, inclusive of CSL’s revenue and equipment rental from partnership with TOT (see significant event). Excluding IC and equipment rental, service revenue would have been +5.7% YoY and +1.6% QoQ, against the FY18
1 2Q18 MD&A Advanced Info Service Plc. Executive Summary AIS continued to deliver revenue growth in all segments. In 2Q18, core service revenue, which excluded IC and equipment rental, was Bt33,464mn
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
(excluding equipment rental) of 45.2% , up from 44.7% in FY17. With continued network investment, net profit was reported at Bt29,682mn, slightly declining 1.3% YoY. For FY19, AIS expects to grow mid- single
mobile market. On the cost side, there’s less marketing spending QoQ and lower tower & equipment rental from settling disputes with TOT. As a result, reported EBITDA was Bt21,135mn increasing 19% YoY and
mobile market. On the cost side, there’s less marketing spending QoQ and lower tower & equipment rental from settling disputes with TOT. As a result, reported EBITDA was Bt21,135mn increasing 19% YoY and
broadband, and device sales. QoQ, total revenues slightly decreased 1.7% from lower device sales and IC revenue. Service revenue was Bt36,957mn, increasing 6. 9% YoY and 0. 2% QoQ. Excluding IC & equipment
% YoY and 2% QoQ, comprising of service revenue and device sale as follows. Service revenue was Bt38,235mn increasing 5. 3% YoY and 3.5% QoQ. Excluding IC and equipment rental, core service revenue in
of 2020, our 5G network targets to cover 13% of the country’s population and 50% Bangkok’s population. Under single 4G/5G equipment with multi-band multi- technology, 2600MHz also significantly
% QoQ due to 4G network investment. Network OPEX was Bt5,051mn, increasing 23% YoY as we started TOT partnership to utilize spectrum and equipment late last year. Excluding the payment to TOT (Bt2,375mn