It has been acknowledged that the Thuraya Telecommunications Company produced rugged satellite mobile phones. It now looks as if they will be launching one in the Thuraya XT Satellite phone.

The Thuraya XT act in accordance with the world telecom IP54/IK03 standards. The Satellite phone has a glare-resistant display this is so readability is better outdoors, it also has up to 6 hours battery life and up to 80 hours standby time.

The Thuraya XT Satellite phone also includes, fax and organizer services, email, SMS and a built-in GPS-Navigation feature. It supports 12 different languages and is lightweight and compact, it weighs only 193 grams, this is good for customers that need a compact and strong phone while on the move.

Source – mobilewhack.com