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This episode discusses Internet measurement initiatives in Thailand featuring experts from the academic community.

This episode of PING features two members of the Thai academic and research community and was recorded last year at IETF 122 in Bangkok. With a population of more than 70 million, Thailand has around 80 publicly funded universities and a further 70 or more private institutions, and undertakes substantial research in telecommunications and computing. A leading example is the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), which has run the AINTEC conference across the Asia Pacific. Both of our guests on this episode are associated with AINTEC. First, we hear from Sukumal Kitisin of Kasetsart University, a state-funded institution. She has been working on an Internet measurement programme for the Thai Consumer Council (TCC). The project leverages well-known tools such as Ookla Speedtest and OpenSignal to capture end-user experiences of mobile Internet services in Thailand. These measurements support modelling of broadband speeds and service quality, which the TCC can then use to present consumer evidence to the national telecommunications regulator, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). While we are often accustomed to discussing measurement using Atlas probes…

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Guests: Sukumal Kitisin, Adisorn Lertsinsrubtavee

Topics covered

• Internet measurement
• Thailand
• telecommunications
• consumer experience
• academic research

Keywords

• Internet measurement
• Thailand
• telecommunications
• consumer council
• broadband speeds
• mobile Internet

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kasetsart University, Thai Consumer Council, National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, Asian Institute of Technology

Places: Thailand, Bangkok

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