[Satellite Today 12-30-08] Two new Thuraya location services have been launched, the operator announced Dec. 24. 
    Geonix, a U.K.-based location services and equipment provider, has launched ThurayaAssist and ThurayaRelay, which are new services that are deployed on the GPS feature built in Thuraya handsets. Every satellite phone developed for the Thuraya network contains an embedded GPS positioning system used to report the handset’s position to the Thuraya location service servers.
    ThurayaAssist caters to corporate clients, NGOs and government organizations and is a fully manned and managed emergency position and response service.
    ThurayaRelay is also a service for corporate clients, NGOs and government organizations that want relaying of routine and emergency position reports and the ability to manage the response center themselves.