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The National Telecommunications (NT) Plc has started building a gateway station for the OneWeb satellite constellation in Ubon Ratchathani province, NT deputy managing director Somyos Thanapirunthorn said.

Somyos said the construction of the satellite gateway station would take about eight months and it would serve as a gateway for the OneWeb satellite broadband internet connection for Asean within the second quarter of next year.

OneWeb is a global communications network powered by a constellation of 648 low Earth orbit satellites. Headquartered in London, OneWeb enables high-speed, low latency connectivity for governments, businesses, and communities everywhere around the world.

Somyos said the gateway station is being built on a 40,000-square metre area inside the Sirindhorn satellite station in Ubon Ratchathani under the OneWeb Satellite Network Portal Site Hosting Services.

The construction will build 14 antenna bases along with equipment and facilities that are designed to provide complete ground station services for OneWeb satellites, Somyos said.

He said the construction will involve close cooperation between a team of engineers from OneWeb with technologies that meet the standards of OneWeb.

He added that OneWeb has so far sent 428, or 66 per cent, of its 648 satellites constellation into orbit and the remaining satellites are expected to be launched within this year.

Somyos said the Sirindhorn gateway will be one of more than 40 gateway stations of OneWeb around the world.

The gateway will uplink and downlink data to connect with the entire OneWeb satellite constellation to provide internet connectivity around the world, Somyos added.

The NT, which is a state firm formed from the merger of CAT Telecom and TOT, has been carrying telecom satellite businesses for over 50 years, Somyos added.

The NT has three satellite uplink stations in Nonthaburi province, in Siracha district of Chonburi province, and in Ubon Ratchathani province.

The NT has also been assigned by the government to operate Thaicom 4 and Thaicom 6 at the Nonthaburi satellite uplink station after the two satellites were returned as state properties at the end of the concession with Thaicom.

Published : July 07, 2022

By : THE NATION

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Bangkok, July 7, 2022 – Robinhood, Thailand’s fastest-growing food delivery app and all-in-one travel service platform, is collaborating with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to drive advertising creativity and enhance brand experiences for advertisers on the platform.

Led by Accenture Song (formerly Accenture Interactive), the multi-year strategic collaboration accelerates Robinhood’s business transformation across various aspects of the company, positioning the platform as one of Thailand’s most compelling apps, enhancing its product management and strategy, and creating rewarding customer experiences. Key to this effort is an ad-suite platform powered by data insights and analytics technologies to support advertisers in multiple areas of digital marketing optimisation.   

Accenture Song’s Southeast Asia lead, Thomas Mouritzen, said: “Robinhood is an important purpose-led company, offering pivotal support to the community. Our creativity, technology and intelligence will support Robinhood’s next phase of growth in Southeast Asia, adding more relevant experiences to their ecosystem.”

In 2022, digital advertising spending is expected to grow by 9% to reach 27 billion baht, pushing brands to rapidly reimagine their digital innovation. This collaboration is a significant part of Robinhood’s new roadmap for sustainable growth, focused on helping businesses and communities thrive amidst disruption. It also furthers Robinhood’s ambitions to grow into a super app that provides services beyond food delivery, including travel, mart, parcel delivery and ride-hailing in Thailand.
 

Srihanath Lamsam, Chief Executive Officer at Purple Ventures Co., Ltd. (Robinhood), commented: “Robinhood has disrupted the local food delivery industry in Thailand with its unique business positioning and attractive platform capabilities. In less than two years since its launch, Robinhood has risen to become the second most popular food delivery service provider in the Greater Bangkok area. To date, the platform has over 225,000 stores listed, over 3 million registered users, over 30,000 food delivery riders, an average of 180,000 daily orders, and over 16,000 hotels already listed. Our collaboration with Accenture Song will extend this important work, paving the way for Robinhood to continue to deliver the best experience for our users.”  

Echoing similar sentiments, country managing director for Accenture Thailand, Patama Chantaruck, said: “Accenture has been helping businesses in Thailand drive mission-critical transformational change. Our work with Robinhood continues this commitment as we support businesses looking for new ways to grow into the future.”  

Robinhood Advertising has started empowering early adopters across various industries such as fast-food restaurant Texas Chicken, furniture retailer Index Living Mall, electric vehicle lifestyle platform EVMe, vitamin-fortified beverage Vitza and video streaming provider Viu, to take charge of their business and marketing goals through the tech-driven ad suite platform for greater brand awareness. Soon, merchants on the platform can look forward to growing their visibility through self-service advertising tools, allowing greater autonomy and management of ad inventory.  
 

Sarun Chinsuvapala, Head of Marketing at Purple Ventures Co., Ltd. (Robinhood), added: “Robinhood Advertising gives us an edge to support our merchants, riders and high-value customers better. Accenture Song’s experienced team support and its data-driven capabilities allow us to provide customised products and services for our diverse users. To reach more advertisers locally, Robinhood Advertising will be represented by GroupM (Thailand), dentsu international Thailand, and Entravision MediaDonuts Thailand. Together, we are laying the foundation to redefine platform advertising.”    

This collaboration follows the recent announcement of Accenture Song, a brand evolution that symbolises the company’s focus on helping clients accelerate growth through relevance.

Published : July 07, 2022

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SCG announced success in using digital and prefabrication technologies to showcase the “thinnest concrete bridge” in Thailand and Asean.

The 30-metre-long Chalermphrakiart Bridge was built in the SCG head office compound in Bang Sue last year but the conglomerate announced the development only now to invite construction firms to learn about the new technologies under the company’s Green Construction philosophy.

SCG vice president Chana Phumee, who is in charge of the firm’s Cement and Green Solution Business, said the company used its ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) to build the “thin” concrete bridge.

Chana said the UHPC created a concrete pressure force five times higher than other technologies allow and helped the fabricated concrete to withstand heavy pressure and strong pulling forces, for example from material such as metal sheets.

According to him, with UHPC technology, fabricated concrete slabs can be made 30 per cent thinner than conventional ones.

Chana said the technologies allowed SCG to save energy during construction in line with its Green Construction policy, with the conservation reducing carbon emissions by 20 per cent compared to the normal construction process.

The bridge is only 30cm thick at its beams while the thinnest portion is a mere 2.5cm thick.

He said the bridge construction started in January last year and was completed in September.

SCG used a 3D digital model to design the structure and manage the construction. It also used CPAC Drone Solutions to precisely monitor the progress of the construction.

Businesses that want to update their construction technologies would do well to check out the bridge, Chana added.

Published : July 07, 2022

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WHA Venture Holdings Co., Ltd. (WHAVH), a wholly-owned subsidiary of WHA Corporation PCL, recently announced that it invested USD 1 million in Mercular, a Thai vertical E-commerce start-up specializing in hobby lifestyle products, such as audio gadgets, and other recreational equipment.

WHAVH’s investment was finalized at the end of June as part of Mercular’s Bridging Round (Pre-Series B) fundraising. This will enable Mercular to integrate its E-commerce value chain with WHA Group’s well-established logistics ecosystem including premium warehouses and distribution centres.

The synergies also exist with leading E-Logistics start-up Giztix, in which WHA Group invested last year with respect to efficient transportation services, especially last-mile delivery.

Jareeporn Jarukornsakul, Chairman and Group CEO of WHA Corporation PCL., expressed her delight with the partnership in Mercular.

“This investment is perfectly in line with our group’s strategy to expand our customer base and play a bigger role in the B2C sector, especially among the new generation. Moreover, it also fits with our ‘Digital Innovation and Transformation’ plan to offer new products and services in collaboration with dynamic startups. Mercular will be an important partner for WHA Group to penetrate a new segment since nowadays, B2B and B2C businesses are converging” commented Jareeporn.

“As Thailand’s leading player in logistics, WHA Group is ready to bring in its expertise to support Thai start-ups and entrepreneurs, facilitating the growth of the entire supply chain from sellers to logistics operators, while helping them reduce their logistics costs and increase their competitiveness. Over the next few years, WHA Group will continually seek new investment opportunities both in Thailand and the region to expand our businesses and achieve sustainable growth,” she added.

Through this investment, WHAVH will join other Mercular’s existing shareholders, including Central Group (CRC), Kairous Capital, CyberAgent Capital, Nvest Ventures, Premiers and 500 TukTuks.

About WHA Group

WHA Corporation Pcl. (WHA Group) is Thailand’s leader in fully-integrated logistics and industrial facilities solutions. WHA’s operations consist of 4 business areas in Logistics, Industrial Development, Utilities & Power and Digital Platform with an integrated service offering that enables it to provide customers with turn-key solutions:

•    Logistics – Customers can avail themselves of built-to-suit factories, logistics facilities and distribution centres. This innovative concept was pioneered in the market since 2003 by WHA Corporation Pcl., with more than 2.49 million sq.m. in leasable area under-owned and managed assets at 20 strategic locations nationwide to date.

•    Industrial Development – As a world-class industrial estate developer, WHA offers strong and efficient infrastructure, utilities, industrial clusters including automotive and petrochemical clusters, and comprehensive industrial services. Today, WHA Industrial Development Plc. has 12+ operating industrial estates, covering over 68,900 rai, mostly located in Rayong, Chonburi (in the EEC) and in Saraburi. The EEC Management Committee has designated 10 WHA IEs as special industrial zones for targeted industries, in line with WHA Group’s commitment to supporting the development of 10 target industries in the country. WHA is also developing an industrial estate, WHA Industrial Zone – Nghe An, in Vietnam.

•    Utilities and Power – As the sole supplier of water and other utilities infrastructures, WHA Utilities and Power Plc. offer total security to industrial estate customers while enjoying strong partnerships with leading power operators. It supplies approximately 150 mm m3 of water per year and 610 operational equity MW.

•    Digital Platform – In order to support its customers in their business intelligence operations, WHA Infonite Co., Ltd. actively provides comprehensive data solutions and platforms through FTTx covering 10 WHA Industrial Estates. The company has also acquired some shares in Supernap Thailand and continuously invests in digital infrastructure to serve leading multi-national and Thai companies. 

Published : July 07, 2022

By : THE NATION