Thuraya & Niflink unite to offer telemedicine and eLearning solutions

By Shilpa Annie Joseph, Official Reporter
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UAE’s Thuraya Telecommunications Company has partnered with Niflink in order to provide customizable telemedicine and eLearning solutions across its network, using Niflink’s advanced video compression technology.

According to the statement, the partnership opens up a range of new opportunities for institutional and organizational users such as health and education ministries, the military, first responders, and non-governmental organizations.

Thuraya Telecommunications Company is the mobile satellite services subsidiary of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company.

Under the agreement, Niflink’s telemedicine solution will be optimized and certified to work across the Thuraya network in the regions it operates.

The solution is tailored to enable large-scale remote education and healthcare projects in remote and rural areas. This is made possible by embedded video compression technology that ensures the efficient transmission of multimedia content through Thuraya’s satellite network, covering 80 percent of the world across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Sulaiman Al Ali, Thuraya CEO, and Yahsat Chief Commercial Officer, said that, “We are delighted to announce our partnership with Niflink. By combining the reach and scale of Thuraya’s satellite network with Niflink’s adaptable telemedicine and eLearning solution more people will be able to access essential health and education services.”

Cav. Bruno Iacone, CEO of Niflink, commented that, “The Niflink team is really excited about our Partnership with Thuraya, and we know that by combining our leading solutions with Thuraya’s network, we will make great strides in improving accessibility to much needed critical services in the Telemedicine and eLearning sectors.”

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