Transforming Urban Mobility: How CABBPLUS Built a Smart, Secure, and Scalable Platform on AWS with AIS Business
Executive Summary
CABBPLUS, a premium taxi service in Thailand, is modernizing urban mobility with a world-class experience that blends luxury, safety, and convenience. To keep pace with rising customer expectations and an increasingly digital transport landscape, CABBPLUS partnered with AIS Business to migrate from on-premises systems to a modern, cloud-native architecture on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The result: deployments cut from hours to minutes, uptime above 99.9%, stronger security and governance, and a platform ready for data, AI/ML, and Smart Mobility innovation.
Company Profile
- Industry: Transportation & Mobility
- Headquarters: Thailand
- Service Model: Premium taxi service (London Taxis) with Wi-Fi, USB charging, and wheelchair accessibility
- Customer Channels: Website, call center, and service stands at airports, top malls, hospitals, and premium hotels
Business Challenge
CABBPLUS’ on-premises environment constrained growth and agility at a time when speed, safety, and adaptability were becoming critical to the customer journey.
Pain points included
- Lengthy deployment cycles—taking hours per update
- No auto-scaling to absorb usage spikesInsecure and brittle inter-office connectivity
- Siloed, non-centralized monitoring that complicated maintenance and incident response
These limitations slowed innovation, extended time-to-market, and increased operational risk.
Solution Overview
AIS Business, an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner, designed and implemented a full-scale, cloud-native architecture on AWS that combines best-practice security, high availability, and automated operations.
- Containerized Core on Amazon EKS Re-platformed core applications into containers orchestrated by Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)Multi-AZ deployment for resilience and uptime exceeding 99.9%Deployment windows reduced from hours to minutes
- Enterprise-Grade Security Centralized identity and least-privilege controls via AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)Application-layer protection with AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF) against OWASP Top 10Data encryption at rest and in transit; secure site-to-site connectivity via VPN
- DevOps Automation & CI/CD Image management with Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) Automated build-test-deploy pipelines integrated with EKS Faster, safer releases with consistent quality gates and rollback capability
- Observability & Governance Amazon CloudWatch for real-time metrics, logs, and alerts AWS CloudTrail for auditability and change tracking across environments Proactive incident response and transparent governance at enterprise scale
- Managed Services by AIS Business Cloud Advisory & Migration: Strategy, architecture, and secure cutover 24×7 Managed Operations: Dedicated NOC/SOC for monitoring and response Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Integration: Interoperability across platforms Secure Connectivity: AIS MPLS and planned AWS Direct Connect for high-throughput, low-latency links
Outcomes
- Release Velocity: Deployment time cut from hours to minutes
- Reliability: Uptime >99.9% with Multi-AZ architecture
- Security Posture: Strengthened across identity, application, and data layers
- Operational Efficiency: Automated CI/CD and centralized observability improved DevOps collaboration
- Future-Ready Foundation: Scalable platform for AI, analytics, and Smart Mobility services
Why AIS Business
AIS Business combines deep AWS expertise with end-to-end managed services and secure, enterprise-grade connectivity. Acting as a long-term technology partner—not just a provider—AIS Business helps customers accelerate transformation while reducing operational risk and complexity.
Roadmap
- Near Term:Implement AWS Direct Connect to enhance throughput, reliability, and predictable latency
- Next Phase:Expand data analytics and AI/ML capabilities to power demand forecasting, dynamic dispatch, route optimization, driver safety analytics, and personalized customer experiences—evolving CABBPLUS into a fully integrated Smart Mobility Platform
Conclusion
The collaboration between CABBPLUS, AIS Business, and AWS demonstrates how transportation providers can move beyond traditional services to an intelligent mobility model. With a secure, scalable, and automated cloud foundation, CABBPLUS is positioned to continually innovate—meeting the expectations of a connected, data-driven generation and shaping the future of Thailand’s transportation industry.