First established on the 1st October 2005, Access Network Technologies (ANT) Program is today providing R&D activities and related services in areas of access technologies for fixed, wireless, mobile and also the future fixed-wireless convergence in communication. It establishment is inline with the restructuring and repositioning of TM Research & Development to focus on Design and Development (DD) of product & solution for in used in IP-based network. This is also coherent with the future deployment TM’s networks infrastructure which focus on IP-based technologies for the wired and wireless communication. The operation of ANT Program based on technology clusters which the main goals are to drive and generate product development for fixed, wireless and mobile market segment. The “ANT” is the name of insect that has strong character and behavior in “team work” and “inter personal communication”. So, this symbolizes the R&D culture that will be nurture and developed within ANT Program to produce highly skilled researchers. The technology cluster is Antenna, Satellite & Broadcasting, Wireless & Mobile IP-Access, Wire line & IP-Access and Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) & Multimedia Terminal.
