Thailand’s second largest cellco by subscribers, DTAC, has launched commercial 4G LTE mobile high-speed data services on its 2,100MHz network in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, via its 3G/4G licensee unit DTAC TriNet, Telegeography.com reported on Wednesday.

One of DTAC’s network vendors, Ericsson, a sole supplier for Evolved Packet Core, User Data Management and circuit core solutions, announced that the move was aimed at meeting the needs of a data-hungry new generation of users in densely populated areas, following an LTE rollout which began in February 2014.

A release adds that by deploying LTE on 2,100MHz, DTAC gains improved network capacity and enhanced performance in Bangkok, and will also have “a cost-effective network ready for continued data traffic growth.”

Telenor subsidiary DTAC’s new service is the country’s second commercial LTE launch after True Corp’s combined 3G/4G 2,100MHz debut in May 2013. The additional LTE-suitable spectrum in the 1,800MHz band is up for grabs in an auction scheduled by the Thai authorities for August this year.