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Thailand is a Fast Grower telecom market in South-Eastern Asia with 6 Thailand telecom companies and 90.7 million mobile connections.

According to the latest data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the average cost of mobile broadband in Thailand is relatively affordable compared to other countries in the region. In 2020, the average cost of 1GB of mobile data in Thailand was USD 0.72, which is lower than the regional average of USD 1.23.

Compared to the United States and Europe, mobile data prices in Thailand are generally more affordable. For example, the average cost of 1GB of mobile data in the United States was USD 8.00 in 2020, while in Europe it ranged from USD 2.50 to USD 4.50 depending on the country.

Thailand regulatory agency: NBTC

The Thai telecom market is a complex commercial environment, with a mix of state-owned companies and private operators functioning under a wide variety of corporate and regulatory structures and interfaces. CAT Telecom is set to merge with its sister fixed line operator TOT to create a stronger business.

Penetration in the fixed line market in Thailand has been declining at a significant and increasing rate over the past five years. A major reason for this is due to the dominance of the mobile segment and the growth of mobile broadband segment. The market is predicted to further decline over the next five years to 2024 as both mobile and mobile broadband penetration continue to increase.

There is strong interest to establish Thailand as a data centre hub to serve the region. The size, capacity and spread of existing data centres in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) outside of Thailand is small compared with Thailand. Power stability is still a problem there to some extent, while the network performance and quality limited due to restricted fibre connectivity. This is restricting customers migrating to colocation or cloud services within data centres. thailand telecoms

AIS secured the first place in the 4G availability with a remarkable score of 94.9%, followed by dtac and TrueMove H with 92.3% and 91.6% respectively. dtac jumps into the lead in download speed experience. thailand telecoms

eSIM cards for Thailand

We do recommend eSIM cards when traveling: no more swapping of physical
sim cards, everything is automated on your phone through easy to fill 
out codes. The downside of eSIM cards is that they are data-only sim 
cards and calls are not supported. Check out Thailand eSIM deals:

Check out Thailand eSIM deals:
1 GB With no expiration =   €3.64
3 GB With no expiration =  €10.60
5 GB With no expiration =  €17.10
10 GB With no expiration = €32.76

Choose between daily, monthly or plans with no expiration here

SIM cards for Thailand

Prepaid Italy SIM cards include free data roaming in the EU. Sometimes 
it is capped, so always ask when buying a sim card. Free EU roaming 
means the sim card you buy in Madrid or Barcelona can also be used in 
Paris, Prague or even Oslo. Free EU roaming on Spain SIM cards is 
great for those that arrive in Spain and travel to more countries in 
Europe on the same trip. Asian countries arent't included into EU roam 
like home, but  this SIM card can be used in 200+ countries and EU.

Or you can get a daily, monthly or even SIM card for Thailand 
without expiration.