Thuraya Unveiled its Innovative Maritime Solution - SF2500™- at CommunicAsia 2012

Thuraya Telecommunications Company unveiled at CommunicAsia 2012 in Singapore its SF2500™ maritime satellite voice terminal, developed jointly with partner Addvalue Communications Pte Ltd.

 
Thuraya is using its existing success in providing satellite communications to more than 140 countries around the globe to diversify into selected vertical sectors. Having sold over 600,000 handsets worldwide, the move is another significant step for Thuraya as it continues to expand its marine product line
 
SF2500™ is the latest offering available to end-users under the recently created Thuraya MarineComms brand, which was launched to provide dedicated support for the marine market and enables Thuraya’s community of distributors and channel partners to provide training and support for marine end-users. The Indonesian Fisherman Association is already an early adopter of the SF2500™ terminal, and Thuraya expects the product’s reliability and value to rapidly attract other global marine end-users.

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