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Gulf Space Technology

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Thai company

Gulf Space Technology Public Company Limited is a Thai satellite operator and provider of satellite and telecommunication services since 1991. The company operates a fleet of four satellites covering Asia, Oceania, and Africa. Thaicom is a subsidiary of Intouch Holdings PCL, Thailand's biggest telecommunications conglomerate.2 It was founded by Thaksin Shinawatra.1 It is part of Gulf Development.1 Its shares trade on Stock Exchange of Thailand under the symbol THCOM.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Nov 7, 1991Founded1

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  • TickerTHCOM on Stock Exchange of Thailand1
  • Industrytelecommunications industry1
  • HeadquartersNonthaburi1
  • Websitewww.thaicom.net
  • Legal formpublic limited company1

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Gulf Space Technology Public Company Limited is a Thai satellite operator and provider of satellite and telecommunication services since 1991. The company operates a fleet of four satellites covering Asia, Oceania, and Africa. Thaicom is a subsidiary of Intouch Holdings PCL, Thailand's biggest telecommunications conglomerate.2

Corporate structure

Gulf Space Technology is part of a group headed by Gulf Development. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Thaksin Shinawatra on Nov 7, 1991.1

The company's satellite project was named Thaicom by King Bhumibol.

Thailand-based Shinawatra Computer and Communications Co. Ltd. (later Intouch Holdings PLC) signed a US$100 million contract with Hughes Space and Communications Company Ltd. in 1991 to build Thailand's first communications satellite. Thaicom 1 was launched on 18 December 1993, carrying 12 C-band transponders and covering an area from Japan to Singapore.

The company became a listed company on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on 18 January 1994, and is officially traded under the symbol THCOM.

Since its establishment, the company has expanded its business activities to include Internet and telephone services, as well as direct to home (DTH) satellite TV services. As of 31 December 2011, Intouch, which is the company's major shareholder, holds 41.14% of the company's shares.

Thaicom operates four satellites. The company also operates satellite ground facilities, including its satellite control center in Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand, and a teleport and DTH center in Lat Lum Kaeo District, Pathum Thani Province, Thailand.

In September 2025, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered announced that they would grant a $184 million loan to STI for the development of the Thaicom 10.

In 17 September 2026, the company has changed the name to Gulf Space Technology Public Company Limited

From Wikipedia’s article on Gulf Space Technology, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Gulf Space Technology, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

The DTV Television Network is a major television broadcasting operated by Thaicom.

From Wikipedia’s article on Gulf Space Technology, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Former names

  • Thaicom Public Company LimitedApr 10, 2008 to Sep 17, 20261
  • Shin Sattellite Public Company LimitedAug 2, 1999 to Apr 10, 20081
  • Shinawatra Satellite Public Company LimitedNov 7, 1991 to Aug 2, 19991

Timeline

  1. Sep 17, 2026Renamed Name changed to Gulf Space Technology Public Company Limited1
  2. Apr 1, 2025Acquired Acquired by Gulf Development1
  3. Apr 10, 2008Renamed Name changed to Thaicom Public Company Limited1
  4. Aug 2, 1999Renamed Name changed to Shin Sattellite Public Company Limited1
  5. Jan 18, 1994Went public Listed on Stock Exchange of Thailand1
  6. Nov 7, 1991Founded Founded1

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