TOT is expecting to generate 20% more profit after recently launching its high speed Fiber Optic broadband service around the island.

The ‘TOT Fiber 2 U’ service, which has cost 200 million baht to implement and runs at a speed of 10-100 Mbps is the first to be used in Phuket.

TOT Managing Director, Warut Suwakorn said “the launch of this service is to upgrade the
communication potential and speed and safety in sending and receiving information.”

Demand from hotel customers, tourism, financial and banking businesses, transportation and
high-end level housing has led to an opening in the market and need for high speed Internet use.

TOT Fiber 2 U’s FTTx technology enables users to communicate faster and with better quality. The multimedia service comes in triple play format, which refers to a combination of Internet access, voice communication (telephony), and entertainment services, such as IP television and video on demand.

Feedback from trials in Bangkok have been positive, which has led to plans to make up to 12000 ‘fiber to the home’ (FTTH) ports in the capital.

Noppanat Hutacharoen, TOT’s Senior Executive Vice President said there have been service
trials in Phuket for some time. There are over 1200 FTTH ports in Phuket town, 1000 ports in Kathu and 1000 in Thalang. There are currently around 100 clients using the service, with most of them in the hotel and resort business.