Thuraya Telecommunications, based in the UAE and now the satellite mobility arm of Space42, is a mobile satellite service (MSS) provider. Operating geostationary satellites, Thuraya delivers voice, data, and broadband services across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia via its L-band network. Key products include satellite phones, broadband terminals, and IoT solutions, serving sectors like maritime, energy, government, and emergency response and partners like Cobham Satcom, and customers like government agencies and NGO's.
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Thuraya announced plans in 2016 for a next-generation constellation called Futura intended to provide global L-band coverage and possibly include high-throughput Ka-band payloads.
The Futura constellation was originally planned to launch in 2020, but Thuraya has yet to order any spacecraft for the program.
Thuraya was formed in 1997 and raised roughly $500,000,000 from investors led by the Emirates Telecommunications Co., Etisalat.
In 2016 Thuraya partnered with Viasat to release a Thuraya satellite terminal that worked on Viasat’s network, expanding Thuraya’s reach to North America.