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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Abu Dhabi, 24th June 2008------: Demand for Thuraya’s recently launched ThurayaMarine solution has been overwhelming that the Company has signed up ten distribution agreements for this competitive product. This momentum is an indication for the need for an affordable, reliable maritime communication solution that caters to the needs of the regional maritime industry.
ThurayaMarine is a cost effective and user friendly telecom solution purposely designed for small and medium sized sea vessels. With a compact-size terminal, the service supports voice, data, fax, GPS and GmPRS. The omni-directional antenna that comes with the terminal ensures a quality, uninterrupted service at sea.
The ten agreements signed recently were with Fort Info Technology, GPTC, IEC, Intermatica, Moodotel, Nera Telecommunications, Satcom, Satlink, WorldCom Japan Traders and Xtralink. The SPs will be marketing and promoting ThurayaMarine service throughout Thuraya’s extensive coverage area. These Service Providers have established expertise and channels for retailing various types of satellite and maritime telecom products.
“We are thrilled with this rapid interest in ThurayaMarine across many markets. It is clearly a promising sign for the success of this product in a large, lucrative industry such as the maritime communications,” said Thuraya’s CEO Mr. Yousuf Al Sayed.
He also added that the growing strong distribution base being built for the ThurayaMarine service will facilitate a faster access and roll-out to customers.
The new service, which comes with a wireless phone allowing mobility and flexibility onboard ships, is an attractive option for fishing boats, leisure yachts and several vehicle types used in the marine transport industry.
Thuraya covers the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Mediterranean, Arabian Sea, North Sea, Baltic Sea, substantial parts of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and international waters in most of the Asia-Pacific.
About Thuraya (http://www.thuraya.com)
Thuraya, based in the United Arab Emirates, provides cost-effective mobile satellite services in more than 170 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Services provided by Thuraya include mobile voice, broadband, maritime, rural telephony, fleet management and other advanced applications that enable people and businesses everywhere under its coverage to enjoy constant access to communications and information.
The Company launched its third satellite in January 2008, which has brought countries of the Asia-Pacific region under its footprint and extended its coverage to nearly two thirds of the globe’s population.
Thuraya was founded in 1997 by a consortium of leading national telecommunications operators and reputed investment firms from the region.
For more information, please contact:
Mr. Ebrahim K. Ebrahim
Corporate Communications Department
Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co.
Post Box 33344, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Tel. 971-2-616-1388
Fax: 971-2-641-7884
Email: e_ebrahim@thuraya.com
