A satellite network has a key strategic role in providing complementary rural communications and access network for Etisalat Afghanistan cellular business expansion – especially when supporting mobile coverage throughout Afghanistan – as well as enabling other businesses.

With the difficulties of Afghanistan geography, deploying a GSM network may not be cost efficient in remote areas such as in the central and southern part of Afghanistan.
The solution to these challenges is our product bundling with Thuraya satellite phone that is currently available in market. Thuraya is a subsidiary of Etisalat. To address the demand of full mobility, we will launch this soon to keep up with the customer’s needs as well as a strategic move to position Etisalat as a premium brand.

The Etisalat satellite phone service will provide customers with the freedom of movement and the ability to stay connected anywhere anytime in the challenging environments throughout Afghanistan.

Thuraya is our latest service innovation and has a strategic role in providing complementary rural communications that support mobile coverage throughout Afghanistan. This service is a complimentary service through which Etisalat customer can make call or receive calls throughout the country. The system operates very flexibly, so whenever GSM coverage is unavailable, the satellite coverage will take over and vice versa.     Black

This satellite phone service will provide customers with the freedom of movement and the ability to stay connected anywhere anytime in the challenging environments throughout Afghanistan.

1. The package will come with an Etisalat Postpaid MSISDN number.
2. You will enjoy EA’s competitive roaming rates if you travel to any countries that we have roaming agreements with.

The Thuraya satellite phone is a smart 3-in-1 integrated handset with satellite, GSM tri-band and GPS functionality. The Thuraya SG-2520 provides seamless mobility beyond land-based telecommunication systems. In GSM mode, you can make and receive calls in all GSM areas. If you are outside the GSM coverage area you can then make and receive calls from any destination within Thuraya’s coverage area. 

The Thuraya SG-2520 is the first satellite phone with Bluetooth which enables hands-free operations. The GPS feature in your Thuraya SG-2520 is a powerful tool for navigation and personal security, providing reliable, accurate global positioning information.

Customer benefits:

1. You won’t miss a call virtually anywhere, since satellite will cover in absent of GSM network. This is a great asset to our enterprise customers
2. You can enjoy affordable rates when roaming within Etisalat network worldwide in 17 countries
3. se 1 handset rather than 2, and have 1 number rather than 2.

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