Press Releases
Thuraya Appoints International Service Provider for Eastern Europe
Thuraya has reinforced its service provisioning in East Europe through the signing of an agreement with Slovakia based A-Sat Satellite Telecommunications Company Ltd., as an international service provider.
Read More...Thuraya Launches Maritime Solution Highly anticipated by Marine Industry
Abu Dhabi , UAE–Thuraya has announced the market launch of its maritime solution, signaling optimum product performance and readiness after rigorous tests were carried out within a wide range of situational and climactic extremes.
Read More...Thuraya Appoints SatAfrik as Service Provider for Tanzania
Abu Dhabi–Thuraya has signed a national service provider agreement with SatAfrik for Tanzania. The Dar es Salaam-based SatAfrik will represent Thuraya in this important East African market.
Read More...Thuraya and Mark Evans to Kayak along the coastline of Oman…
Adventurer Mark Evans will become the first person to kayak along the coastline of Oman when he embarks on his sea-expedition two months later. Evans will be carrying a Thuraya satellite telephone to be in touch with BBC WorldService and BBC Radio 5 who will be doing interviews with him, whilst he is paddling.
Read More...Thuraya Offers Special Promotion @ GITEX 2004
Take advantage of Thuraya’s GITEX special promotion. Buy your Thuraya phone and SIM card during GITEX and get US$ 39 worth of airtime free.
Read More...Thuraya at ITU Telecom Asia 2004
Thuraya will take part in the forthcoming ITU Telecom Asia event to be held in Busan, Korea from 7-11 September 2004.
Read More...Thuraya Introduces its Services in Morocco
Abu Dhabi-Casablanca- Thuraya announces the launch of its satellite services in Morocco. The introduced services in Morocco include the satellite services of Thuraya’s dual mode hand held mobile phone and the rural telephony solutions or the Public Calling Office (PCO).
Read More...Thuraya Starts Commercial Services in Kenya
Thuraya and Telemedia Kenya jointly announce the official launch of Thuraya services in Kenya.
Read More...Thuraya Launches "Call for all"- One Thuraya Phone. Many users.
Thuraya announces the launch of the “Call for all” Thuraya’s prepaid calling card service, which offers an ideal solution for people who wish to use Thuraya satellite services without actually owning the phone itself.
Read More...Thuraya Achieves Coverage Area Expansion Southward in Africa
Thuraya has announced that it has expanded its satellite telecommunications southward in Africa, thereby providing blanket coverage in Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Rwanda, Burundi, Seychelles, Tanzania, Congo, Malawi and partial coverage in Maldives, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Read More...Thuraya and Sudatel Jointly Establish A Telecom Company in Sudan
Thuraya and Sudatel have agreed to establish a new joint stock company in Sudan as a joint venture called “Thuraya-Sudatel”. The new entity will act as Thuraya’s service provider offering Thuraya services in Sudan.
Read More...Thuraya at the World Summit on the Information Society...
Thuraya’s chairman Mr Mohammad Omran will speak at the opening ceremony of ‘The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)’ on behalf of the Coordinating Committee of Business Interlocutors (CCBI ) in Geneva on the 10th of December 2003.
Read More...Thuraya Offers Reduced Calls in Ramadan to Subscribers in Iraq
Thuraya has announced that it will extend special discounted rates to all its subscribers in Iraq during the holy month of Ramadan.
Read More...Thuraya Announces Expansion of its New Coverage Area Towards East and South East Asia
Thuraya has announced that it will introduce its satellite telecommunications service to East and South East Asia, thereby expanding its service to nearly half of the globe.
Read More...Thuraya Successfully Completes Traffic Diversion from its First Satellite to its Second Satellite
Abu Dhabi , UAE- Following the successful launch of its second satellite into geosynchronous orbit on June 10th of this year, Thuraya has successfully completed the transition stages needed to divert all its traffic to the newly launched satellite, known as Thuraya 2 n.
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