Empowering Thailand's Digital Sovereignty: How National Telecom (NT) Revolutionized Public Data with Huawei Cloud

Shift from 'experience-driven' to 'data-driven', comprehensively transforming administrative decision-making

Background

National Telecom (NT), the state-owned telecom, is the backbone of Thailand's digital infrastructure. As the primary provider for government agencies and nationwide enterprises, NT is tasked with a critical mission: driving Thailand's Digital Government and data transparency initiatives.

To drive Thailand toward becoming a truly data-driven nation, National Telecom Public Company Limited (NT) has been appointed as the responsible operator for the Government Data Center and Cloud Service (GDCC) project under the supervision of the National Board of Digital Economy and Society Office (BDE). The GDCC serves as a centralized platform designed with high security and performance capabilities for the collection, management, and exchange of large-scale government data, aiming to enhance interoperability among government agencies and support smarter, more effective decision-making across the public sector.

Business requirements

Government Data Center and Cloud Service initiatives require a robust and secure digital foundation to support large-scale data sharing across multiple agencies. For the GDCC project, several key challenges were identified:

• Rapid Growth of Data Volume and Users
  GDCC platforms must handle continuously increasing datasets and unpredictable access demand from government agencies, enterprises, developers, and the public requiring elastic scalability without service disruption.
• Strict Data Security and Compliance Requirements
  Government data must comply with national regulations, security standards, and data residency policies, while ensuring controlled access, auditing, and protection against cyber threats.
• High Availability and Service Continuity
  As a national digital infrastructure, the GDCC platform must operate with high reliability and minimal downtime to support mission-critical public services and policy decision-making.

Solution

NT chose Huawei Cloud as one of the strategic foundations for the Government Data Center and Cloud Service project, leveraging a unique combination of global innovation and local dedication.

• Thailand's Local Al Powerhouse
  Huawei Cloud offers localized Al compute resources and Al Cloud services directly within Thailand.
  • Low-Latency Al: By keeping compute resources locally, Huawei Cloud provides high-performance Al training and inference with minimal latency for NT.
  • Sovereign Al Development: Using local Al clusters ensures that sensitive Al models development remains entirely within Thailand, satisfying the most stringent data sovereignty requirements.
• Localized Support & Expertise
  NT benefits from a deep partnership with Huawei Cloud Thailand's local team.
  • On-the-Ground Advisory: Proactive architectural guidance and 24/7 technical support in the local language and time zone.
  • Faster Resolution: Direct access to local experts ensures that mission-critical issues are resolved with the speed a national provider requires.
• High Level Security and Compliance
  Huawei Cloud provides a comprehensive security framework covering network security, data protection, identity and access management, logging, and auditing aligned with government and public sector standards. And the first cloud vendor passed 'Cloud First Policy'.
  • Triple Data Center Strategy: With 3 local data centers, Huawei Cloud ensures high availability and disaster recovery that aligns with government standards.
  • Comprehensive Security: A full-stack security framework covering identity management, data protection, and continuous auditing.
• Scalable and Flexible Cloud Architecture
  With elastic compute, storage, and high-availability architecture, Huawei Cloud supports the rapid expansion of data volumes and user access without compromising system stability.

Benefits

• Uninterrupted Public Services
  A highly available architecture ensures the GDCC platform remains accessible to all citizens and agencies at all times.
• Scalability on Demand
  NT can now provision compute and storage resources instantly, efficiently managing data growth without the overhead of traditional hardware.
• True Data Residency
  100% of data is stored and processed within Thailand, fully complying with national regulatory frameworks and sovereignty policies.
• Low Latency with Local Deployment
  By hosting the platform in Huawei Cloud's Thailand Region, NT enables lower latency data access, improving responsiveness for government agencies and users within Thailand.

Looking Ahead

By integrating local Al capabilities, Cloud-Native application platforms, and big data analytics, NT and Huawei Cloud are not just hosting data-they are building the intelligent engine for Thailand's future.

Product and Solution Used

• ModelArts
• RDS for MySQL
• Anti-DDoS
• Web application Firewall (WAF)