A
joint announcement by Thuraya Telecommunications and SoftBank Mobile
revealed that the two companies have formed a partnership to offer
mobile satellite communications services to business, enterprise, and
consumer subscribers in Japan. The new partners will leverage
Thuraya’s network of communications satellites for their
aforementioned services.
Softbank
Mobile has received approval to distribute Thuraya’s satellite
network services in Japan. The distribution channels of the Japanese
telecommunications company will begin offering Thuraya’s handsets
and airtime services starting February 2013. Both companies will also
develop a new Thuraya handset with unique features; SoftBank Mobile will be the exclusive distributor of the new handset.
The
new partnership provides SoftBank users with access to Thuraya’s
communications satellite network in areas that cannot be reached by terrestrial networks due to remote rough terrain or natural
disasters. The satellite communications services extended by Thuraya
will allow individual and enterprise consumers to enjoy clear
communications at any time and anywhere in Japan and its surrounding
maritime areas.
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