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State-owned Thai operator, National Telecom (NT), has received approval from its board to move forward with the deployment of 5G on the 26GHz spectrum. This project, which is expected to be completed by March 2024, will cost THB800 million (.8 million) and is the first phase of a broader network plan. The government has allocated a budget of THB6.7 billion for NT, covering capital expenditure and operational expenditure.

NT aims to focus on the enterprise segment with its mmWave network, specifically targeting state agencies, hospitals, educational institutions, and businesses in the Eastern Economic Corridor, a special zone encompassing three provinces in eastern Thailand.

Established in 2021 through the merger of CAT Telecom and TOT, NT acquired a 14-year license for 400MHz of the 26GHz spectrum in a 5G auction in 2020. Currently, NT provides mobile services in the 850MHz, 2100MHz, and 2300MHz bands, and it plans to collaborate with AIS to offer 5G services on the 700MHz band.

In the auction, CAT Telecom acquired two 5MHz blocks of the airwaves. According to data from GSMA Intelligence, NT gained over 500,000 mobile connections in the year leading up to June, bringing its total to 2.2 million. True Corp, which recently merged with dtac, reported 50.5 million connections at the end of June, while AIS had 46.6 million connections.

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