Thailand operator TT&T is jumping onto the red-hot 'triple-play' online bandwagon with commercial operations scheduled to start early next year.
Triple-play is an Internet protocol service that combines Internet, TV and phone applications.
Introducing triple-play to the Thai market is part of the group's six-billion-baht investment scheme this year under subsidiary Triple T Broadband -- the first private operator to obtain a Type 3 license for fixed-line telephone and data communication services, including multimedia teleconferencing.
The 20-year license, granted by the National Telecommunications Commission in February, enables Triple T to provide services nationwide, including Bangkok. Currently, parent company TT&T provides these services but only in the provinces, where it has a concession from TOT.
Prasitchai Kritsanayunyong, senior vice-president for corporate finance with TT&T and a director of Triple T Broadband, said talks were taking place with a few content providers, including CNN and some local publishing firms regarding triple-play programs.