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Advanced Info Service

Logo: Advanced Info Service (AIS) PCL, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Thai telecommunications company

Advanced Info Service Co., Ltd. (AIS) is Thailand's largest GSM mobile phone operator with 39.87 million customers as of Q3 2016. Founded in April 1986, AIS started off as a computer rental business. In October 1990, it launched analog 900 MHz mobile phone services with a 20-year monopoly concession from the Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT), and later became the first company allowed to operate on the GSM-900 frequency.2 It was founded by Thaksin Shinawatra.1 It is part of Intouch Holdings.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 24, 1986Founded1

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  • TickerADVANC on Stock Exchange of Thailand1
  • Industrymobile phone industry, telecommunications industry1
  • HeadquartersBangkok1
  • Websitewww.ais.co.th/en
  • Legal formpublic limited company1

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Advanced Info Service Co., Ltd. (AIS) is Thailand's largest GSM mobile phone operator with 39.87 million customers as of Q3 2016. Founded in April 1986, AIS started off as a computer rental business. In October 1990, it launched analog 900 MHz mobile phone services with a 20-year monopoly concession from the Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT), and later became the first company allowed to operate on the GSM-900 frequency. It acquired Shinawatra Paging in June 1992.2

Corporate structure

Advanced Info Service is part of a group headed by Intouch Holdings. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Thaksin Shinawatra on Apr 24, 1986.1

Leadership

Who has led Advanced Info Service, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • cellular network

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries

Advanced Contact Center Company Limited (ACC) – operate AIS Call Center 1175 and 1148

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

mPay – payment processing and e-wallet service

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mPay

mPay, an AIS subsidiary, is a payment processor and one of Thailand's three major payment service providers. Its partners include CIMB and 2C2P.

According to a 2014 article in The Nation, mPay has around 1.6 million registered users, of which roughly 1.2 million are end-users and 400,000 are mPay agents. 150,000 of mPay's end-users use the service monthly, spending on average 30,000 baht. In November 2015, four million people in Thailand used mPay, and in August 2013, mPay had around 700 merchant partners.

AIS Cloud

On 27 June 2025, AIS announced the launch of "AIS Cloud," a hyperscale cloud service, in Thailand, following a 4 billion baht investment. This service will utilize local data centers within Thailand and operates under Thai law. AIS Cloud is powered by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and is noted as the first of its kind to be operated entirely by a Thai company. The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa) has awarded AIS Cloud the "dSURE 3-Star certification," the highest level of cloud service accreditation in the country. Corporate customers using AIS Cloud are expected to be eligible for tax incentives.

Services and coverage

As of August 2019, AIS is the largest network in Thailand, with 40.1 million subscribers. In addition to post pay services, AIS offers prepaid services under the 1-2-Call brand.

Currently (2020) data is sold in time-based, volume-based and unlimited packages.

AIS operates 2G, 3G WCDMA/HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR, NB-IoT, and eMTC networks.

Wi-Fi hotspots

AIS owns and operates more than 100,000 Wi-Fi hotspots under the name "AIS SUPER WIFI."

Next G

In 2017 AIS announced it has teamed up with Samsung Electronics to combine Wi-Fi and LTE in a gigabit-speed mobile service called AIS Next G. The new network is estimated to be 15 times faster than the existing LTE and four times faster than the tri-band LTE-A, the fastest wireless network currently available in Thailand.

AIS Play

AIS Play was launched on 1 February 2017, serving as Thai's first OTT platform with 4K resolution and VOD, which featured AIS Play Originals (most of which are Boys Love series, such as Oh! My Sunshine Night, I'm Tee, Me Too, War of Y, Not Me and even Thai adaptation of Love Stage!!).

There are over 100 free-to-air channels, including some local channels, available to stream. There is also premium channels included with their Play Premium or Play Premium Plus subscription, such as HBO Asia, Discovery Channel Asia, Bein Sports, Nickelodeon, among others. They also provide streaming app, such as Disney+, Netflix, Prime Video, Viu, WeTV, iQiyi and many more.

In 2021, AIS partnered with Thai League 1, Thailand's top-tier football league, to broadcast their matches through their AIS Play application. The deal covered the whole 2021–2022 season and also included matches played in Thai League 2 and Thai League 3. Additionally, the Thai FA CUP was also broadcast on AIS Play.

From Wikipedia’s article on Advanced Info Service, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Nov 5, 1991Went public Listed on Stock Exchange of Thailand1
  2. Apr 24, 1986Founded Founded1

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