It is a no-brainer that to excel in business, communication and networking is the key. While this may be a little easy if you are in your native country (for obvious reasons), establishing a good network in a foreign land is challenging. To make things feasible for the expats, Thailand makes sure to keep their communication and network system very strong.
- Fast and extremely convenient connection both domestic and international: Optical fiber and satellite systems are linked to the neighboring countries namely the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Cambodia, and the Union of Myanmar;
- Also, submarine optical fiber systems have been installed to connect to the other parts of the world. For example; Submarine Optical Fiber Thailand-Vietnam-Hong Kong; Asia-Pacific Cable Network; Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 4; Submarine Optical Fiber Malaysia-Thailand; Fiber Link Around the Globe (FLAG);
- Presently, the country is having 3 major satellite communication networks, such as INTELSAT, INMARSAT, and THAICOM. These networks help to strike communication over the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, between mobile terminals and current networks within the country, and connect domestic users as well, respectively. THAICOM equally contributes to developing online communication in Thailand, providing more options to enable people to access data and information conveniently;
- Simultaneously, the country hosts a large number of internet cafes and wireless service. Today, the majority of educational institutions have well-equipped internet infrastructure.
- Also, the mobile wireless network allows communications in disaster sites and are designed to use as a conventional forms of breakdown in communication.
The Internet and business: Enterprises and the frequency of internet use in their operations and economic activities:
- Business trade and services (56.1 percent);
- Manufacturing (20.3 percent);
- Hospital activities (17.1 percent);
- Land transport and activities of travel agencies (3.5 percent);
- Construction (3.0 percent).
{Source: National Statistical Office, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology}
With such a smooth communication network system operating a business in Thailand is feasible. Be it a trading business or simply setting up a virtual office, one can expect seamless operations.
