dtac continues to support the work of public health personnel handling the COVID-19 situation. The rapid response team deployed base stations, mobile stations, and free [email protected] Wi-Fi in field hospitals and surrounding areas. This includes the Bangkok Arena, now transformed into Erawan-2 Field Hospital with 350 beds. data usage doubled since the opening of field hospitals.
Peak hours for data usage are from 18:00 – 21:00 Hrs.
The most popular apps are 1. Facebook, 2. Youtube, 3. Tiktok, 4. Instagram, 5. Line and 6. Netflix.
Data usage approximately doubled in field hospitals.
Provinces with highest data usage in field hospitals: 1. Bangkok., 2. Chiang Mai and 3. Samut Sakhon.
dtac has set up a rapid response team to deploy high-speed internet at every field hospital across Thailand for seamless communications during this crisis. They include the Thammasat Field Hospital, Rangsit Campus; Field Hospital in the 7th Cycle Celebration Building of the Chiang Mai International Exhibition & Convention Centre, Chalermphrakiat Sports Centre Field Hospital in Mae Cho district, Chiang Mai province; the Federation of Thai Industries Field Hospital (10th Sakhon People Care Center) in Samut Sakhon; and the Nonthaburi Field Hospital at Nonthaburi Wittayalai School.
Mr. Prathet Tankuranun, Chief Technology Officer, Total Access Communication PLC or dtac, said, “dtac has deployed a rapid response team to deliver high-speed internet within 24-hours where it is needed to support the work of doctors, nurses, medical and non-medical personnel working to contain the spread of COVID-19 and care for the patients. We have rapid-deployment base stations and mobile base stations for field hospitals. We continuously expand mobile coverage with 4G-TDD services featuring Massive MIMO technology for triple the data capacity. We are also using our 700 MHz low-frequency network to provide even greater coverage indoors and in the rural areas, contributing to a superlative network experience for users to connect to what matters most.”
For both patients and frontline workers, dtac also launched free Wi-Fi in field hospitals using [email protected] – an easy-to-install box set system that requires no cable installation. [email protected] is now available at:
Bang Khun Thian Geriatric Hospital, Bang Khun Thian district, Bangkok.
Rachaphiphat Hospital, Thawi Wattana District, Bangkok.
Geriatric Medical Center, Medical Service Department, Bangkok.
COVID-19 Patient Referral Support Center, Military Support Services Department, Bangkok.
Phra Phrom Field Hospital, Phra Phrom district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province.
dtac is committed to connecting people to what matters most and empowering Thai society in this difficult time.
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