Thuraya
Sign in to saveThuraya (, Gulf Arabic pron.: ; from the Arabic name for the Pleiades, Thurayya) is a United Arab Emirates-based regional mobile-satellite service (MSS) provider. The company operates two geosynchronous satellites and provides telecommunications coverage in about 150 countries in Europe, the Middle East, North, Central and East Africa and Asia. Thuraya's L-band network delivers voice and data services.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Thuraya Telecommunications Company
- Company.logo
- Thu logo.jpg
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.industry
- Mobile-satellite services
- Company.location
- United Arab Emirates
- Company.owners
- Al Yah Satellite Communications
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Services
- Technical details of the network
- Virtual country code
- Air interface
- Use of GPS
- Satellites
- Thuraya 1
- Thuraya 2
- Thuraya 3
- Thuraya 4-NGS
- Subscriber hardware
- Handsets
- Sleeves
- References
- External links
Thuraya (, Gulf Arabic pron.: ; from the Arabic name for the Pleiades, Thurayya) is a United Arab Emirates-based regional mobile-satellite service (MSS) provider. The company operates two geosynchronous satellites and provides telecommunications coverage in about 150 countries in Europe, the Middle East, North, Central and East Africa and Asia. Thuraya's L-band network delivers voice and data services.
Thuraya is the mobile satellite services subsidiary of Yahsat, a global satellite operator based in the United Arab Emirates, fully owned by Mubadala Investment Company. The geostationary nature of the service implies high round-trip times from satellite to Earth, leading to a noticeable lag being present during voice calls.