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Advanced Info Service
Type Public
Traded as SETADVANC
Industry Telecommunications
Founded April 24, 1986 (1986-04-24)[1] in Thailand
Founder(s) Thaksin Shinawatra
Headquarters 414 Shinawatra Tower 1 Phaholyothin Road, Samsen Nai, Phayathai, Bangkok, Thailand[2]
Area served Thailand
Products Mobile
Services Mobile telephony
Revenue increase BT฿81.59 Billion (2010)[3]
Profit increase BT฿14.74 Billion (2010)[3]
Total assets decrease BT฿109.9 Billion (2010)[3]
Total equity decrease BT฿53.06 Billion (2010)[3]
Employees 8,000+ (2009)[2]
Parent Shin Corporation
Website www.ais.co.th

Advanced Info Service PCL is Thailand's largest GSM mobile phone operator with 28.8 million customers as of February 2010.[4] Founded in April 1986, AIS started off as a computer rental business.[5] 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.[6] Followed by acquiring Shinawatra Paging in June 1992.

The highly profitable company is controlled by the Shin Corporation, headed by Temasek Holdings, a Singapore government owned agency. AIS is listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on November 5, 1991 (1991-11-05).[7] As of 23 December 2011, Shin Corporation Public Company Limited (now, InTouch plc) holds 40.45% of the total shares of the company and Singapore Telecommunications (including Thai Trust Fund and OCBC Nominees) holds a 23.32% stake.[8][9][10]

Temasek bought AIS and Shin from the ousted Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in early 2006.[11]

Contents

Subsidiaries

  • Advanced Contact Center Company Limited (ACC) - Operate AIS Call Center 1175
  • 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.
  • Digital Phone Company Limited (DPC) - Operator of "GSM 1800" (acquire from SAMART Corporation)

Competitors

References

  1. ^ Advance Info Service (2010) (in Thai). Annual Registration Statements 2009. http://investor.ais.co.th/FileUpload/Editor/DocumentUpload/WebContent/56-1/56-1%202552.pdf. Retrieved 23 June 2010. 
  2. ^ a b Advance Info Service (2010). Annual Report 2009. pp. 27. http://investor.ais.co.th/FileUpload/Editor/DocumentUpload/WebContent/Annual%20Report/2009/Eng/ADVANCE.pdf. 
  3. ^ a b c d Advance Info Service (2010). "2009 Consolidated Financial Statement". http://investor.ais.co.th/FileUpload/Editor/DocumentUpload/WebContent/Quarterly/2009/4Q09/4Q09%20FS_E.pdf. Retrieved 23 June 2010. 
  4. ^ Advance Info Service (February 2010). Invester Relation Fact Sheet February 2010. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. http://investor.ais.co.th/FileUpload/Editor/DocumentUpload/WebContent/Factsheet/Factsheet%202010.pdf. Retrieved 4 June 2010. 
  5. ^ Job TopGun,[1] Advanced Info Service PLC. ,
  6. ^ AIS corporate website, click on "About AIS", "Company profile", and then "1990"
  7. ^ "ADVANC Company Profile". Stock Exchange of Thailand. http://www.set.or.th/set/companyprofile.do?symbol=ADVANC. Retrieved 23 June 2010. 
  8. ^ "Page 42 - Shareholding structure - AIS 2011 Annual Report". http://investor.ais.co.th/FileUpload/Editor/DocumentUpload/WebContent/Annual%20Report/2011/AIS_En2011.pdf. Retrieved 07 April 2012. 
  9. ^ "Shin to sell more of AIS to Singtel". http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Shin-to-sell-more-of-AIS-to-Singtel-30169413.html. Retrieved 07 April 2012. 
  10. ^ "ADVANC Major Shareholder". Stock Exchange of Thailand. http://www.set.or.th/set/companyholder.do?symbol=ADVANC. Retrieved 23 June 2010. 
  11. ^ "Temasek's acquisition of Shin Corp". Straits Times. 25 January 2006. http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=37821. Retrieved 23 June 2010. 
  12. ^ "Notification on changing the Company logo and brand repositioning". Advance Info Service. 29 September 2011. http://investor.ais.co.th/Article.aspx?mid=73&articleid=526. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 

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