMB-Thai-to-use-mPay-for-its-Beat-Savings-mobile--30256604.html|title=CIMB Thai to use mPay for its Beat Savings mobile service|work=The Nation|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> and [[2C2P]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2c2p.com/news.aspx|website=2C2P|title=unk|access-date=20 September 2016}}{{nonspecific|date=January 2019}}</ref>
mPay, an AIS subsidiary, is a [[payment processor]] and one of Thailand's three major [[payment service provider]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/E-wallet-key-service-as-True-Money-eyes-15-growth-30228473.html|title=E-wallet key service as True Money eyes 15% growth|work=The Nation|access-date=20 September 2016|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310072140/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/E-wallet-key-service-as-True-Money-eyes-15-growth-30228473.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Its partners include [[CIMB]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/CIMB-Thai-to-use-mPay-for-its-Beat-Savings-mobile--30256604.html|title=CIMB Thai to use mPay for its Beat Savings mobile service|work=The Nation|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> and [[2C2P]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2c2p.com/news.aspx|website=2C2P|title=unk|access-date=20 September 2016}}{{nonspecific|date=January 2019}}</ref>


According to a 2014 article in ''[[The Nation (Thailand)|The Nation]]'', mPay has around 1.6 million registered users, of which roughly 1.2 million are end-users and 400,000 are mPay agents. 150,000 of mPay's end-users use the service monthly, spending on average 30,000 baht.<ref>{{cite news| title=Cashing in on a cashless society | author=Pornwasin, Asina | work=The Nation | date=March 18, 2014 | url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/technology/Cashing-in-on-a-cashless-society-30229412.html | ref={{sfnref}}| access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref> In November 2015, four million people in Thailand used mPay,<ref name="PCL. 2015">{{cite news| title=Mobile networks team up for e-payment | work=[[Bangkok Post]] | date=September 3, 2015 | url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/local-news/768428/mobile-networks-team-up-for-e-payment | access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref> and in August 2013, mPay had around 700 merchant partners.<ref name="BPOST 2013">{{cite news| title=Opening the electronic wallet | work=Bangkok Post | date=August 19, 2013 | url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/print/365276/ | access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref>
According to a 2014 article in ''[[The Nation (Thailand)|The Nation]]'', mPay has around 1.6 million registered users, of which roughly 1.2 million are end-users and 400,000 are mPay agents. 150,000 of mPay's end-users use the service monthly, spending on average 30,000 baht.<ref>{{cite news| title=Cashing in on a cashless society | author=Pornwasin, Asina | work=The Nation | date=18 March 2014 | url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/technology/Cashing-in-on-a-cashless-society-30229412.html | ref={{sfnref}}| access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref> In November 2015, four million people in Thailand used mPay,<ref name="PCL. 2015">{{cite news| title=Mobile networks team up for e-payment | work=[[Bangkok Post]] | date=3 September 2015 | url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/local-news/768428/mobile-networks-team-up-for-e-payment | access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref> and in August 2013, mPay had around 700 merchant partners.<ref name="BPOST 2013">{{cite news| title=Opening the electronic wallet | work=Bangkok Post | date=19 August 2013 | url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/print/365276/ | access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref>


== Services and coverage ==
== Services and coverage ==
As of August 2019, AIS is the largest network in Thailand, with 40.1 million subscribers.<ref name="DTAC Slow Plays 3g Roll Out">{{cite web|title=DTAC Slow Plays 3g Roll Out|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/telecom/340378/dtac-slow-plays-3g-roll-out|work=Bangkok Post|access-date=15 March 2013 }}</ref> In addition to post pay services, AIS offers prepaid services under the ''1-2Call'' brand.
As of August 2019, AIS is the largest network in Thailand, with 40.1 million subscribers.<ref name="DTAC Slow Plays 3g Roll Out">{{cite news|title=DTAC Slow Plays 3g Roll Out|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/telecom/340378/dtac-slow-plays-3g-roll-out|work=Bangkok Post|access-date=15 March 2013 }}</ref> In addition to post pay services, AIS offers prepaid services under the ''1-2-Call'' brand.


Currently (2020) data is sold in time-based, volume-based and unlimited packages.
Currently (2020) data is sold in time-based, volume-based and unlimited packages.


AIS operates [[2G]] , [[3G]] [[WCDMA]]/[[HSPA+]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[5G NR]], [[Narrowband IoT|NB-IoT]], and [[LTE-M|eMTC]] networks.
AIS operates [[2G]], [[3G]] [[WCDMA]]/[[HSPA+]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[5G NR]], [[Narrowband IoT|NB-IoT]], and [[LTE-M|eMTC]] networks.


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! Frequency !! Frequency<br/>band !! Frequency<br/>width<br/>(MHz) !! Generation !! Radio interface !! Notes
! Frequency !! Frequency<br/>band !! Frequency<br/>width<br/>(MHz) !! Generation !! Radio interface !! Notes
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|[[4G]]/[[5G]]
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|[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]]/[[5G NR|NR]]
|[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]] & [[5G NR|NR]]
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| 900&nbsp;MHz || || 5 || [[2G]] || [[GSM]] ||
| 900&nbsp;MHz || || 5 || [[2G]] || [[GSM]]/[[GPRS]]/[[EDGE]] ||
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| 900&nbsp;MHz || 8 || 10 || [[3G]] || [[UMTS]]/[[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]] ||
| 900&nbsp;MHz || 8 || 10 || [[3G]] || [[UMTS]]/[[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]] ||
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| 2100&nbsp;MHz || 1 || 20 || [[4G]] || [[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]] ||
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|100 (TDD)
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|[[4G]] & [[5G]]
|[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]]/[[5G NR|NR]]
|[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]] & [[5G NR|NR]]
|dynamic spectrum sharing
|dynamic spectrum sharing
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=== AIS Play ===
=== AIS Play ===
AIS Play was launched on 1 February 2017, serving as Thai's first [[Over-the-top media service|OTT]] platform with 4K resolution and VOD, which featured AIS Play Originals (most of which are [[Boys Love]] series, such as Oh! My Sunshine Night, [[I'm Tee, Me Too]], War of Y, [[Not Me (TV series)|Not Me]] and even [[Love Stage!!#TV drama|Thai adaptation of Love Stage!!]]).


There are over 100 free-to-air channels, including some local channels, available to stream. There's also premium channels included with their Play Premium or Play Premium Plus subscription, such as [[HBO Asia]], [[Discovery Channel Asia]], [[Bein Sports]], [[Nickelodeon]], etc. They also provide streaming app, such as [[Disney+ Hotstar]], [[Netflix]], [[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video]], [[Viu (streaming service)|Viu]], [[Tencent Video|WeTV]], [[iQiyi]] and many more.
AIS also provides online multiplatform entertainment, business and financial services called AIS Play that was launched on 1 February 2017. AIS Play is the first Thai [[IPTV]] with 4K resolution, VOD and more than 100 popular channels. The current channel lineup is:


In 2021, AIS partnered with [[Thai League 1]], Thailand's top-tier football league, to broadcast their matches through their AIS Play application. The deal covered the whole 2021–2022 season and also included matches played in [[Thai League 2]] and [[Thai League 3]]. Additionally, the [[Thai FA Cup|Thai FA CUP]] was also broadcast on AIS Play.
'''As FOX Network Group (until 1 October 2021, it will be launched as Disney+Hotstar in platform, except tvN) :'''


==References==
* [[Fox Movies (Asia)|FOX Movies]]*
{{Reflist}}
* [[Fox Action Movies]]*
* [[Fox Family Movies]]*
* [[STAR Chinese Movies]]
* [[STAR Chinese Movies]] Legend*
* [[tvN (Asia)|tvN]]
* [[STAR Chinese Channel]]*
* [[National Geographic Channel (Asia)|National Geographic]]*
* [[Nat Geo Wild]]*
* [[Nat Geo People]]*
* [[FOX News Channel]]*
* [[Sky News]] HD*
* [[Baby TV]]*
* [[Channel V]] International*
* [[Fox Life]]*
* [[Fox Channel Asia|FOX]]*
* [[Fox Crime (Asia)|FOX Crime]]*
* [[FX (Asia)|FX]]*
* [[Fox Sports Asia]] (Including FOX Sports, FOX Sports 2 &'3)*
* tvN Movies HD*
* [[Star Gold]]*
* [[StarPlus]]*
* [[Star Bharat]]*
* [[Star Vijay]]*


==External links==
{{small|*This Channel Is Ceased Transmissions on 13 March 2020 (SCM Legend, Nat Geo People, FX, Channel V, Sky News, FOX News Only)/1 January 2021 (Star Chinese Channel & FOX Crime Only)/1 October 2021 (All FOX Channels)}}
*{{official website}}

'''Following with as WarnerMedia Asia:'''
* [[Warner Channel|Warner TV]]
* [[HLN (TV channel)|HLN]]
* [[Boomerang (Thailand)|Boomerang Thai]]
* [[Cartoon Network (Southeast Asia)|Cartoon Network]]
* [[CNN International]]
* [[Oh!K]]

'''Following with Discovery Network:'''
* [[Discovery Asia]]
* [[Discovery Channel (Southeast Asia)|Discovery Channel]]
* [[Animal Planet (Southeast Asia)|Animal Planet]]
* [[TLC (Asia)|TLC]]
* [[Asian Food Channel]]
* [[Food Network Asia]]
* [[HGTV]]
* [[Travel Channel International]]
* [[Eurosport 1|Eurosport]]

'''Following with KC Global Media (formerly Sony Pictures Network Asia)'''
* [[AXN (Asia)|AXN]]
* [[Animax (Southeast Asia)|Animax]]
* [[One (Southeast Asian TV channel)|Sony ONE]]
* [[Gem (Southeast Asian TV channel)|Sony GEM]]

'''Following with A+E Network Asia'''
* [[History (Southeast Asian TV channel)|HISTORY]]
* H2
* [[Crime & Investigation Network (South East Asia)|Crime & Investigation Network]]
* [[Lifetime (South East Asia)|Lifetime]]

'''Following with NBC Universal'''
* [[DreamWorks Channel]]
* [[CNBC Asia]]

'''Once Channel:'''
* [[EGG Network]]
* [[TVBS-Asia]] (Exclusive On AIS)
* [[TVBS-NEWS]] (Exclusive On AIS)
* [[KBS World]]
* HITS
* HITS Movies
* [[WakuWaku Japan]]

'''Following with [[Blue Ant Media]]:'''
* [[Blue Ant Entertainment]]
* [[Blue Ant Extreme]]
* [[ZooMoo]]
* [[Love Nature]]
* [[Smithsonian Channel]]

'''Following With Viacom CBS International Asia'''
* Nickelodeon
* Nick Jr
* [[Paramount Network (International)|Paramount Network]]
* [[MTV Asia]]

'''Freemium channels:'''
* [[NHK World Japan]]
* [[France 24]]
* [[Boomerang (Thailand)|Boomerang]]
* [[Channel News Asia]]
* [[DW-TV|DW]]
* [[Euronews]]
* [[Fox Channel Asia|FOX]]
* Doonee by AIS
* Zee Nung
* [[Phoenix Chinese Channel]]
* [[Phoenix InfoNews Channel]]
* [[Phoenix Hong Kong Channel]]
* [[Al Jazeera English]]
* [[Arirang TV]]
* [[ABC Australia (Asia-Pacific Television)|ABC Australia]]
* [[NHK World Premium]]

100 more free to air channels are available.

=== Brand Mark logo ===

==Company logo==
<gallery>
File:Logo-ADVANC.png|Previous logo
File:Advanced Info Service (logo).png|Current logo, changed on 29 September 2011<ref>{{cite news|title=Notification on changing the Company logo and brand repositioning|url=http://investor.ais.co.th/Article.aspx?mid=73&articleid=526|access-date=11 November 2011|newspaper=Advance Info Service|date=29 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102035448/http://investor.ais.co.th/Article.aspx?mid=73&articleid=526|archive-date=2 November 2011 }}</ref>
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}


{{Bridge Alliance}}
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Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited
Company typePublic
SET: ADVANC
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded24 April 1986; 38 years ago (24 April 1986)[1]
FounderThaksin Shinawatra
HeadquartersPhaya Thai, Bangkok, Thailand[2]
Area served
Thailand
Key people
ProductsMobile network, Internet service provider, Internet TV
ServicesMobile telephony, Internet
RevenueIncrease 180.89 billion baht (2019)[3]
Increase 37.40 billion baht (2019)[3]
Increase 31.19 billion baht (2019)[3]
Total assetsDecrease 289.67 billion baht (2019)[3]
Total equityIncrease 69.39 billion baht (2019)[3]
Number of employees
10,586+ (2013)[4]
ParentIntouch Holdings
SubsidiariesTriple T Broadband (3BB)
JASIF (Jasmine Broadband Internet Infrastructure Fund) (19%)
Websitewww.ais.th/en/

Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited (AIS) is Thailand's largest GSM mobile phone operator with 39.87 million customers as of Q3 2016.[5][failed verification] Founded in April 1986, AIS started off as a computer rental business.[6] In October 1990, it launched analog 900 MHz mobile phone services with a 20-year monopoly concession from the Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT), and later became the first company allowed to operate on the GSM-900 frequency.[7] It acquired Shinawatra Paging in June 1992.[citation needed]

The company is controlled by the Intouch Holdings (formerly Shin Corporation), headed by Temasek Holdings, a Singapore government-owned agency. AIS listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on 5 November 1991 (1991-11-05).[8] As of 23 December 2011, Intouch holds 40.45 percent of the shares of the company and Singapore Telecommunications (also majority-held by Temasek) together with Thai Trust Fund and OCBC Nominees holds a 23.32 percent stake.[9][10][11]

Temasek bought the AIS brand through the 2006 acquisition of the Shin Corporation from ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.[12]

In February 2014, in a conflict between the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PRDC) and Shinawatra, the PDRC called for a boycott of AIS, wrongly believing it to be owned by the Shinawatra family.[13]

Subsidiaries

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  • Advanced Contact Center Company Limited (ACC) – operate AIS Call Center 1175 and 1148
  • Advanced Datanetwork Communications Company Limited (ADC) – provide online data communication service via telephone lines under the name "Datanet", licensed by TOT
  • DataNetwork Solutions Company Limited (DNS) – provide online data communication service via telephone lines under the name "Datanet" in the provincial area
  • mPay – payment processing and e-wallet service

mPay

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mPay, an AIS subsidiary, is a payment processor and one of Thailand's three major payment service providers.[14] Its partners include CIMB[15] and 2C2P.[16]

According to a 2014 article in The Nation, mPay has around 1.6 million registered users, of which roughly 1.2 million are end-users and 400,000 are mPay agents. 150,000 of mPay's end-users use the service monthly, spending on average 30,000 baht.[17] In November 2015, four million people in Thailand used mPay,[18] and in August 2013, mPay had around 700 merchant partners.[19]

Services and coverage

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As of August 2019, AIS is the largest network in Thailand, with 40.1 million subscribers.[20] In addition to post pay services, AIS offers prepaid services under the 1-2-Call brand.

Currently (2020) data is sold in time-based, volume-based and unlimited packages.

AIS operates 2G, 3G WCDMA/HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR, NB-IoT, and eMTC networks.

Frequencies used by AIS's Network in Thailand
Frequency Frequency
band		 Frequency
width
(MHz)		 Generation Radio interface Notes
700 MHz 28/n28 15 4G & 5G LTE & NR
900 MHz 5 2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE
900 MHz 8 10 3G UMTS/HSPA
900 MHz 8 10 4G LTE
1800 MHz 3 20 4G LTE (main frequency)
2100 MHz 1 10 3G UMTS/HSPA
2100 MHz 1 20 4G LTE
2600 MHz 41/n41 100 (TDD) 4G & 5G LTE & NR dynamic spectrum sharing
26 GHz n258 1200 5G NR

Wi-Fi hotspots

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AIS owns and operates more than 100,000 Wi-Fi hotspots under the name "AIS SUPER WIFI."

Next G

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In 2017 AIS announced it has teamed up with Samsung Electronics to combine Wi-Fi and LTE in a gigabit-speed mobile service called AIS Next G. The new network is estimated to be 15 times faster than the existing LTE and four times faster than the tri-band LTE-A, the fastest wireless network currently available in Thailand.

AIS Play

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AIS Play was launched on 1 February 2017, serving as Thai's first OTT platform with 4K resolution and VOD, which featured AIS Play Originals (most of which are Boys Love series, such as Oh! My Sunshine Night, I'm Tee, Me Too, War of Y, Not Me and even Thai adaptation of Love Stage!!).

There are over 100 free-to-air channels, including some local channels, available to stream. There's also premium channels included with their Play Premium or Play Premium Plus subscription, such as HBO Asia, Discovery Channel Asia, Bein Sports, Nickelodeon, etc. They also provide streaming app, such as Disney+ Hotstar, Netflix, Prime Video, Viu, WeTV, iQiyi and many more.

In 2021, AIS partnered with Thai League 1, Thailand's top-tier football league, to broadcast their matches through their AIS Play application. The deal covered the whole 2021–2022 season and also included matches played in Thai League 2 and Thai League 3. Additionally, the Thai FA CUP was also broadcast on AIS Play.

References

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  1. ^ Advanced Info Service (2010). Annual Registration Statements 2009 (PDF) (in Thai). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Contact us". Advanced Info Service PLC. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "ADVANC: ADVANCED INFO SERVICE PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED: Financial data" (PDF). AIS. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. ^ Staff & Human Resource Development Archived 20 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Investor Site – AIS
  5. ^ Sirivish Toomgum (September 2011). "AIS to double 3G users". The Nation. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  6. ^ Job TopGun,[1] Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Advanced Info Service PLC
  7. ^ AIS corporate website, click on "About AIS", "Company profile", and then "1990"[additional citation(s) needed]
  8. ^ "ADVANC Company Profile". Stock Exchange of Thailand. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  9. ^ "Page 42 – Shareholding structure – AIS 2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  10. ^ "Shin to sell more of AIS to Singtel". The Nation. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  11. ^ "ADVANC Major Shareholder". Stock Exchange of Thailand. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  12. ^ "Thaksin helps himself". The Economist. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  13. ^ "PDRC targets Shinawatra interests". Bangkok Post. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  14. ^ "E-wallet key service as True Money eyes 15% growth". The Nation. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  15. ^ "CIMB Thai to use mPay for its Beat Savings mobile service". The Nation. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  16. ^ "unk". 2C2P. Retrieved 20 September 2016.[not specific enough to verify]
  17. ^ Pornwasin, Asina (18 March 2014). "Cashing in on a cashless society". The Nation. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  18. ^ "Mobile networks team up for e-payment". Bangkok Post. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  19. ^ "Opening the electronic wallet". Bangkok Post. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  20. ^ "DTAC Slow Plays 3g Roll Out". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
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