The company will also forge several new partnerships with leading companies to enrich its portfolio of IoT and AI solutions.
The UAEs flagship satellite solutions provider, Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat), will announce a host of new agreements with various companies specialising in the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) sectors during the Gitex which runs from October 16 to 20, 2023. The partnerships aim to leverage the power of AI and IoT across different industries, such as agriculture, marine and logistics.
Thuraya, Yahsats mobility arm, will also showcase several satellite-powered solutions during Gitex. These include smart irrigation solutions that use IoT sensors to monitor weather and soil conditions; AI-powered solutions to detect wildfires; a monitoring solution that uses Thurayas MarineStar to tackle illegal and unregulated fishing; IoT solutions to track and monitor shipping containers in real-time over land and sea and even livestock tracking collars that allows farmers to accurately locate their herds.
Commenting on Yahsat’s participation at Gitex, Sulaiman Al Ali, Chief Commercial Officer of Yahsat, said: As an industry pioneer and leader in the satellite communications sector, we are the partner of choice for several customer segments that require critical communications and innovative space technology. This position is being reinforced through Yahsats numerous space technologies that are rapidly transforming various sectors. During Gitex, we will welcome on board a number of innovative new partners that are seeking to disrupt the traditional way of running business across various segments through state of the art, cost-effective and more efficient AI and IoT solutions empowered by our advanced satellite systems.
