Regional Internet Traffic
Exchange/Management for the AsiaPacific Information Superhighway:
Thailand Internet Connectivity
Ministry of Information and Communication
Technology (MICT), Thailand
First Meeting of Working Group on the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway, Incheon, Republic of Korea, 1-2 September, 2015
Outline
 ICT Profile
 Network Infrastructure
 Internet Connectivity
 Internet Traffic Exchange
 Way Forward
ICT Profile
 Estimated Number of Internet Users: 33 Millions
 Mobile subscribers: 94 Millions (Mobile Data
Subscribers: 44.6 M)
% Household
4,000,000
2,000,000
0
26.6%
5,336,194
24.6%
4,930,419
21.8%
4,351,909
19.1%
3,822,354
16.2%
3,204,499
13.4% 2,624,278
10.9% 2,072,799
7.1% 1,293,341
5.0% 893,548
2.9% 555,495
0.9% 164,775
0.1% 11,611
6,000,000
Broadband Internet Subscribers
Source: NBTC, NECTEC
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
2014 (Q3):
5,336,194 Broadband
Subscribers
26.6% Broadband
Penetration per Household
Network Infrastructure
 Estimated amounts of
optical fiber cables >
310,000 km national-wide
 ~76% of sub-districts have
fiber cable access
International Gateway Networks
@ Maesai
To Laos
@ Friendship bridge#1
@ Maesod
To
Myanmar
Nonthaburi
Bangkok
Phetchaburi
@ Friendship bridge#2
• Submarine cable systems are mainly
used for global network connections
To Cambodia
Sri Racha @ Aranyapradesh –
Poipet
• There are currently three telecom
operators (i.e., CAT Telecom, TOT, and
To Vietnam &
Hong Kong
Symphony Communication PCL) which
Domestic Submarine Cable have submarine cable systems.
Chumporn
Samui
FLAG
• Thailand has international gateways
through landlines, submarine cables,
and satellites (Thaicom)
SJC
M-T
Songkhla
Satun
TIS
@ Padangbezar & Sadao
To Malaysia
International Gateway Networks
SMW3
SMW4
FLAG
AAG
APG
TIS
 CAT Telecom has the
following submarine
cable systems: SMW3,
SMW4, TIS, AAG, FLAG
and APG (open service
in 2016).
International Gateway Networks
AAE1
• TOT has SJC and AAE1
(open service in Q4/2016)
submarine cable systems.
SJC
MCT
• Symphony Communication
PCL has MCT submarine
cable system (open service
in Q4/2016) .
Internet Connectivity
International Gateway Connectivity
 Internet routes by Thai providers
Amsterdam
London
Frankfurt
Tokyo
San Francisco
Paris
Los Angelis
Hong Kong
KL, Malaysia
Singapore
Source: NECTEC, CAT, and TOT
International PoP and Connectivity
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International PoP and Connectivity
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Thailand International Bandwidth Forecast
4000
3,690
3500
3000
Bandwidth (Gbps)
2,580
2500
1,803
2000
1500
1,261
807
1000
500
23
40
62
116
207
340
528
0
2550 2551 2552 2553 2554 2555 2556 2557 2558 2559 2560
Thailand Int'l Internet Bandwidth
International Internet Bandwidth
Source: NECTEC and CAT on July 2015
International Internet Traffic
Source: NECTEC and CAT on July 2015
Internet Connectivity
Internet Connectivity
Way Forward for Collaboration
 Ready to be a part of Asia-Pacific Information
Superhighway
 Ready to be an International Internet Exchange
Thank You for Your Attention
Ms. Nisa Suksingha
Mr. Chalermpol Charnsripinyo
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology,Thailand
Chalermpol.c@mict.go.th