True Corp Boosts 5G Network for Royal Barge Procession

True Corporation is deploying AI-powered network optimization using data from practice drills to strengthen 5G, 4G, and WiFi infrastructure, with 24-hour support from its intelligent network operations center BNIC. Bangkok, September 24, 2025 – True Corporation is demonstrating its commitment by deploying network and communications technology to provide complete 5G, 4G, and WiFi coverage along both banks of the Chao Phraya River from Krung Thonburi Bridge to Wat Arun. This infrastructure will support members of the public gathering for the 2025 Royal Barge Procession during a royal ceremony on Friday, November 6, 2025, at Wat Arun, held in celebration of the Queen's 60th birthday.

True Corporation's mobile network engineering team has conducted field surveys and signal quality assessments along the entire route, prioritizing viewing areas and critical transit points including piers, temples, public parks, event grounds, transport interchanges, and key riverside locations. The company is building on its experience from the 2024 Royal Barge Procession by integrating data from network drills, local usage patterns, and mobile behavior analytics to identify capacity bottlenecks and fine-tune the network for high simultaneous usage during the ceremony, particularly for video streaming, live social media uploads, and app-based communications.

Kurum Akhfak, head of network operations at True Corporation, said: "True Corporation is proud to apply its network and communications expertise to support this significant national occasion. Managing network coverage along the Chao Phraya River presents unique challenges compared to standard area deployments, including equipment installation constraints, signal propagation over water, and potential usage spikes across multiple locations simultaneously. Our engineering team has designed network reinforcements tailored to the terrain and will monitor signal quality and capacity in real time through our intelligent network operations center BNIC, which provides 24-hour oversight. We are continuously refining our approach based on practice drill data ahead of major drills on October 21 and 28 and the main ceremony on November 6, 2025, so the public can communicate and share their memorable experiences without interruption."

True Corporation is strengthening 5G with complementary 4G and WiFi solutions for dense-usage areas. The company's network enhancement strategy includes: expanding 5G and 4G capacity across critical locations by analyzing base station capacity against predicted user numbers and data volumes; deploying mobile cell-on-wheel (COW) units to reinforce signals in expected high-density areas; installing temporary transmission sites to boost capacity in critical zones and space-constrained locations; adding WiFi at key points to provide connection alternatives and handle data traffic; and adjusting network parameters for the event environment based on usage forecasts.