SpeedCast
Partners
with
Thuraya
to
Expand
Satellite
Mobility
product
portfolio
10
March
2015
SpeedCast
International
Limited
has
established
a
distributor
agreement
with
Thuraya
Telecommunications
Company.
The
new
agreement
brings
new
options
for
satellite
mobility
solutions
for
SpeedCast’s
global
customer
base
and
expands
SpeedCast’s
mobility
product
portfolio.
Under
the
agreement,
SpeedCast
will
now
have
access
to
Thuraya’s
portfolio
of
innovative
mobile
satellite
products
and
services,
including
Thuraya
SatSleeve,
XT
satellite
phones,
land
and
maritime
broadband
terminals.
The
agreement
further
allows
SpeedCast
to
distribute
Thuraya
mobile
satellite
products
and
services
throughout
its
reseller
and
end-user
customer
base.
The
expanded
portfolio
will
offer
SpeedCast’s
customers
with
an
even
broader
range
of
solutions
to
meet
their
communication
requirements,
particularly
for
the
maritime,
energy
and
enterprise
sectors.
“The
agreement
between
Thuraya
and
SpeedCast
will
expand
our
portfolio
in
the
MSS
arena,”
said
Andrew
Burdall,
Vice
President
of
Strategic
Business
Development,
SpeedCast.
“The
provisioning
of
mobile
satellite
services,
together
with
our
core
VSAT
services,
allows
SpeedCast
to
be a
one-stop
shop
for
our
customers.
This
development
will
be
especially
beneficial
for
our
customers
located
in
the
Middle
East
and
African
regions,
where
Thuraya’s
network
has
good
penetration.”
“We
are
pleased
to
partner
with
a
leading
satellite
service
provider
such
a
SpeedCast,”
said
Bilal
El
Hamoui,
Chief
Commercial
Officer
at
Thuraya.
“The
new
agreement
with
SpeedCast
will
enhance
our
maritime
distribution
network
and
support
the
roll-out
of
our
new
maritime
products
and
services.
We
have
seen
increasing
demand
for
our
mobile
satellite
services
in
the
core
markets
that
SpeedCast
serves,
such
as
maritime,
energy
and
enterprise.”
This
new
agreement
follows
SpeedCast’s
announced
acquisition
of
Geolink
Satellite
Services
in
February,
a
specialist
in
mobile
satellite
services,
which
will
further
enhance
SpeedCast’s
mobility
products
and
services
in
the
Middle
East
and
African
regions.
