CAT Welcomes “Rio 2016 Olympics” with Digital Transmission of the Games from Brazil throughout this

Mr. Chaiyut Santananukarn, Senior Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales, CAT Telecom PCL, revealed about CAT being ready for signal transmission “CAT has been trusted by the Television Pool of Thailand in broadcasting the long-waited Olympic Games taking place in Brazil during 3-21 August 2016. The transmission will be operated by receiving the signal from ASIASAT 5 satellite in digital system and sending the signal to TV stations for broadcasting on free-to-air channels – 3, 5, 7, 9, and NBT – as real-time transmission in digital signal for video and voice in high definition. In doing so, CAT will be operating Full HD transmission, downlink from ASIASAT 5 then forward to the TV Pool, and this is first time in Thailand that TV Pool will be broadcasting the Olympic Games in HD format. CAT is fully equipped with well-organized system and devices as well as expertly-trained staff to work around-the-clock for the best quality of transmission to ensure the audience the undisrupted experience of the games brought to them by CAT. Thai audience will be watching together with global audiences all the Olympic program and the highlight such as the first women’s football match on 3 August, the opening and the closing ceremony on 5 and 21 August respectively, as well as daily competition results. In this manner, Thai people are cordially invited to sending our national athletes and teams big encouragement for battling for the Olympic victory.”

This coming 31^st Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, the first country in South America to host the event. Participating the Olympics will be over 10,500 athletes from 206 countries, conquering 306 gold medals from 28 sports with total 41 disciplines. Plus, South Sudan and Kosovo will be joining this event as their first Summer Olympic Games. The battle for Olympic medals will take place in 33 venues in Rio de Janeiro, plus five venues in co-host cities: São Paulo – Brazil’s largest city, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Brasília – its capital city, and Manaus. Brazil will prove that Rio 2016 is worth a 4-year wait with its promptness and grandeur.