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About Thuraya 4
Thuraya 4 is a next generation mobile telecommunications system that will drive the continued advancement of Thuraya’s L-band business across Africa, Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East.
It will increase coverage and capacity, while delivering better capabilities and flexibility to enable next generation mobility solutions for all customer segments, including defense, government and enterprise.
Besides reinforcing Thuraya’s leadership of the MSS voice market, the new system will spur the company’s growth across many strategic product lines, such as maritime, IoT and data solutions, offering a wide spectrum of throughput capabilities and the highest speeds available in the market.
Thuraya 4 is based on the state-of-the-art all-electric Airbus Eurostar Neo Platform, which provides a superior combination of reliability, flexibility and efficiency.
It comprises a large 12-metre L-band antenna and a payload with on-board processing, facilitating advanced routing flexibility of up to 3200 channels with dynamic power allocation over a large number of spot beams.
Key Highlights
Advanced Technology
Based on the new all-electric Airbus Eurostar Neo platform
Wider Satellite Footprint
Europe, Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East
Innovative
Design
Advanced routing flexibility of up to 3,200 channels with dynamic power allocation
Versatile Platform for Future Applications
New product development opportunities - IoT, Maritime & Government
Added
Value
Affordable, reliable with flexible plans
Unmatched Reliability
Unmatched reliability, designed with security and resilience in mind
Higher
Throughput
Wide range of data rates above 1 Mbps, Efficient and smart resource management to support surge in hotspot areas
Thuraya 4 lays the foundation for our next phase of growth, providing a world of opportunities to partners and users, in addition to opening up new avenues for innovation and development of land, sea and aero solutions.
Extended Coverage
Unique satellite design for extended coverage across:
- Africa & Europe
- Central Asia
- Middle East
Thuraya 4 will also include vast stretches of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
System Capabilities
Advanced high performance capabilities allowing:
- Wide range of data rates above 1 Mbps
- Spacecraft flexibility to dynamically support surge in hotspot areas
- Payload capacity supports 3 times the number of users than traditional MSS satellites
- Supports multiple technologies
- Payload adaptability
Bigger Opportunities
Unlocking a world of innovations for new products and solutions development:
- System flexibility to support diverse portfolio of products (small IoT devices, handheld terminals, transportable data terminals) with robust connectivity and high mobility
- Flexible platform designed for a wide range of existing and future services (voice, PTT, data, streaming, short burst messaging)
- Capability to develop vertical-specific products, solutions and applications