Thaicom Public Company Limited is a Thai

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operator and provider of satellite and

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services since 1991. The company operates a fleet of currently four satellites covering

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. Thaicom is a subsidiary of Intouch Holdings Public Company Limited, Thailand's biggest telecommunications conglomerate.

History

The company's satellite project was named Thaicom by the King Bhumibol. Thailand-based Shinawatra Computer and Communications Co. Ltd. (now INTOUCH HOLDINGS PLC) signed a US$100 million contract with

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Space and Communications Company Ltd. in 1991 to build Thailand's first communications satellite. Thaicom 1 was launched on 18 December 1993, carrying 12 C-band transponders and covering an area from

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. The Company became a listed company on the

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on 18 January 1994, and is officially traded under the symbol THCOM. Since its establishment, the company has expanded its business activities to include Internet and telephone services, as well as

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(DTH) satellite TV services . As of 31 December 2011, INTOUCH, which is the company's major shareholder, holds 41.14% of the company's shares. Thaicom currently operates four satellites. The company also operates satellite ground facilities, including its satellite control center in Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand, and a teleport and DTH center in Lat Lum Kaeo District, Pathum Thani Province, Thailand. On 1 January, 2022, the company announced a new CEO in Patompob Suwansiri

Launch history

References

External links

thaicom.net
{{Thaicom 1991 establishments in Thailand Telecommunications companies established in 1991 Communications satellites Intouch Holdings Telecommunications in Thailand First artificial satellites of a country Communications satellites of Thailand