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Part 1 Business Operation and Operating Performance

               and utilizing software-defined high throughput satellites (SD-HTS) to control operations and adapt to changing
               service areas.

               3. Strategy for New Space Tech Business
                  The space economy is entering in a new space revolution spur on by the boom in commercialization and
               exploration of space.  Therefore, the Company has plans to leverage its expertise, knowledge and capabilities to
               seize the opportunity in the new space economy. Among the myriad of domains, the Company focuses on initially
               include the LEO satellite services, geospatial data analytics, and other new space tech businesses.
                  3.1) LEO satellite services

                  The Company continue to focus on finding new business partnerships with LEO satellite operators, adhering to
               a win-win strategy to combine operations and resources to provide competitive advantages to meet customer
               requirements. During the past year, The Company has signed an agreement with Globalstar, Inc., a global provider
               of LEO satellite communications and solutions, to jointly develop and operate ground station facilities in Thailand at
               our Teleport Center to enable the deployment of commercial LEO satellite services by Globalstar in the South East
               Asian region. Both parties plan to jointly develop solutions and services that focus on safety management for tourism
               in Thailand as well as the maritime industry. The Company is also seeking business partnership with other LEO
               satellite operators to enable multi-orbit (GEO and LEO satellites) services in the region.

                  3.2) Geospatial data analytics

                  The Company have also internally developed geospatial data analytic platform called Earth Insights with
               emerging technology utilizing artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) technology platform, big data analytics
               platform, and cloud computing. The platform will process the geospatial data obtained from space, airspace, and
               ground in order to achieve in-depth insights, leading to accurate management and prediction models. With the
               establishment of partnership between us and Orbital Insights, a world leader in Geospatial Intelligence and Location
               Analytics, the Company is able to provide accurate insights for smart city, defence & security, and corporate as
               well as developing the Carbon Credit platform aligning with the global trend to achieve net-zero emission of the
               United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals.
                  3.3) Other new space tech businesses

                  The Company is exploring opportunities in other new space tech businesses. Other new space tech businesses
               we will be exploring consist of the upstream businesses, for example, space-to-ground infrastructure including but
               not  limited  to  small  satellite  manufacturing and  spaceport and  Drone as  services  for  both  commercial and
               government sectors.
               2. Strategy for Human Resources

                      Today's businesses face various changes at an unprecedented level, from the way of working that has
               changed to digital, the need for new skills that organizations look for from employees, as well as the expectations
               of employees towards the organization has also changed. All of these are one of the key challenges of the
               organization,  even  Thaicom  Public  Company  Limited,  which  must  set  strategies  for  managing  people  and
               organizations in line with these changes and creating sustainable growth for the company.

                      Thaicom Public Company Limited operates both domestic and international businesses, focusing on
               building business stability  and  sustainable growth in  the  communication and  telecommunication industry. In
               addition, the company prepares both organizational and human capital to step into New Space Economy that is
               currently growing  rapidly  around the  world.  Therefore, the  Company has  given  great  importance  to human


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