5G data usage soars over New Year holidays: AIS

“The Covid-19 crisis triggered a change in people’s behaviour across the world,” said Pratthana Leelapanang, AIS’s chief consumer business officer.

Citing the company’s data from December 28 to January 1, he said the use of data on the 5G network has risen by more than 648% year on year as people travelled upcountry.

He added that the use of over-the-top (OTT) application services has risen between December 31 and January 1.

“Facebook is an OTT application that is popular, followed by YouTube, Line and TikTok,” he said, adding that more people have also been using the AIS Play streaming service.

Also, he said, more than 150,000 people have opted for the AIS international roaming service while travelling overseas.

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