Services
- Voice communications with satellite phones (Thuraya XT-DUAL, Thuraya XT, Thuraya SO-2510 (discontinued), Thuraya SG-2520 (discontinued), Hughes 7100 (discontinued), 7101 (discontinued) and Ascom 21 (discontinued)) or fixed terminals
- Short message service
- 9.6 kbit/s of data & fax service
- 60 kbit/s downlink and 15 kbit/s uplink "GMPRS" mobile data service on Thuraya satellite phones
- 144 kbit/s high-speed data transfer via a notebook-sized terminal (ThurayaDSL)
- GPS is supported by all handsets
- A number of value-added services, such as news, call back, call waiting, missed calls, voicemail, WAP, etc.
- A one-way 'high power alert' capability that notifies users of an incoming call, when the signal path to the satellite is obstructed (e.g. inside a building)
- Marine Services: a combination of a special (fixed) base station and subscription offering voice, fax, data and always on internet-access. Also an emergency service which, when activated, sends multiple SMS messages containing alarm-status and actual position to pre-defined destinations
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