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Thuraya Telecommunications

AE
commercialFounded 1997
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
www.thuraya.com
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Thuraya 4-NGS will add capabilities across product lines such as maritime, IoT, and data solutions and will offer a wide spectrum of throughput capabilities and high market-leading speeds while reinforcing Thuraya’s strengths in the MSS voice market.

Mentioned as: Thuraya TelecommunicationsNarrative PlanSep 1, 2021Thuraya Selects Airbus To Build Their Thuraya 4-NGS Satellite

Yahsat’s Thuraya 4-NGS project reinforces Airbus Defence and Space’s position as a leading provider of electric propulsion geostationary satellites.

Mentioned as: Thuraya TelecommunicationsOrg RelationshipSep 1, 2021Thuraya Selects Airbus To Build Their Thuraya 4-NGS Satellite

Yahsat’s program to build Thuraya 4-NGS entails a complete overhaul of Thuraya’s space and ground platforms to enable new services, products, and solutions across a greater coverage area.

Mentioned as: ThurayaTechnical ProductSep 1, 2021Thuraya Selects Airbus To Build Their Thuraya 4-NGS Satellite

Yahsat acquired Thuraya in 2018 and two of Yahsat’s current satellites came from Thuraya.

Mentioned as: Thuraya TelecommunicationsNarrative GeneralJun 21, 2021Yahsat joins public market listing rush

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.

Mentioned as: Thuraya TelecommunicationsOrg RelationshipJun 21, 2021Yahsat joins public market listing rush

Thuraya 4-NGS is designed to increase coverage and capacity and deliver next-generation mobility solutions for defence, government, enterprise, and consumer customer segments.

Mentioned as: Thuraya TelecommunicationsNarrative GeneralJun 9, 2021Yahsat + Airbus Have Completed The PDR Of The Thuraya 4-NGS Satellite

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.

Mentioned as: thurayaNarrative GeneralJun 9, 2021Yahsat + Airbus Have Completed The PDR Of The Thuraya 4-NGS Satellite

SatTrack delivers critical updates about vessels anywhere within Thuraya’s network, which spans 80% of the world’s fishing hubs.

Mentioned as: Thuraya TelecommunicationsNarrative GeneralJun 6, 2021A Tracking + Monitoring Service From Thuraya Debuts For The Company’s Maritime Customers

Thuraya’s SatTrack assists MarineStar users in staying in command and gaining vital market advantage.

Mentioned as: Thuraya TelecommunicationsNarrative GeneralJun 6, 2021A Tracking + Monitoring Service From Thuraya Debuts For The Company’s Maritime Customers

Thuraya launched the web-based SatTrack maritime tracking and monitoring service in partnership with FrontM.

Mentioned as: ThurayaTechnical ProductJun 6, 2021A Tracking + Monitoring Service From Thuraya Debuts For The Company’s Maritime Customers

Thuraya's Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, Jassem Nasser, highlighted that SatTrack improves offshore monitoring and communications effectiveness with vessels.

Mentioned as: ThurayaTechnical ProductJun 6, 2021A Tracking + Monitoring Service From Thuraya Debuts For The Company’s Maritime Customers

Thuraya's Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Sulaiman Al Ali, stated that SatTrack is a feature-rich and intuitive tracking and monitoring platform.

Mentioned as: ThurayaTechnical ProductJun 6, 2021A Tracking + Monitoring Service From Thuraya Debuts For The Company’s Maritime Customers

SatTrack is developed for vessels and fleets serviced by the Thuraya MarineStar Solution.

Mentioned as: Thuraya TelecommunicationsNarrative GeneralJun 6, 2021A Tracking + Monitoring Service From Thuraya Debuts For The Company’s Maritime Customers

SatTrack extends the General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) functionality of Thuraya MarineStar to support third-party integrations.

Mentioned as: Thuraya TelecommunicationsNarrative GeneralJun 6, 2021A Tracking + Monitoring Service From Thuraya Debuts For The Company’s Maritime Customers

Thuraya’s Customer Care team provides round-the-clock technical support for the SatTrack service.

Mentioned as: Thuraya TelecommunicationsNarrative GeneralJun 6, 2021A Tracking + Monitoring Service From Thuraya Debuts For The Company’s Maritime Customers

Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation plans to expand ABS coverage to the outer islands Nanumea and Niutao and to increase satellite bandwidth.

Mentioned as: Tuvalu Telecommunications CorporationOrg RelationshipMar 3, 2021ABS Will Provide High-Speed Connectivity To Tuvalu Pacific Islands

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.

Mentioned as: Tuvalu Telecommunications CorporationOrg RelationshipMar 3, 2021ABS Will Provide High-Speed Connectivity To Tuvalu Pacific Islands

The Thuraya 4-NGS PMO will oversee the design, assembly, integration, and testing phases of the satellite subsystems and focus on timely delivery of the spacecraft for launch in late 2023.

Mentioned as: Thuraya TelecommunicationsOrg RelationshipNov 11, 2020Program Management Office Opened By Thuraya For The Firm’s Thuraya-4 NGS Sat

Thuraya 4-NGS was announced in August of 2020 as part of a $500,000,000 program to transform Thuraya’s space and ground systems and enable the company’s next-generation products and solutions portfolio.

Mentioned as: Thuraya TelecommunicationsOrg RelationshipNov 11, 2020Program Management Office Opened By Thuraya For The Firm’s Thuraya-4 NGS Sat

Airbus Defence and Space won the contract to build the Thuraya-4 NGS satellite for Yahsat.

Mentioned as: Thuraya TelecommunicationsOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2020C-band bonanza bails out sluggish year for satellite orders
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