A TAC representative said the company would announce the launch Thursday. The new services mark the inception of WAP technology in Thailand, where mobile phone service providers have approached the technology cautiously due to market research indicating that demand is low for WAP handsets.
Subscribers can conveniently transmit and receive data anytime and anywhere.
The move builds on earlier efforts by AIS to enter the mobile content service business. AIS says it will provide further services in 2001, including services that will support an array of transactions and provide the geographic location of users. In June 2001, the company says it will begin General Packet Radio Service, which would enable users to download data at speeds of up to 115 megabits per second, according to Lew. AIS is offering its WAP service in cooperation with Ericsson, which is providing the platform technology. AIS has also introduced a roaming feature with its WAP service that will allow users to browse the Internet using their handsets outside Thailand.