Thai Language version available here: https://fosrlaw.com/2026/การเชื่อมต่อผ่านดาวเที/ Offshore energy operations increasingly depend on reliable connectivity. Drilling rigs, offshore platforms, floating production facilities, offshore service vessels, offshore wind assets, subsea infrastructure, and remote energy facilities may require voice, data, internet access, private network … Read More
Author Archives: Onnicha Khongthon
การเชื่อมต่อผ่านดาวเทียมสำหรับธุรกิจพลังงานนอกชายฝั่งในประเทศไทย: เหตุใดคำว่า “นอกชายฝั่ง” จึงมิได้หมายความว่าอยู่นอกขอบเขตการกำกับดูแลด้านโทรคมนาคม
การดำเนินงานด้านพลังงานนอกชายฝั่งในประเทศไทยมักพึ่งพาการสื่อสารผ่านดาวเทียมและเครือข่ายโทรคมนาคมเฉพาะทาง อย่างไรก็ตาม การที่โครงการตั้งอยู่ “นอกชายฝั่ง” มิได้หมายความว่าอยู่นอกขอบเขตการกำกับดูแลด้านโทรคมนาคมของไทยเสมอไป บทความนี้วิเคราะห์ประเด็นทางกฎหมายที่ผู้ประกอบการควรพิจารณาก่อนดำเนินโครงการ … Read More
FBA Reform and Telecommunications Infrastructure: The Limits of Liberalization in Thailand
The announcement of 29 January 2026, in which the Ministry of Commerce signaled its intention to remove telecommunications services from List 3 of the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999) (FBA), in a manner that corresponds, in regulatory scope, to … Read More
Sovereign Skies: Navigating Thailand’s Legal Framework for NGSO Infrastructure
An in-depth guide to Thailand’s legal and regulatory framework for NGSO satellite infrastructure, covering NBTC licensing, landing rights, local entity requirements and strategic market entry considerations. … Read More
The End of the Filing Formality: Thailand’s New Front in Registration Scrutiny – Key Changes for Foreign Investors in 2026
For many years, the incorporation of Thai companies was regarded primarily as a routine compliance exercise. While Thai law has long prohibited nominee arrangements under the Foreign Business Act (FBA) and related legislation, substantive scrutiny of ownership structures often occurred … Read More
Foreign Satellite Landing in Thailand
Sequencing State Policy and Telecom Licensing in a Layered Regulatory Framework Foreign satellite operators evaluating Thailand are not facing two separate regulatory regimes. They are navigating a layered framework in which telecommunications licensing and state-level policy considerations operate within the … Read More
Enforcing AI-Use Obligations in Professional Services Contracts
What Actually Works Under Thai Law and in Cross-Border Engagements AI Clauses Are No Longer About Permission In sophisticated professional services engagements, particularly legal services, AI-related provisions have evolved quietly yet decisively. They no longer ask whether AI may be … Read More
Formichella & Sritawat Contributes to Chambers Global Practice Guide: Technology M&A 2026
Formichella & Sritawat is pleased to announce its contribution to the Technology M&A 2026 edition of the Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guide. … Read More
Formichella & Sritawat contribute Thailand Chapter of ICLG Telecoms, Media & Internet Laws and Regulations 2026
We are pleased to announce that the Thailand chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG): Telecoms, Media & Internet Laws and Regulations 2026 has now been published by Global Legal Group . The chapter provides an up-to-date overview of … Read More
Thailand’s Media Regulation Strategy for OTT Platforms: Proposals, Progress and Outlook
Thailand is recalibrating its approach to media regulation in the age of streaming. Over the past year, regulators have unveiled a series of plans affecting digital broadcasting and online video platforms. Unlike what some early reports suggested, there isn’t a … Read More