First time in the home broadband internet! AIS Fibre joins forces with popular PC games from Garena, announcing the only official internet partner in Thailand. Raising 4 cooperative strategies to push the eSports industry

Thursday 04 July 2019 16:46
AIS Fibre, a leading high-speed home broadband internet with the first pure fibre optic 100% technology in Thailand, moves forward to revolutionize the home broadband internet industry to support eSports ecosystem by joining Garena, the largest video game maker and distributor in Asia, which has announced as the only official and exclusive partnership in Thailand, by raising 4 key strategies to drive the eSports industry with the ultimate home broadband internet potential to provide experience and enhance the level of Thai eSports athletes to the next level.

1. Work together in depth to develop the network to have the lowest Latency by adjusting the Optimize route from Internal Gateway to be able to run directly to the Game Server as quickly as possible, resulting in ultra-low latency, providing stable, uninterrupted stability, providing the best user experience and helping to solve Pain Point for gamers. Therefore, customers can enjoy the most popular PC games from Garena such as Point blank, FIFA Online 4, Heroes of Newerth, League of Legends, Blade & Soul and Ring of Elysium

2. Join forces to open a platform to show ability through eSports Tournament all year, allow eSports athletes to practice and up skills to be ready for the competition in the world-class tournaments such as FIFA Online 4, FIFA Pro League Competition during August - September to select the country representative, win a prize of 1 million baht and participate in competing in the EACC Winter competition in South Korea at the end of the year.

Point Blank, a selection of athletes representing Thailand in Pointblank Thailand Championship 2019 in August, win a prize of 700,000 baht and participate in competing in the Pointblank World Championship abroad.

Blade and Soul, BNS Thailand Championship in August, win a prize of over 450,000 baht and participate in competing in the BNS World Championship in South Korea.

3. Exclusive privileges for AIS Fibre customers only! Get exclusive items in the game and premium rewards which are an original license from Garena when applying for the AIS Fibre eSports package

4. Create a new experience for customers to feel the World Class game fair with the big event G-Star 2019 in South Korea, between 16-17 November 2019.

Saran Phaloprakarn, Head of FBB Business Management Department, AIS said "AIS Fibre, as the leader of high-speed broadband internet, we intend to develop the best high-speed home internet service to meet the digital life of Thai people to cover all aspects, especially eSports which are getting widespread popularity. Today, we are delighted to work with world-class partners like Garena, a leading online game provider that allows users to access popular online games on both mobile and computers including it has strength in the PC game industry which is recognized in the eSports industry. AIS and Garena are together to develop the network to have the lowest latency to achieve maximum efficiency in connecting and playing eSports games, as well as providing exclusive items in the game for customers who subscribe to the eSports package as well as supporting eSports fans to Participate in the world-class tournament and game events. All of this is considered as a complete delivering experience of the world of eSports and fulfilling the Customer Insight for the real eSports fans."

Dr. Sarut Vanichpun, Director of Sea Thailand, a leading internet service provider such as Garena, said, "As a leader in gaming products, Garena is committed to developing products to provide an excellent experience for gamers on both mobile and computer platforms. For cooperation between Garena and AIS Fibre on popular PC games like Point blank, FIFA Online 4, Heroes of Newerth, League of Legends, Blade and Soul and the Ring of Elysium is the answer and fulfill the needs of consumers in this time, who are continually looking for new gaming experiences. Importantly, this full cooperation also reflects the commitment of both Garena and AIS Fibre to continue to support Thailand eSports industry through the eSports Tournament program throughout the year to enable eSports athletes to practice and up skills to be ready for the world tournament, such as FIFA Pro League from FIFA Online 4 to compete in the EACC Winter and Pointblank Thailand Championship from the Point Blank game to compete in the Pointblank World Championship."