Thuraya and Telenor Ink Satellite Services Agreement; Telenor Now Offers Thuraya Satellite Communications Services Throughout Its Global Distribution Network
July 12, 2005
ABU DHABI, UAE & OSLO, Norway- Thuraya and Telenor Satellite Services announced that Telenor will begin offering Thuraya products and services throughout Telenor’s global distribution network.
Under the terms of the distribution agreement, Telenor now offers ThurayaDSL Services, in addition to Thuraya’s standard handheld satellite communications services.
"The addition of Thuraya services to Telenor’s portfolio further strengthens and complements our current menu of ‘on demand’ mobile satellite services," said Tore Hilde, chief executive officer of Telenor Satellite Services. "Our partnership with Thuraya adds unique value with an established quality of service that we can market globally through our worldwide network of Telenor Service Providers."
Thuraya’s CEO Yousuf Al Sayed added: "Thuraya always puts a premium on the quality of the service providers it selects, as they remain the vital link that connects the company to its customers. We are pleased that Telenor has joined Thuraya’s service provider network and recognize their considerable telecom expertise and infrastructure."
Thuraya’s wide range of services includes voice, data, facsimile and GSM short messaging service throughout its coverage region. Telenor also now offers ThurayaDSL, providing "always on" high-speed GPRS packet data services using a notebook-sized satellite IP modem for communications up to 144 kbps. ThurayaDSL provides corporate customers, government agencies, news gathering organizations and non-government organizations (NGOs) cost-effective communications via satellite for remote Internet connections.
Telenor Satellite Services is a subsidiary of Telenor ASA of Norway, listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (TEL) and NASDAQ (TELN).