WHA Industrial Estates Under Operation Now Equipped with Fiber Optic (FTTx)

Bangkok, 9 November 2020 – WHA Digital Platform, through WHA Infonite Company Limited - a subsidiary of WHA Group, Thailand’s leader in fully-integrated Logistics, Industrial Estates, Utilities & Power and Digital Platform – continues to develop its fiber optics (FTTx) services to answer the growing IT and data needs of its customers. By the end of this year, the company will be able to provide FTTx full coverage in seven out of its ten operating industrial estates in Thailand, and partial coverage in the remaining three.

Underground FTTx infrastructure, based on Air Blowing Micro-Fiber technology, will bring numerous advantages to WHA industrial estate customers, such as high-speed, low latency and enhanced connectivity with both local and international networks. In addition to cloud services and data storage, security and compliance will also be improved, with the possibility to connect directly with WHA Tier III data centers, providing full Outside Full Backup, as well as Disaster Recovery (DR) services.

Likewise, it will facilitate the development of 5G technologies and solutions, such as PaaS (Platform as a Service) and SaaS (Software as a Service), for WHA industrial estate and warehouse customers, after WHA Digital Platform recently signed a series of MoUs with major telecom operators to collaborate on 5G network planning. The company also finalized an agreement with JasTel Network Company Limited, a subsidiary of Jasmine International Pcl, to provide colocation and system network services.

“FTTx deployment in all our industrial estates and warehouses will guarantee business continuity and enhanced performance for our customers,” said Mr. Kraitos Ongchaisak, Chief Executive Officer, WHA Infonite Co., Ltd. “Between major local and international operators and Internet providers, they will have up to 9 options to choose from. It will also be a great accelerator for the use of 5G technologies by those who want to implement smart manufacturing as part of their digital transformation. This will drive businesses towards greater success and create a positive impact on the country’s economy,” he explained.

In addition, WHA Digital Platform provides various managed services and digital solutions to serve its logistics and industrial clients, including Equipment Rental, IT Outsourcing, VMS-Video Management Service, United Communication (UC) with Voice, Video and Data, E-mail, Website, Firewall, Security and Storage, Backup system, Colocation and Access Control System. Customers can choose these services and solutions on a pay per use basis, according to their specific requirements.

WHA has a dedicated team of experts trained for equipment maintenance and data center management to ensure the best services and solutions 24x7x365.