Students during the guided tour at Thuraya premises. Photo: Thuraya

[Via Satellite 09-26-2016] Thuraya Telecommunications has organized a lecture and workshop demonstrating the benefits of satellite-based technology to a new generation of engineers and students interested in the space industry. The event was held at Lockheed Martin’s Center for Innovation and Security Solutions at Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. The event was held for participants of the recently launched Generation Space: The Space Fundamentals Training Program by the UAE Space Agency and Mubadala.

Amal Ezzeddine, Thuraya’s senior director for government and corporate affairs, delivered the lecture, demonstrating the long term value of investing in satellite communication and its impact on saving and improving lives. Ezzeddine highlighted recent studies indicating that by 2022, the use of satellite communication will rapidly increase globally with a maximum growth expected from countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Participants were taken through a series of examples that shed light on Thuraya’s mission and purpose, and how it harnesses expertise and technology to deliver essential tools and improve connectivity for underserved communities that fall within its coverage area. Additionally, Ezzeddine cited recent examples of the crucial role satellite communication plays during crises and relief missions in the aftermath of natural disasters and emergency situations. She added that Thuraya has signed the United Nation’s Crises Connectivity Charter last year.