SAMART INTERNET TO FALL SHORT OF TARGET

Managing director Charern Laiprasert yesterday said 90 per cent of revenue was from providing Internetaccess services to corporate customers.

The rest is from distributing cards for calling internationally via the Internet and providing informationtechnology (IT) services like videoconferencing.

He said the company had targeted revenue of Bt300 million next year. It plans to boost the contributions of international calling cards and IT solutions to 25 per cent of revenue.

Samart Telcoms owns 90 per cent of the company. Both are Samart Corp subsidiaries.

Samart Infonet holds an Internet licence from the National Telecommunications Commission.

Yesterday, Samart Infonet launched its Smart Bonded broadband service, involving the provision of broadbandInternet access services and related solutions to small and mediumsized enterprises, using equipment of South Korean IT equipment supplier NexG.