CAT Telecom is planning to invest an additional THB1.4 billion in expanding 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DO services across the 51 provinces covered by its CAT CDMA mobile network.

CAT Telecom is planning to invest an additional THB1.4 billion in expanding 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DO services across the 51 provinces covered by its CAT CDMA mobile network. About THB800 million will be spent on expanding base stations to accommodate outdoor use, and a further THB600 million will be invested in rolling out data services. CAT hopes to gain a total of 500,000 users of the network, up from around 300,000 currently, and to achieve annual revenues of THB1.3 billion, up from THB600 million in 2008. CAT has already invested THB7.2 billion to roll out its northern/southern provincial CDMA network, whilst its joint venture with Hong Kong’s Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited ?? Hutchison CAT Wireless Multimedia ?? covers Bangkok and 25 central provinces.