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Avanti Communications secures another multi-million dollar contract

Broadband services group Avanti Communications has secured a multi-million dollar contract for its HYLAS 1 and HYLAS 2 satellites with StarDSL AG, which is expected to deliver a "multi-region rollout". Using Avanti's services the multi-year contract will bring StarDSL AG's service to over twenty c

Avanti Communications Signs Multi-Region Contract With StarDSL AG

Avanti Communications Raises USD157.5 Million In Bond Proceeds

LONDON (Alliance News) - Satellite operator Avanti Communications Group PLC Friday said it has raised USD157.5 million in bond proceeds, which it said it will use to commence the HYLAS 4 satellite project, a new satellite launching in 2017. Avanti Communications said it successfully placed

Avanti Communications Wins Multi-Year, Multi-Million Contract

LONDON (Alliance News) - Avanti Communications Group PLC Tuesday said it has won a multi-year, multi-million pound contract for service using its Artemis satellite with a corporate customer in a new market, without naming the company. Avanti also said that it is considering further use of t

Avanti Comms Signs IP Backhaul Contract With African Mobile Operator

LONDON (Alliance News) - Satellite operator Avanti Communications Group PLC Thursday said it has signed a contract with African mobile operator Smart Telecom Group whereby it will deliver IP backhaul services in East Africa. Under this contract, Avanti will use its satellites to transmit da

Avanti Communications wins contract with East African mobile operator

Broadband services group Avanti Communications has been appointed by East African mobile operator Smart to deliver its IP backhaul services. The UK-based satellite firm will deliver the backhaul services to Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda. Owned by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, Smart's s

Avanti Communications Partners With Syntelix For Spanish Contracts

LONDON (Alliance News) - Avanti Communications PLC said Tuesday it has partnered with Spanish telecommunications firm, Syntelix, initially for a major Spanish government project. Avanti said it has signed a capacity contract for a series of public and private connectivity programmes in Spai

Avanti Communications wins contract with Syntelix

Broadband services group Avanti Communications has entered into an agreement with telecoms group Syntelix for a series of public and private connectivity programmes in Spain. The group will begin its partnership with the delivery of a project for a government department at 96 remote locations acros

Premier Foods Senior Independent Director adds 200,000 to stake

Ian Krieger, the Senior Independent Director of Premier Foods, acquired 200,000 shares in the food manufacturing, processing and distribution group. Krieger, who joined the company in late 2012, paid 54.25p a share, spending a total of £108,500. Last month the company reported lower sales of its

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Avanti Communications Chief Executive Buys Shares

LONDON (Alliance News) - Avanti Communications Group PLC Friday said Chief Executive David Williams bought 9,550 shares at a price of 259 pence per share. Following this transaction, Williams now holds 1.7 million shares, which represents 1.53% stake in the firm. Shares in the the bro

Sector movers: Vodafone, TalkTalk, Carphone Warehouse drag telecoms lower

Telecoms were trading with steep losses on Thursday with heavyweights Vodafone, TalkTalk and Carphone Warehouse pulling the sector lower. Vodafone's shares were under pressure, trading 3.2% lower, after Goldman Sachs cut its recommendation for the stock from 'buy' to 'neutral' and reduced its targe

Avanti Communications Forms Partnership To Deliver Kenya Education Programme

LONDON (Alliance News) - Avanti Communications Group PLC, the satellite communication services, said Tuesday that it has entered a strategic partnership with the Department for International Development to deliver an education programme to Kenyan schools. The programme is powered by satelli

Avanti Communications partners with DFID in new education programme

Broadband services group Avanti Communications has entered into an agreement with the Department for International Development (DFID) to provide a new education programme to Kenyan schools. The group will be powering DFID's programme to educate pupils in Kenya with its HYLAS 2 satellite, which prov

Avanti Sales Momentum Continues In First Nine Months

LONDON (Alliance News) - Satellite operator Avanti Communications Group PLC Monday said that sales momentum in the first nine months of the year has continued, although it reported a loss in the period. Avanti said that trading in the fourth and final quarter has started well, although said

Avanti Communications Wins Avonline Contract Extension

LONDON (Alliance News) - Avanti Communications PLC said Friday it has extended its contract with global satellite broadband firm Avonline. Under the terms of the contract, the deal will provide a series of tailored broadband solutions to consumer and enterprise customers across Europe. Avon