[SatNews] A large group of horse-riding enthusiasts and adventurers will be heading off to Mongolia later this month...

A three-week anthropological journey is in the works, with the 18 team members, coming primarily from the UAE and Europe, set to study globalization effects on the lives of indigenous tribes in North-East Asia. Thuraya will be the telecom sponsor of this expedition team. The team will be using Thuraya XT as their main solution for telecommunications throughout the journey. The expedition will be led by Captain Lazlo Toth and Mr. Ron Haulik. “After researching the market, we opted for Thuraya XT mainly due to the high quality and reliability of the product. We are familiar with Thuraya and some of the team members are already users of the Thuraya network. We wanted to choose a trusted telecom solution that will efficiently and reliably facilitate our communications throughout this arduous trip,” said Captain Toth.

Thuraya provides ubiquitous coverage over Mongolia, including the most remote regions. As the horse expedition will be travelling to areas close to the Russian border they are ensured network availability through the Thuraya-3 network which covers the Asia Pacific region. “Thuraya XT is perfectly designed in terms of size and weight which is a factor for us as we need to carry supplies for 3 weeks and need to utilise space as best as we can. Additionally, we are travelling through very harsh environments and weather conditions therefore the fact that the phone is splash water, dust and shock proof is an essential factor that attracted us to the phone,” added Captain Toth. He added that Thuraya XT is the only satellite handheld to provide GPS waypoint navigation enabling the expedition to cut down on the need to charge and use a separate location-based device. “Through this phone we will be able to update our expedition blog as well as communicate with our scientific back up team on research topics related to the tribes we will be encountering during the expedition,” said Captain Toth.