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Thuraya's third satellite to cover Asia-Pacific

Thuraya has recently announced the commercial readiness of its third satellite, Thuraya-3, aimed at covering the Asia-Pacific region.

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  • Published: 23:53 June 17, 2008
  • Gulf News

Dubai: Thuraya has recently announced the commercial readiness of its third satellite, Thuraya-3, aimed at covering the Asia-Pacific region.

Thuraya-3 and relating ground network started commercial activities effectively from June 9, which heralded a new phase in the company's expansion and growth towards Asia.

The geosynchronous satellite, which was launched by Sea Launch in January this year, underwent a rigorous technical testing on all its Ground, Space and other related systems to ensure high service quality.

The company's expanded coverage towards Asia-Pacific, including such major markets as China, Australia, Japan, Korea and Indonesia, will double the current market size and population covered by the Thuraya system, bringing two more billion people under its footprint.

"This is another great step achieved by Thuraya towards becoming a multi-regional mobile satellite operator serving millions around the world. We are looking forward to offering our services and solutions to the people, businesses and key trade and economical sectors in all East Asian markets," said Thuraya CEO Yousuf Al Sayed.

Al Sayed added that the border-to-border coverage provided by Thuraya in each country under its footprint will empower people in rural and remote areas as well as those at sea or beyond the reach of terrestrial networks by providing them with reliable access to modern voice and data communications.

"Moreover, our continued coverage expansion will provide our existing subscribers a great advantage and flexibility in using their Thuraya phones in a larger footprint of nearly 170 countries," Al Sayed said.

Parallel to technical readiness, which it had been undergoing since 2007, the commercial infrastructure was also put in place in time, with highly promising distribution and marketing partnerships established with strong networks in such key markets as Australia, Korea and Taiwan.

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