Thuraya and OneAccess announce solution for connectivity

Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading Mobile Satellite Services operator and its Solution Partner OneAccess, a leading manufacturer of multi-service routers and Carrier Ethernet access devices, yesterday announced a strategic partnership that they will provide users of Thuraya IP terminals with three new customized solutions. Ahmed AL Shamsi, Chief Technology Officer at Thuraya said: "Today's mobile worker, whether in the corporate or media sector, demands secure, high-speed connection coupled with the ability to transfer and transmit files without sacrificing workload capacity through their IP terminals. Thuraya and OneAccess recognise this and have developed these solutions to enhance IP performance to support the needs of our users." With effect from today, all Thuraya IP terminals will have access to : Up to 10 times' faster Virtual Private Network (VPN) through an advanced router that includes data redundancy elimination technology, firewall, QoS and link management capabilities, and Optimised link bonding that combines link management with acceleration and compression technology to bond streams from multiple Thuraya IP terminals. The OneAccess solution balances the video stream over multiple links to enable the video stream to be transmitted in real-time with the right quality. Enhanced surfing speed with WEBcompress, which dramatically minimises transferred content and shortens web page loading times by up to a 75% volume reduction on the first-time load of web pages.