Thuraya and Telespazio sign a partnership agreement for the global distribution of mobile satellite services

(To Telespazio)
24/06/20

Thuraya, a satellite mobile services company controlled by the Emirati group Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), has signed a partnership agreement with Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), for distribution throughout the world of its products and services.

Thanks to this agreement, Telespazio's customers active in strategic sectors - government, maritime, energy and emergency management - will be able to integrate Thuraya's mobile solutions with their own platforms, and thus access a wide range of commercial applications. on-the-move and comm-on-the-pause.

Shawkat Ahmed, Thuraya's Chief Commercial Officer, said: "The combination of our technology and the global distribution capacity guaranteed by Telespazio makes this partnership ideal to face all the opportunities offered by the market, and allows us to provide end users with a high profile offer. The partnership with Telespazio, a company with a long history and expertise in the field of mobile satellite services, is part of our ongoing effort to consolidate Thuraya's global presence in key markets and sectors, so as to guarantee users constant access to our solutions ".

Thuraya's mobile satellite network provides voice, data and broadband services both on land and at sea and in flight, and covers over 160 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.

"Thuraya further expands Telespazio's offer in the field of solutions and services for governments, public services, the oil and gas sector and for the mobile communications market, further strengthening our role as a global distributor of satellite services. partnership allows us to offer customers around the world a full range of mobile satellite services, supported by flexible plans and reliable terminals ", said Alessandro Caranci, Head of Telespazio's Satellite Communications Business Line.

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