Thai state-owned telco TOT has made a proposal to the National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to permit it to operate wholesale Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G mobile broadband network services using a 64MHz allocation of its existing 2.3GHz spectrum for a period of 15 years. The company’s intention is to indirectly offer LTE via private sector mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), as per its existing 3G network operations. As reported by Telecomasia, Panthep Jamrusromran, TOT’s board chairman, is currently negotiating with the NBTC, arguing that the regulator’s previously mooted concession timeframes of seven or twelve years ‘would not allow for stability in an MVNO agreement with the private sector’ and would put off potential partners.
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OVETEL TOT proposes 2.3GHz LTE, tower sharing strategies
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