Thuraya and Airtel Africa entered into a partnership...

Thuraya and Airtel Africa entered into a partnership to provide Airtel Africa customers with mobile satellite products and services across 17 African countries. Customers will have voice and broadband connectivity “via Thuraya’s satellite network across the continent’s most remote areas,” Thuraya said in a news release Monday (http://bit.ly/1i85uQj). Beginning in May, Airtel Africa will sell Thuraya’s products and airtime packages at their retail outlets, it said.