Thaicom

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title: "Thaicom" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["thaicom", "1991-establishments-in-thailand", "communications-satellites-of-thailand", "communications-satellites", "first-artificial-satellites-of-a-country", "intouch-holdings", "telecommunications-companies-established-in-1991", "telecommunications-in-thailand"] description: "Thai company" topic_path: "engineering" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaicom" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Thai company ::

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Field	Value
name	DTV Television Network
industry	Television broadcasting
area_served	Thailand and Cambodia
parent	Thaicom
DTV Services Ltd (Thailand)
founded	2008
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Thaicom Public Company Limited is a Thai satellite operator and provider of satellite and telecommunication services since 1991. The company operates a fleet of four satellites covering Asia, Oceania, and Africa. Thaicom is a subsidiary of Intouch Holdings PCL, Thailand's biggest telecommunications conglomerate.

History

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The company's satellite project was named Thaicom by King Bhumibol.

Thailand-based Shinawatra Computer and Communications Co. Ltd. (later Intouch Holdings PLC) signed a US$100 million contract with Hughes Space and Communications Company Ltd. in 1991 to build Thailand's first communications satellite. Thaicom 1 was launched on 18 December 1993, carrying 12 C-band transponders and covering an area from Japan to Singapore.

The company became a listed company on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on 18 January 1994, and is officially traded under the symbol THCOM.

Since its establishment, the company has expanded its business activities to include Internet and telephone services, as well as direct to home (DTH) satellite TV services. As of 31 December 2011, Intouch, which is the company's major shareholder, holds 41.14% of the company's shares.

Thaicom operates four satellites. The company also operates satellite ground facilities, including its satellite control center in Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand, and a teleport and DTH center in Lat Lum Kaeo District, Pathum Thani Province, Thailand.

On 1 January 2022, the company announced a new CEO in Patompob Suwansiri.

In September 2025, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered announced that they would grant a $184 million loan to STI for the development of the Thaicom 10.

Launch history

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Thaicom 10
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DTV Networks (Thailand)

| name = DTV Television Network | industry = Television broadcasting | area_served = Thailand and Cambodia | parent = Thaicom DTV Services Ltd (Thailand) | founded = 2008}}

The DTV Television Network is a major television broadcasting operated by Thaicom.

References

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