Thuraya Network Closure
On the 16th of April 2024, Thuraya sustained a Force Majeure event that prevents the delivery of services in Australia. As a result, Thuraya phones and data terminals are unable to be used in Australia.
Pivotel Thuraya Services in Australia were delivered using the Thuraya 3 (T3) Satellite. Thuraya has advised they have suffered a sustained Force Majeure Event which prevents services being delivered in the T3 coverage area which includes Australia.
On the 16th of April, 2024 Thuraya services in Australia became unavailable on the T3 satellite. Thuraya has worked exhaustively with the satellite manufacturer to recover services on the T3 satellite. Thuraya has now determined it is unable to recover the services in Australia using the T3 Satellite and has declared a Force Majeure Event. Thuraya has terminated its agreement with Pivotel to provide Thuraya services under the Force Majeure provisions of that agreement.
The operating status of the Thuraya 3 (T3) Satellite was reviewed in 2020 by the satellite manufacturer Boeing, on behalf of Thuraya, to determine its expected operational life. The review included analysis of the satellite’s subsystems and orbital parameters and Boeing concluded that T3 would continue to operate as designed until 2031.
As a result of this event, Thuraya phones and data terminals are no longer able to be used in Australia.
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