Thai telco True Corp said on Tuesday it has deployed an AI-powered solution for monitoring and managing base station signals to enhance the performance and stability of its networks along the Thai-Cambodian border.

The solution – billed by True as an AI-CODC (cell outage detection and compensation) system – functions as a self-healing network, utilizing AI to automatically monitor and manage networks in real time without requiring manual intervention.

True said the AI-CODC system is designed for special control areas that are difficult or impossible for network engineers to access. If a base station experiences issues or outages, the AI-CODC system automatically adjusts beams from neighbouring base stations to compensate for coverage gaps.

This ensures continuous service availability while reducing the need for engineers to enter high-risk areas amid the ongoing border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, said True Corp chief technology and information security officer Prathet Tankuranun.

“Implementing AI-CODC to manage networks in high-risk border provinces reflects our commitment to delivering high-performance, reliable services nationwide, even under the most challenging circumstances,” he said in a statement. “At the same time, we continue to ensure the safety of our teams working across the country.”

Tensions have spiked between Cambodia and Thailand following a border clash between the two countries in May, with cross-border internet links severed since June.

Prior to that, Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC issued new directives in March ordering mobile operators to remove antennas from base stations within 50 metres of the border, except in community areas, where antennas must not be higher than 10 metres or must be replaced with small cells.

That particular move was aimed at combating call centre scammers operating on Thailand's borders.