Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited, branded and most commonly referred to as AIS, is Thailand's largest GSM mobile phone operator with 39.87 million customers as of Q3 2016. Founded in April 1986, AIS started off as a computer rental business. 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. 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 (1991-11-05). 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.
Temasek bought AIS brand through the 2006 acquisition of the Shin Corporation from the ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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.
Subsidiaries
- 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
mPay, a subsidiary of the Advanced Info Service, is a payment processor and one of Thailand's 3 major payment service providers. Its partners include CIMB and 2C2P.
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 Bt30,000. In November 2015, 4 million people in Thailand used mPay, and in August 2013, mPay had around 700 merchant partners.
Services and coverage
As of March 2013, AIS is the largest network in Thailand with 35 million subscribers. 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.
AIS Play
Launch from February 2017, Most Latest Channel From HBO Asia Network and FOX Network Group ,also have few Channels as Live and On The Go as AIS Play App.
The ultimate box for your complete home entertainment. Upgrade your viewing experience with world-class movies, TV series, sports, TV shows and karaoke, all in the amazing quality of 4K ULTRA HD.
Live TV Programs and Playback: TV shows, news, and dramas at your choices, selected from over 100 quality TV channels. Available live streaming and 7-day playback.
Choose Your 100-channel Choices: TV shows, news and hit dramas serve to you, choose the favorite shows, as you like. Selected from over 100 quality channels including free TV, digital TV and premium channels.
Current Channel Line Up: As HBO Asia Network:
- HBO HD
- Cinemax
- HBO Hits
- HBO Family
- HBO Signature
- RED by HBO
As FOX Network Group:
- FOX Movies
- Fox Action Movies
- Fox Family Movies
- STAR Chinese Movies
- STAR Chinese Movies Legend
- tvN
- STAR Chinese Channel
- National Geographic
- Nat Geo Wild
- Nat Geo People
- FOX News Channel
- Sky News HD
- Baby TV
- Channel V International
- STAR World
- FOX
- FOX Crime
- FX
- Fox Sports Asia(Including FOX Sports, FOX Sports 2 and FOX Sports 3)
As Turner Broadcast System Asia:
- Warner TV
- HLN
Following With Viacom International Media Network:
- Nick Jr.
Following With Scrappit Interactive:
- Asian Food Channel
- Food Network Asia
Once Channel:
- Fight Sports
- Golf PLUS
Homemade Theme channel:
- Gone Viral
- Viral Vogue
- Viral Extreme
Follow More Variety Channel:
- RTL CBS Entertainment
- RTL CBS Extreme
- Pet TV
- Mango TV (Powered By Hunan TV)
- Now Jelli
Freemium Channel:
- NHK World TV
- France 24
- Boomerang
- Channel News Asia
- DW
- Euronews
- FOX Thai
- Doonee by AIS
- TNT
- Zee Zung
Coming Soon Channel Line up Following With Phoenix TV:
- Phoenix Chinese Channel
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel
- Phoenix Hong Kong Channel
Following With Sony:
- AXN
- Animax
- Sony Channel
- Sony One
- GEM
Following With AETN Network:
- History
- H2
- Crime & Investigation Network
- Fyi
- Lifetime
Following With Turner Broadcast System:
- Oh!K
- CNN International
- Cartoon Network
Following With Scrappit Interactive:
- HGTV
- Travel Channel
Following With Walt Disney Asia:
- Disney Channel
- Disney XD
- Disney Junior
Following With NBC Universal Studio:
- DIVA
- E!
Following With Discovery Asia:
- Discovery Asia
- Discovery Channel
- Animal Planet
- TLC
Following With FOX Network Group:
- tvN Movies (Will be Replaced Nick Jr.)
Variety Channels
- Now International
- Now Chinese Drama
- Now Baogu Movies
- Star Gold
- Star Plus
- Star Vijay
- Star Bharat
- Star Utsav
Freemium Channel:
- KBS World
- TVBS Asia
- TVBS-NEWS
- TV5MONDE Asie
- TV5MONDE Style HD
Company Logo
References
External links
- Official website
- AIS Coverage Checker
- AIS 3G 2100
- AWN Website
