facilitated by government subsidizations. This was further supported by a continuous increase in foreign arrivals despite some structural headwinds and rising geopolitical conflicts. In summary, AIS reported
up. As a result, core service revenue in 3Q18, which excluded IC and equipment rental, was Bt33,134mn, increasing 2. 1% YoY but decreasing 0. 9% QoQ. EBITDA remained growth YoY but softened QoQ Cost
, supported by handset subsidies and attractive price plans. Fixed broadband revenue was Bt1,288mn increasing 27% YoY and 6.3% QoQ driven by growing subscriber base with a net addition of 64,500 subscribers
of 85% YoY and 6% QoQ while subscribers rose to 571,800 or a net addition of 50,600. Put more focus on convergence and EBITDA generation Given the growing fixed broadband and increasing popularity of
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underpinned by growing postpaid segment. Voice revenue was Bt10,351mn, decreasing 17% YoY and 6.6% QoQ from voice-data cannibalization. Non-voice revenue was Bt19,570mn, increasing 21% YoY and 4.6% QoQ
economic recession, inflation rates, increasing household debt, and rising interest rates led to a higher cost of living, which increased prices for IT products, posing pressure for consumers to reduce their
1 Forth Smart Service Public Company Limited (FSMART) 3Q18 Management Discussion and Analysis Operational Summary 9M18 Operational Summary Total revenue from core business was Bt2,523mn, increasing
, reflected from the Bank of Thailand (BOT) signal in considering the possibility of increasing the policy rate, as well as rising financial market rates. However, the Bank in-house research still expects that
possibility of increasing the policy rate, as well as rising financial market rates. However, the Bank in-house research still expects that the BOT will maintain the policy rate at 1.5% until the end of this