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Contract Win: DFID

· Avanti Communications appointed to deliver Kenyan schools programme

London - 13 May 2014. Avanti Communications has entered a strategic partnership with the Department for International Development (DFID) to deliver a high impact education programme to Kenyan schools.

DFID has contributed £9.46m in funding to the programme through its Girls' Education Challenge (GEC) initiative. The new partnership will reach 60,000 Kenyan pupils, including a large proportion of girls currently marginalised from education. A unique technology solution developed by the programme partners will address many of Kenya's educational challenges.

The programme is powered by satellite broadband via Avanti's HYLAS 2 satellite, which provides 100% coverage over Kenya.

David Williams, Chief Executive at Avanti Communications, commented: "We are delighted to be leading such a significant programme for Kenyan education, enabled by DFID funding. Our innovative collaboration provides a unique solution to overcome the huge challenges faced by this sector. Wide-scale deployment will positively impact hundreds of communities, powered by Avanti's quality Ka-band satellite technology."

Further details will be announced by the programme partners this summer.

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For further information please contact:

Avanti Communications Group Plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7749 1600

David Williams, Chief Executive

Nigel Fox, Finance Director

Cenkos Securities plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 8900

Max Hartley (Nomad)/Julian Morse

Jefferies Hoare Govett Tel: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000

Neil Collingridge/John Fishley

Tulchan Communications Tel: +44 (0) 20 7353 4200James Macey-White

About Avanti Communications

· Avanti Communications is a carriers' carrier, selling wholesale data telecoms to service providers which use them to create networks for enterprise, carrier, government and consumer users.

· Avanti Communications' network consists of:- two high throughput satellites in orbit, called HYLAS 1 and HYLAS 2; a multiband satellite called Artemis plus a fourth satellite in construction called HYLAS 3 and an international fibre network connecting data centres in several countries.

· Avanti Communications has GEO satellite network spectrum filings in the ITU Master Register for Ka band at 33.5° West and 31.0° East and for Ka, Ku, S and L-band at 21.5° East.

· Avanti Communications serves customers in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

· Visit: www.avantiplc.com