Thuraya's Fixed Docking Unit (FDU), the home/office docking product allows the usage of the Hughes Thuraya Satellite phons in an indoor environment such as home or office. The FDU complements the Thuraya phone by extending its operations and functionalities inside buildings.

The physical mating of the Thuraya phone with FDU is easy and straightforward. The Thuraya phone has to be simply docked into the designated slot of the FDU, and all the standard satellite-based services such as voice, fax and data and the supplementary services will be available indoors. Sending/ receiving SMS can be done more efficiently via using the SMS software accompanied in FDU's's package. Furthermore, FDU facilitates recharging of the satellite mobile phone when docked, while permitting normal conversation using the auxiliary handset.