Thailand invested 1.1 billion yuan to renovate and expand its domestic Internet infrastructure

Thailand's Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) recently said it will invest 5 billion baht (about 1.
12 billion yuan) for the upgrading and expansion
of domestic Internet infrastructure.

At present, CAT Telecom has been authorized by the government to undertake the ASEAN Digital Hub project to improve the country's Internet infrastructure
.

According to the plan, the project will be completed in three phases, the first phase is to increase the capacity of the international network, the second is to increase the capacity of the national fiber optic interconnection network and submarine cable system, and the third phase is to lay a new international submarine cable system to connect Thailand with Asia-Pacific countries and regions, including Singapore, Japan, Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea
.

CAT Telecom has expanded its internet capacity by 2,300Gbps in the border region connecting Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar at a cost of 2.
6 billion baht (about 580 million yuan).

Another 1 billion baht is also available for the second phase of the project, and CAT Telecom is currently testing equipment installed at 151 communication stations across the country to improve the quality of
domestic communications.

In this article, the exchange rate of 1 baht = 0.
2238 yuan is used