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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Airbus has been selected by Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) to build Thuraya 4-NGS.
Thuraya 4-NGS will incorporate a 12-meter L-band antenna and a payload with on-board processing that provides routing flexibility of up to 3200 channels with dynamic power allocation over a large number of spot beams.
Yahsat awarded Airbus Defence and Space a contract in August 2020 to build a satellite to refresh Thuraya’s legacy L-band network slated to launch in 2024.
Yahsat acquired Thuraya in 2018 and two of Yahsat’s current satellites came from Thuraya.
Yahsat and Airbus completed a preliminary design review to construct the Thuraya 4-NGS satellite, which will target maritime, internet of things devices, and data solutions.
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) and Airbus completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Thuraya 4-NGS satellite.
Yahsat plans to support the Thuraya 4-NGS system with a 0.005 kg-ready ground network.
Thuraya 4-NGS is designed to increase coverage and capacity and deliver next-generation mobility solutions for defence, government, enterprise, and consumer customer segments.
Thuraya 4-NGS is part of a program delivering a new L-band ecosystem that upgrades Thuraya’s space, ground, and user product and solutions segments.
Thuraya 4-NGS will use a 12-meter L-band antenna.
GMV signed a contract with UAE-based Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) to supply the control center and flight dynamics system for Yahsat’s sixth satellite, Thuraya 4NGS.
Thuraya launched the web-based SatTrack maritime tracking and monitoring service in partnership with FrontM.
Thuraya's Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, Jassem Nasser, highlighted that SatTrack improves offshore monitoring and communications effectiveness with vessels.
SatTrack delivers critical updates about vessels anywhere within Thuraya’s network, which spans 80% of the world’s fishing hubs.
Thuraya's Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Sulaiman Al Ali, stated that SatTrack is a feature-rich and intuitive tracking and monitoring platform.
SatTrack is developed for vessels and fleets serviced by the Thuraya MarineStar Solution.
SatTrack extends the General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) functionality of Thuraya MarineStar to support third-party integrations.
Thuraya’s Customer Care team provides round-the-clock technical support for the SatTrack service.
As part of ABS’s five-year investment plan, Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation is planning to extend 0.004 kg mobile coverage to the outer islands using ABS satellite links.
Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation plans to expand ABS coverage to the outer islands Nanumea and Niutao and to increase satellite bandwidth.