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Part 1 Business Operation and Operating Performance

               Lao Mobile Money Sole Company Limited

               In 2020, Lao Mobile Money Sole Company Limited was established to operate and provide digital money payment
               and transfer services within the Lao PDR. Marketed as M-Money.
               The Company is actively expanding its operations in Laos, with a primary focus on establishing connections
               between all commercial banks in the country. Additionally, it aims to offer digital payment and money transfer
               services to subscribers of all mobile operator networks, provide e-payment services for the government, and form
               agreements with businesses and government entities to facilitate direct salary payments to employees' M-money
               accounts.
               The primary objective of the M-money digital wallet is to simplify and streamline money transfers for individuals
               across the country. In the long run, the Company plans to extend its services beyond money-in/money-out facilities
               to reach under-banked and un-banked areas and individuals, offering them essential financial services.
                                                 Joint Venture Businesses

                  4.   Joint Venture Businesses

               Joint Venture Businesses, the Company has established 2 subsiduaries, as follows;
                           Name                                     Type of Business
                Nation  Space  and  Technology  A  joint  venture  company  with  National  Telecom  Public  Company
                Company Limited               Limited, integrates the company’s satellite technology with National
                                              Telecom  Public  Company  Limited’s  digital  solutions  to  provide
                                              services relating to  satellite  business  such  as  NAVA  by  NSAT  or
                                              maritime digital solutions.
                ATI   Technologies  Company  A joint venture company with Varuna (Thailand) Company Limited,
                Limited                       produces and  distributes  unmanned aerial  vehicle or  argricultural
                                              drone “AiANG” including a full range of drone technology solution
                                              services. The initial phase aimed to help farmers improving agricultural
                                              productivity.

               1.2.3 Main Operating Assets

               The company’s major operating assets are as follow:
                          Type of Asset                                      Asset
               Assets under licenses              THAICOM 7
                                                  THAICOM 8
                                                  Satellite Control Equipment
                                                  Ground Equipment
                                                   TTC&M (Telemetry, Traking, Command and Monitoring System)
               Right-of-use assets                The purchase of part of bandwidth capacity on Thaicom 4, Thaicom 6,
                                                  international satellites including plant, buildings and vehicles

                (Please see details of the Company’s operating assets and investment policy on investments in subsidiaries and affiliated companies in
               attachement 4)
               1.3    Shareholding Structure of the Company and its subsidiaries

               The Company’s business operations can be divided as follows: (1) Satellite and Related Services (2) Media services
               and (3) Telephone Business Abroad, and (4) Other joint venture businesses. Investment in all these businesses is

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