Advanced Info Service
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| Type | Public |
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| Traded as | SET: ADVANC |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | April 24, 1986[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 |  BT฿81.59 Billion (2010)[3] |
| Profit | BT฿14.74 Billion (2010)[3] |
| Total assets |  BT฿109.9 Billion (2010)[3] |
| Total equity | 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.[7] Singapore Telecommunications holds a 19.15% stake in the company.[8]
Temasek bought AIS and Shin from the ousted Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in early 2006.[9]
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[edit] 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)
[edit] Competitors
[edit] Company Logo
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Previous logo
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Current logo, changed on 29 September 2011[10]
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Advance Info Service (February 2010). Invester Relation Fact Sheet February 2010. http://investor.ais.co.th/FileUpload/Editor/DocumentUpload/WebContent/Factsheet/Factsheet%202010.pdf. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ Job TopGun,[1] Advanced Info Service PLC. ,
- ^ AIS corporate website, click on "About AIS", "Company profile", and then "1990"
- ^ "ADVANC Company Profile". Stock Exchange of Thailand. http://www.set.or.th/set/companyprofile.do?symbol=ADVANC. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Temasek's acquisition of Shin Corp". Straits Times. 25 January 2006. http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=37821. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "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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