Dubai, May 19, 2014: Two major Machine-to-Machine (M2M) players from different parts of the world have decided to join hands and launch a dedicated M2M platform for the satellite market.
Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a well-known name in the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator business headquartered in Dubai, UAE, and ViaSat Inc. have signed a partnership agreement to develop and launch the platform, combined with M2M specific products and commercial packages. A press release said together, the companies will leverage their respective strengths to create a highly competitive offer for the satellite M2M market. The California, US-based ViaSat produces innovative satellite and other digital communication products that enable fast, secure, and efficient communications to any location.
The Thuraya/ViaSat M2M solution will be a highly secure, end-to-end managed service boasting a low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) over the lifetime of an M2M project. The M2M service is ideal for end-users across the energy, utilities, logistics and enterprise sectors, among others. The Thuraya ViaSat M2M service is planned for launch, early 2015.
M2M will be a key growth engine for satellite services in the next few years. Thuraya and ViaSat have a vision for a faster and more secure offering to address the higher-end requirements of the energy, enterprise and military sectors.
ViaSat technology uses satellite bandwidth more efficiently to lower the cost of ownership and enable advanced features for M2M applications, including multicast and improved network security.
According to Randy Roberts, Vice President of Innovation, Thuraya, one of the key drivers of the Internet of Things (IoT) was the growing adoption of M2M technology across industries. The partnership with ViaSat, he said, would enable his company to broaden its M2M product portfolio, for both fixed and mobile applications.
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