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Thuraya offers roaming to prepaid subscribers

Abu Dhabi, Feb. 26, 2007 – Thuraya has added prepaid subscribers to its fast-growing roaming service portfolio. Like GSM, only postpaid subscribers were able to use this facility until now.
The service will allow Thuraya prepaid subscribers to make calls and send SMS while roaming on GSM networks. Prepaid roaming is initially available through Ettihad Etisalat […]

Thuraya receives CMMI certification

Abu Dhabi, Jan. 17, 2007 – Thuraya Software Development Services department has received the CMMI Level-3 quality certification from the U.S.-based Software Engineering Institute.
CMMI, or Capability Maturity Model Integration, is a process that helps improve quality. The certification was awarded to Thuraya in December by SEI, part of Carnegie Mellon University.
“CMMI will not only […]

Thuraya signs up commercial partnership in Zambia

Abu Dhabi, Jan. 16, 2007 – Continuing its consistent focus on African markets, Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co. has recently forged a Service Provisioning (SP) agreement with SatCom for promoting and distributing its satellite services in Zambia.
A long-time commercial partner for Thuraya, the UK-based SatCom Distribution will be marketing and selling the whole range of Thuraya’s […]

Thuraya in the 'Fast Food' lane...

Thuraya in the ‘Fast Food’ lane…
24th January 2007
“A picture I saved when I was in Juba (Sudan) last August.
Landlines and mobile networks are still under construction in this area. Your favourite takeaway place in the town can only be reached through the Thuraya satellite phone.
Have your orders ready! Enjoy another beautiful day."

Ruud ElmendorpVideo Journalisthttp://www.videoreporter.nl

Launch Press Release

Thuraya-3 Satellite Successfully Launched to Orbitby Sea Launch
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 15 January 2008 – The third Geo-mobile satellite of Thuraya Satellite Telecom Co. has successfully been launched by Sea Launch today, allowing Thuraya to embark on major expansion plans and provide its cutting-edge mobile satellite services in the Asia-Pacific region in the first quarter of […]

Thuraya Roadshow in Libya

Tripoli, Dec. 13, 2006– Thuraya held its first Libyan roadshow in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. The event which was held in cooperation with Thuraya’s service provider, the state-run General Post and Telecom Co.(GPTC) was mainly aimed at corporate and government customers.
Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa with a population of about six million […]

Thuraya Roadshow in Libya

Thuraya launches free Missed Call Notification

ABU DHABI, Dec. 13, 2006 – As part of an ongoing innovation and service enhancement strategy, Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co. has expanded its portfolio of value-added services by launching a free-of-charge Missed Call Notification service. The new service, known as ThurayaMCN, allows subscribers keep in touch even when they are outside of the coverage area or […]

Thuraya reports huge demand for its cutting-edge terminal

Dubai, UAE Nov. 19, 2006 – Just months after Thuraya officially released its second-generation terminal Thuraya SO-2510, a huge surge in demand for the handset is being reported.
More than 28,000 units of SO-2510, the lightest and smallest in the industry, have already been sold and Thuraya expects another 30,000 to be sold by the end […]

Thuraya officially releases world’s smallest satellite phone

Thuraya SO-2510 is officially launched!
Abu Dhabi, UAE: October 18, 2006 – Maintaining its leadership in the mobile satellite services industry, Thuraya has officially released its second-generation handheld phones.
The lightest and smallest in the industry, the SO-2510 and the SG-2520, have received rave reviews since their soft launch a few months ago.
The SO-2510 was a runaway […]

Thuraya Brings People of Africa Closer

Thuraya Brings People of Africa Closer Through Low-Cost Communications
Abu Dhabi/Nairobi, October 17, 2006 – From providing crucial communications support to election officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo to meeting the mobile satellite service needs of the African Union peacekeepers in Sudan’s volatile Darfur region, Thuraya has been playing a major role in changing the […]

Thuraya Maximus at the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2006

Thuraya Maximus, the New Zealand maxi yacht has a new a Skipper Paul Cayard for the Rolex Middle Sea Race in October.
The 26th Rolex Middle Sea Race will start on 21st of October 2006 from Valetta Harbour in Malta. The Maximus is sponsored by Thuraya-Gruppo Intermatica, the leading Italian satellite technology company. Thuraya-Gruppo Intermatica will ensure that the 30m […]

ThurayaDSL-an advanced product

Thuraya affirms satellite broadband leadership with advanced product
Abu Dhabi, September 19, 2006 : Thuraya is positioning itself as a key player in the satellite broadband market by further enhancing its high-speed data product ThurayaDSL through higher speed, compact design and greater functionality.
The leading regional mobile satellite operator plans to unveil the new-generation product in the first […]

Thuraya makes world’s first high-speed Internet connection through satellite handheld terminal

ABU DHABI, Aug. 22, 2006. — Thuraya achieved a milestone last week when engineers made an high-speed Internet connection using a handheld satellite phone. It was the world’s first such call and yet another feat for the rapidly expanding regional company that has the largest subscriber base for satellite handsets with more than 250,000 users.
Project […]