Thuraya
IP M2M
Service
launched
to
connect
the
Internet
of
Remote
Things
21 June,
2017
Thuraya
Telecommunications
Company
announced
the
launch
of the
Thuraya
IP M2M
Service
to
support
high
volume,
high
throughput
machine-to-machine
(M2M)
applications.
The
service
is
powered
by
Thuraya’s
real-time,
two-way
IP
network
with
speeds
of up to
444
Kbps, a
state-of-the-art
Remote
Terminal
Management
(RTM)
platform
and the
Thuraya
IP+
terminal.
The new
service
extends
the
capabilities
of
Thuraya’s
successful
IP+
terminal
to
support
a wider
range of
M2M
applications.
It is
designed
for
efficient
communication
between
devices
and for
the
control
and
consolidation
of data
from
remote
equipment.
The
service
targets
a number
of
sectors
including
oil and
gas,
utilities,
renewable
energy,
banking
and
government.
The RTM
platform
provides
a rich
set of
connectivity
management
features
including
usage
monitoring,
connection
control,
abnormal
session
management,
geo-fencing,
firewall
management,
usage
traffic
graphs
and
charts.
It’s
device
management
features
allow
users to
view a
connected
terminal’s
position,
signal
strength
and
current
status.
Users
can also
reboot
and
configure
the
terminal
remotely.
Thuraya’s
acting
Chief
Commercial
Officer,
Rashid
Baba
said:
“The
rise in
IoT
applications
and M2M
adoption
has
triggered
an
increase
in
demand
among
several
sectors
for
higher
throughput
applications
deployed
over
satellite.
Some of
these
solutions
include
video-
and
image
capturing
for
surveillance
and
security;
oil and
gas
real-time
applications;
smart-grid
Remote
Terminal
Unit
(RTU)
recloser
connectivity,
and wind
and
solar
farm
monitoring.
Thuraya
IP M2M
service
addresses
these
requirements
while
taking
operational
efficiency
for our
customers
to a
whole
new
level by
reducing
the
total
cost of
ownership
and
operation
of their
IoT apps
and
services.”
Thuraya
IP M2M
service
enhances
Thuraya’s
M2M
product
range by
addressing
market
requirements
for
bandwidth
hungry
M2M
applications.
It
allows
users to
send
bulk
amounts
of data
per
month,
offering
a
scalable
solution
for
high-volume
SCADA
connectivity,
remote
asset
control,
and
other
telemetry
requirements.
Rashid
Baba
added:
“Our
announcement
about
joining
the LoRa
Alliance
adds
further
momentum
to
Thuraya’s
M2M
aspirations.
We are
expanding
our
services
and
solutions
to areas
such as
rural
IoT and
M2M
connectivity,
cargo
and
shipping,
smart
agriculture,
and
smart
metering.
Thuraya
IP M2M
service
is one
of the
key
components
of our
exciting
FUTURA
capability
plans,
and
positions
us well
to
effectively
address
the
market
requirements.”
