Encryption Used by Some Satellite Phones May have been Broken February 22, 2012
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Thuraya SO-2510
Up till now, many users have assumed that satellite communications is intrinsically secure. Evidently, German researchers at Ruhr University Bochum assert that they have been able to break the encryption used to protect certain civilian satellite communications. According to the researchers inexpensive computer equipment can be used to decipher a satellite call in around 30 minutes, and more powerful computers could potentially eavesdrop on active satellite phone voice calls.
The encryption algorithms that were allegedly broken are the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) GMR-1 and GMR-2 algorithms which are encryption standards used by various satellite phone providers including Thuraya.
According to a February 8, 2012 article in NetworkWorld, the researchers studied the Thuraya SO-2510. For more information on this story, see the Feb 3, 2012 article in The Telegraph or the
Feb 8, 2012 article in NetworkWorld.
SOLUTION: Extremely secure voice communications over Thuraya satellite phones is available. Outfitter Satellite provides small handheld encryption systems such as the CopyTele DCS-1400. This lightweight easy-to-use encryption system weighs only 3 oz and can be configured with powerful encryption algorithms such as Harris CITADELTM CCX, Triple DES or the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
Thuraya XT is here October 28, 2009
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Thuraya XT
Thuraya says the Thuraya XT satellite phone is the toughest, most durable phone on the market and they have data to back it up. It is also one of the smallest, lightest sat phones in the market. It has a gorgeous 262,000 color display. XT users can navigate to their destination using the built-in GPS functions. Thuraya has coverage in over 140 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
