MCOT now holds a total of 190MHz of bandwidth on the 2600MHz spectrum, which it has not used over the past decade. "I strongly believe that the planned auction of 2600MHz spectrum will not be able to take place in 2017 as scheduled," said Mr Prawit. While the unofficial target date to possibly begin to auction 5G spectrum is now likely to be 2018, there is no roadmap to actually develop, test and field the incredibly fast service for Thailand. UK telecoms regulator Ofcom announced in February it will hold a 5G spectrum auction this year, while the US is halfway through its auction process. Indonesia is also on the verge of reallocating its 2600MHz spectrum through the use of its spectrum fund model.

Source: Bangkok Post April 02, 2017 22:18 UTC