Talk to the handheld: Inmasat's entry into handheld satellite phones is...

Telecom Asia;  December 1, 2007 ;   Tanner, John C.;   787 words ......like UAE-based Thuraya and Indonesia...MSS). But the handheld MSS saga took an even...states) enter the handheld MSS game, NSR says...refocused on the handheld MSS space, the less...Turbulence for Thuraya ... The recent buzz over the handheld MSS revival ...

Bid to provide satellite-enhanced communication solutions; Thuraya...

Africa & The Middle East Telecom;  March 1, 2005 ;     713 words ...Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company officially launched...National Satellite Telecommunications Services (NSTS), Thuraya's National Service Provider in Kuwait. Jamal Al-Jarwan, Chief Commercial Officer of Thuraya, told a press conference that, Thuraya is pleased to launch...

Thuraya embarks on India project. (New Services).(Brief Article)

Wireless Satellite and Broadcasting Newsletter;  February 1, 2003 ;     257 words ...Thuraya has embarked on a rural fixed telephone project in India...commercial services in the huge Indian market. Meanwhile, Thuraya's subscribers have touched 81,000 with another 75,000 to...telephone project. The project relates to fixed telephones. Thuraya is not in direct talks with the government, ...

UAE communications company Thuraya expands services in Africa

Xinhua News Agency;  May 3, 2004 ;     413 words ...UAE communications company Thuraya expands services in Africa ABU DHABI, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Thuraya, a major private communications company in...the total number of countries under the new Thuraya footprint to more than 110, spanning Europe...

THURAYA 2 SATELLITE LAUNCHED

Info-Prod Research (Middle East);  June 11, 2003 ;     250 words ...According to the Emirates News Agency (June 10, 2003), Thuraya's second satellite, the Thuraya 2, will be deployed into geosynchronous transfer...by Sea Launch, which also successfully launched Thuraya's first satellite in October 2000. The Thuraya...

Thuraya phones in demand in Lebanon, but Iraq goes mobile.(IRAQ)(Thuraya...

Africa & The Middle East Telecom;  November 1, 2006 ;     250 words ...Since the beginning of the current war, Thuraya's satellite telephones have become a hot product...telephone infrastructure. Wars are good for Thuraya. In 2004, Iraq accounted for 60 percent of Thuraya's revenues, but that fell to 40 percent in...

Thuraya 2 satellite blasts off. (UAE).(Brief Article)

Africa & The Middle East Telecom;  July 1, 2003 ;     276 words ...The UAE's Thuraya 2 communications satellite has been launched into orbit...Longitude and is designed for a 12-15 year life span. The Thuraya 2 will serve as a back up for the Thuraya 1 satellite, which currently provides satellite telephony...

Thuraya to finalize bank credit refinancing. (UAE).(Brief Article)

Africa & The Middle East Telecom;  March 1, 2003 ;     196 words ...Thuraya will shortly complete refinancing of its credit line with...top official. The original credit was $470 million, but Thuraya last year repaid one tranche. The refinancing is being...satellite project was $1 billion. On the operational side, Thuraya hopes to cross 200,000 subscribers by year-end. The ...

Thuraya launches High-Speed Satellite Data.(UAE)

Africa & The Middle East Telecom;  April 1, 2005 ;     449 words ......UAE-based regional satellite operator, Thuraya, is launching soon a high-speed satellite Internet service branded as ThurayaDSL. As a first step towards an ambitious...satellite broadband portfolio, ThurayaDSL is aimed at improving the Company...

Thuraya starts services in Ethiopia.(UAE)(Thuraya Satellite...

Africa & The Middle East Telecom;  June 1, 2005 ;     199 words ...The UAE-based Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co. launched commercial services in...in the African region, said Yousuf Al Sayed, managing director of Thuraya. Thuraya's entry into this highly populous market promises to be a good example...

Boeing Satellite Systems: Thuraya Satellite Begins Commercial Mobile Phone...

Canadian Corporate News;  June 18, 2001 ;     787 words ......Satellite Systems and Hughes Network Systems Thuraya, the satellite-based regional mobile communications...and Hughes Network Systems (HNS) for Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company of...to more than 20 countries in July. The Thuraya service relies on the high-power Thuraya...

Thuraya Satellite Begins Commercial Mobile Phone Service.(Brief Article)

Wireless Satellite and Broadcasting Newsletter;  August 1, 2001 ;     258 words ...Thuraya, the satellite-based regional mobile communications system...Satellite Systems (BSS) and Hughes Network Systems (HNS) for Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company of United Arab Emirates...commercial service to more than 20 countries in July. The Thuraya service relies on the high-power ...

Thuraya plans launch of second satellite in January 2003 and contracts...

Africa & The Middle East Telecom;  July 1, 2002 ;     485 words ...Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co., based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has authorized Boeing to launch the Thuraya-2 satellite in January 2003 and has contracted with Boeing to build Thuraya-3. Sea Launch will launch Thuraya-2, which is expected to join Thuraya-1 at an orbital...

Telenor and Thuraya ink satellite services agreement.(distribution...

Africa & The Middle East Telecom;  July 1, 2005 ;     308 words ...Thuraya's DSL service also included as Telenor further expands...mobile product portfolio Telenor Satellite Services and Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company announced that Telenor will begin offering Thuraya products and services throughout Telenor's global distribution...

Thuraya extends reach to east, southeast Asia

AP Worldstream;  October 13, 2003 ;     205 words ......Dateline: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co. said...east and southeast Asia. Abu Dhabi-based Thuraya said in a statement that after the successful...its clientele in the Asian continent. Thuraya's satellite network encompasses 106 countries...