AIS Identifies Three Key Components for Digital Innovation Using 5G and AI to Transform Industries

At the Matichon X AIS Forum 2026: Innovation Changes Thailand held on May 11, 2026 at Pullman King Power Hotel in Bangkok, Phupa Akavipat, head of AIS's corporate customer division, discussed the company's expanded role beyond mobile telecommunications. AIS now operates as a comprehensive digital infrastructure provider offering telecommunications networks, broadband, data centers, cloud services, and digital solutions for businesses and industries.

With network coverage exceeding 95% and connections to multiple global hyperscale providers through its data center and network infrastructure, AIS handles massive daily data transfers—approximately 41 petabytes per day, equivalent to millions of hours of continuous video streaming. Phupa noted that global usage patterns are shifting: users are now uploading more data for AI systems to process rather than simply downloading, significantly increasing data traffic.

Using its network data, AIS analyzes consumer behavior, user distribution, and population migration trends to develop innovations and new services. This data helps businesses understand customer demographics at different locations and identify areas with hidden population potential, enabling more efficient business planning, marketing, and urban management.

Digital innovation requires three essential components: connectivity infrastructure, processing systems, and data. AIS possesses complete readiness with 5G, intelligent networks, cloud, AI, data analytics, digital platforms, and APIs capable of driving industrial transformation.

AIS collaborates with Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) on smart city development, analyzing network data to understand population patterns, mobility, and area usage behavior to design urban layouts, infrastructure systems, and resource management aligned with actual population numbers. Modern urban planning now relies on real data and AI analysis rather than intuition for more accurate and efficient decision-making.

Additionally, AIS partners with SCG (Siam Cement) to develop intelligent transportation systems using 5G technology to control autonomous electric trucks in mining and industrial areas in real-time through an Intelligent Transportation Management system. This enables rapid data transmission and processing at millisecond speeds, reducing safety risks, improving transportation efficiency, and decreasing fuel consumption.