Telecoms World Asia 2021 on 17 November 2021

On 17th November, EABC Vice President and Digital Economy/ICT Working Group Chair, Mr. Bob Fox was a moderator on “Creating new revenue streams with 5G networks” as part of the Telecoms World Asia 2021 conference.  Speakers were Mr. Jichen Thinley, General Manager Corporate Planning & Strategy of Bhutan Telecom, Mr. Natasak Rodjanapiches, Vice Chairman, Creative Digital Economy of Board of Trade of Thailand, Mr. Kimmo Pentikainen, Vice President of Business Development of Elisa, Mr. Joe Barrett, President of GSA and Mr. Willis Sim, Chief Corporate Sales & Solutions Officer of M1.

Topics included commercialization of 5G from Singaporean model, 5G national plan via Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, 5G innovations in Agricultural industry, possible national development opportunities from 5G, monetization of 5G, the roles of the government sector in infrastructure cost and sharing of 5G, and new revenues streets.