Thuraya
Develops
Marine-Grade
High
Speed
Broadband
Solution
18
March
2010
As
part
of
evolving
its
satellite
maritime
offerings,
Thuraya
is
developing
an
advanced
broadband
terminal
for
the
maritime
industry
in
partnership
with
Comtech.
The
new
terminal,
which
is
designed
and
built
with
leading
market
technology,
is
set
for
launch
in
September
of
this
year.
The
Comtech
maritime
terminal
will
provide
high-quality
voice
services
as
well
as a
broadband
service
that
reaches
a
speed
of
up
to
444
kbps.
Users
will
also
be
able
to
access
high-speed
video-streaming
at
speeds
of
384
kbps
at
sea.
The
competitiveness
of
the
new
solution
lies
in
its
compact
size
and
cost-effectiveness
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
enterprise
sector, especially in the maritime market.
Complying
with
all
maritime
standards,
the
new
solution
has
a
separate,
small
omni-directional
antenna
that
ensures
high-quality
connectivity
to
the
satellite
regardless
of
vessel
movements.
“The
Comtech
broadband
solution
has
the
strengths
and
features
of
both
Thuraya’s
superior and congestion-free satellite network along with Comtech’s technology and product know-how,”
said
Thuraya’s
Chief
Executive
Officer,
Mr.
Yousuf
Al
Sayed.
He
also
added
that
one
of
the
advantages
of
this
new
terminal
is
that
it
has
been
designed
following
diligent
market
research,
to
ensure
an
extremely
practical
and
user-friendly
maritime
solution
for
crew-calling,
pushing
data
as
well
as
streaming
services.
On a
similar
note
Mr.
Dan
Wood
President
of
Comtech
Mobile
Data
Corporation, the specialised US-based mobile communications
expert
said,
“The
technology
used
for
this
new
maritime
terminal
is
very
advanced
and
the
outcome
will
be a
superior marine grade solution that will develop Thuraya’s
standing
in
the
maritime
sector.”
He
also
elaborated that with the reliability of Thuraya’s satellite
the
solution
will
provide
high-quality
communications
within
the
coverage
area
of
Thuraya.
Thuraya
covers
the
Arabian
Gulf,
Red
Sea,
Mediterranean,
Arabian
Sea,
North
Sea,
Baltic
Sea,
large
parts
of
the
Atlantic
and Indian Oceans
and
international
waters
in
the
Asia
Pacific.
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