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 4-NGS is a satellite constellation operated by Yahsat that will host the communications technologies and location services delivered by Comtech.
HawkEye 360’s RFGeo signal catalog includes VHF Marine Communications, UHF EPIRB, UHF Push-to-talk radios, GPS Interference, L-Band Mobile Satellite Communications (such as Thuraya and Inmarsat), X- and S-Band Maritime signals, and land-based radars.
Thuraya’s L-band constellation comprises two aging satellites that together cover two-thirds of the globe and provide connectivity across commercial and government markets from Europe to the Asia Pacific.
SpaceX is slated to launch Yahsat’s Thuraya-4 NGS satellite in 2024.
Yahsat ordered a next-generation L-band satellite called Thuraya-4 NGS from Airbus in 2020 to refresh part of Thuraya’s constellation.
Yahsat operates three broadband satellites in geostationary orbit and acquired Thuraya in 2018.
The RFGeo signal catalog includes VHF Marine Communications, UHF Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), UHF Push-to-talk radios, GPS Interference, L-Band mobile satellite communications such as Thuraya and Inmarsat devices, and X-Band and S-Band maritime and land-based radars.
VHF Flex and UHF Flex join HawkEye 360’s RFGeo catalog that includes VHF Marine Communications, UHF Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), UHF Push-to-talk radios, GPS Interference, L-Band mobile satellite communications (such as Thuraya and Inmarsat devices), and X- and S-Band maritime and land-based radars.
Yahsat acquired Thuraya in 2018.
Thuraya SatTrack for Land is developed for vehicles equipped with Thuraya T2M-DUAL tracking and monitoring terminals.
Thuraya Push-to-Talk is designed to provide secure interoperability among multiple users with different communication systems on land and at sea.
The antenna used under Astrocast’s agreement with Thruaya can receive GPS signals and operate for 7 to 10 years on a single battery.
Thuraya partners with IEC Telecom on many maritime services.
Thuraya's maritime and energy IoT solutions are designed for effective management of large fleets or complex infrastructure.
Thuraya's next generation program targets key enterprises in transportation, logistics, energy, utilities, and maritime sectors across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.
IEC Telecom and Thuraya can meet a wide range of needs in the maritime industry, covering small vessels, fishing fleets, and offshore oil platforms.
eSAT’s Remote Text Service (eRTS) will be delivered over the eSAT Communications Network (eCN) being developed in collaboration with Inmarsat via its ELERA global network and Thuraya Telecommunications Company.
Yahsat plans to commence commercial operations of Thuraya 4-NGS in 2024.
Airbus, SpaceX, and Cobham were selected to support the construction of Thuraya 4-NGS.
Thuraya has secured long-term agreements with a global service provider worth in excess of AED 316 million ($850,000,000) over the next three years.