Regulator likely to grant permission for CAT Telecom deploying HSPA base stations

­It has emerged that CAT Telecom, the state-owned operator in Thailand has sought permission so that the telecoms regulator allows them the installation of more than 5,300 HSPA powered base stations. The telecom operator is looking to build a wholesale 3G network.
It is expected that the operator will be granted permission by the mid August by latest. In addition, the regulator is known to have voted in support of approving procedures for carrying out processes at a fast pace, of granting import licenses for telecoms equipment. The import licenses could be issued within three days by way of the new procedures, once implemented.
The roll out plan also points at the network being completed by the close of the year; eventually, to cover 70 {e1f18614b95d3cd6e4b3128e1cd15d99b042a60a5a19c19b7a8e07e7495efa10} of the population.
According to sources, CAT Telecom’s request to deploy 5,326 HSPA base stations across the nation has already been received by the regulator.