This document provides information about Thuraya Telecommunications Company and its satellite communication products and services. It summarizes that Thuraya is a leading mobile satellite operator that provides voice, data and other services to over 161 countries via its two satellites. It has a range of satellite phones, hotspots and IoT devices that can work over satellite or cellular networks. Examples of how Thuraya's technology is used include election polling, fisheries tracking, oil/gas operations and more. The document concludes by describing a case study of Thuraya's technology being used for result transmission in Democratic Republic of Congo's 2018 election.
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• Thuraya is a leading L-band mobile satellite operator
providing L band Voice, Data, Maritime, M2M and Aero
products and solutions
• Covers more than 2/3rd of the world’s population, 5 billion
people, with two Geo Satellites (Boeing Satellite Systems
International Inc.)
• State-of-the art communication solutions in 161 countries
• Regional offices in Europe, USA, Singapore;
• Thuraya serves global industry leaders from a variety of
sectors - energy, government, maritime, media, NGOs,
GSM Operators
Who we are
Leading MSS operator for L-band services
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Satellite and GSM Coverage
Covering 2/3rd of the globe by satellite and the whole world by roaming
Thuraya’s Satellite Coverage Only MSS operator w/2-way GSM Roaming
• Covers 161 Countries, More that 5 Billion People
• Covers North America in M2M/IoT
• Only MSS with GSM Roaming
• 396 roaming agreements worldwide
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Product Portfolio
Rich and robust product portfolio for every sector
IP Voyager IP Commander
Land Voice XT-LITE XT-PRO
SatSleeve ++ SatSleeve Hotspot XT-PRO DUAL X5-Touch
M2M
ViaSat
FT 2225
IP M2M
T2M DUAL
Land Data
IP+ MCD Voyager WE
Aero
Aero BBAero NB
Maritime
Seagull SF2500 Orion IP Atlas IP SeaStar Atlas IP + VSAT+
IP Commander
Orion IP Atlas IP+ VSAT +
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Introducing the Thuraya X5-Touch
The smartest satellite phone!
• First Android satellite phone
• First touchscreen phone in the MSS industry
• Most rugged phone in the MSS industry with IP67 standard
and compliance with MIL 810 G/F
• Most powerful battery in the MSS industry for long and
reliable battery life
• Provides true dual mode where SAT and GSM can be on at
the same time
• Walk-and-talk capability for maximum flexibility
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Convergence & Unified communication
• Dual Mode - Satellite & LTE with One SIM
• Wi-Fi data Coverage by offering LTE/Satellite
• Terrestrial Mode & Satellite Mode
• Only Hotspot in the market to offer dual mode
capability
• MNO SIM Card on LTE and roaming in Satellite up to
384 Kbps (Staying connected anywhere &
everywhere)
• Thuraya SIM Card on Satellite and on 3G up to 2Mbps
Thuraya
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Trains Monitoring
Utilities Smart
Metering
Border Security
Digitizing African Economy
GSMA “connected Life” forecast $4.5T in 2020
Fleet Management
Health Remote
Monitoring
Water Irrigation and
control
Smart Sensors
and Meters
Live Stock Monitoring
Smart Banking
Oil & Gas Operations
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• Nationwide results can be collected within hours after poll closing
• No manual interaction and manipulation
• Simple user interface with touchscreen to avoid user mistakes
• Operator can activate the transmission but doesn’t have access to the data
• Data can be encrypted based on the requirements of the election committee
• Data transmission possible via Thuraya GmPRS, Circuit Switched Data, SMS or GSM
(preconfigured depending on project)
• Secure data transmission via satellite and VPN to the data centre of the election
committee
RTS (Result Transmitting System)
Salient features
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• Voting Date: Dec 30, 2018
• Number of RTS terminals used: 7,000
• Network used: CSD and GmPRS over Thuraya Satellite (No GSM used)
• Success Rate of Data Transmission: 96% results within 3 hours and 99% in 24 hours
• CSD and GmPRS used with efficient load balancing to ensure faster KPI time and
also efficient utilization of satellite bandwidth resources.
• 256 bit level encryption between the remote election sites to the servers in DRC to
ensure full confidentiality of the most important data
• Secure VPN link with high network security features set up between Thuraya’s
Primary Gateway and Election commission servers in Kinshasa
DRC election – Case Study
DRC Election 2018