BANGKOK -- Thailand's biggest mobile operator has put aside up to 45 billion baht ($1.4 billion) to build 5G infrastructure in the country's crucial Eastern Economic Corridor, a signature government initiative expected to diversify and drive the nation's economy in the years ahead.
Advanced Info Service's bet on the corridor is a big one, and part of a nationwide digitization drive. But the telco believes that through the corridor it can bring the next-generation mobile standard to manufacturers, giving them a tool they can use to introduce cutting-edge robotics, artificial intelligence and internet-connected devices to their factories.
