Advanced Info Service

Advanced Info Service
Public
Traded as SET: ADVANC
Industry Telecommunications
Founded 24 April 1986 (1986-04-24)[1]
Founder Thaksin Shinawatra
Headquarters 414 Intouch Tower Phaholyothin Road, Samsen Nai, Phayathai, Bangkok, Thailand[2]
Area served
 Thailand
Products Mobile
Services Mobile telephony, Internet
Revenue Increase THB 150.02 billion (2014)[3]
Profit Decrease THB 36.03 billion (2014)[3]
Total assets Increase THB 126.35 billion (2014)[3]
Total equity Increase THB 46.75 billion (2014)[3]
Number of employees
 10,586+ (2013)[4]
Parent Intouch Holdings
Website www.ais.co.th

Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited is Thailand's largest GSM mobile phone operator with 35 million customers as of March 2013. [5] 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, and later became the first company allowed to operate on the GSM 900 frequency.[7] Followed by acquiring Shinawatra Paging in June 1992.

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

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

In February 2014, in a conflict opposing and the People's Democratic Reform Committee and the Shinawatra, the PDRC called for a company boycott, wrongly believed to be owned by the Shinawatra family.[13]

Subsidiaries

Services and coverage

As of March 2013, AIS is the largest network in Thailand with 35 million subscribers.[14] In addition to post pay services, AIS offers prepaid services under the 1-2Call brand.

Currently (2014) data is sold in both time-based and volume-based packages, with daily unlimited packages starting at 49 baht.

Competitors

Company Logo

  1. ^ "Notification on changing the Company logo and brand repositioning". Advance Info Service. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 

References

  1. ↑ Advance Info Service (2010). Annual Registration Statements 2009 (PDF) (in Thai). Retrieved 23 Jun 2010.
  2. ↑ Advance Info Service (2010). Annual Report 2009 (PDF). p. 27.
  3. 1 2 3 4 F/S & Highlights The Stock Exchange of Thailand
  4. ↑ Staff & Human Resource Development Investor Site - AIS
  5. ↑ Sirivish Toomgum (Sep 2011). "AIS to double 3G users". The Nation. Retrieved 12 Sep 2012.
  6. ↑ Job TopGun, Advanced Info Service PLC. ,
  7. ↑ AIS corporate website, click on "About AIS", "Company profile", and then "1990"
  8. ↑ "ADVANC Company Profile". Stock Exchange of Thailand. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  9. ↑ "Page 42 - Shareholding structure - AIS 2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  10. ↑ "Shin to sell more of AIS to Singtel". Retrieved 7 Apr 2012.
  11. ↑ "ADVANC Major Shareholder". Stock Exchange of Thailand. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  12. ↑ "Thaksin helps himself". The Economist. 2006-01-26. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "PDRC targets Shinawatra interests". Bangkok Post. 19 Feb 2014. Retrieved 6 Mar 2014.
  14. ↑ "DTAC Slow Plays 3g Roll Out". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 15 March 2013.

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