Launched on March 15, the roaming service is designed to enable Thuraya subscribers to use the AT&T network to roam seamlessly with their Thuraya XT-Dual handsets. Thuraya customers located in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are now able to make and receive calls and texts messages (SMS). The next goal of the service aims to allow AT&T customers to roam using the Thuraya satellite network, spanning across Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe

“We recognize that keeping in close communication with each other is vital to both businesses as well as consumers today,” Thuraya Vice President of Marketing T. Stanford Jewett said in a statement. “We are excited to be working with one of the world’s leading carriers to provide Thuraya customers in the United States with this service. With more than 350 roaming partners worldwide, Thuraya is the only satellite operator that offers roaming services over mobile networks and we are pleased that AT&T is one of our key roaming partners.”