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Avanti Communications Group plc

Contract win with Vodafone

London - 19 February 2014. Avanti Communications Group plc (AIM: AVN, "Avanti"), the satellite operator, announces that it has signed a three year agreement to supply 3G IP backhaul services to a Vodafone European company.

Commenting David Williams, CEO of Avanti, said: "We are proud to have reached the point where Vodafone has sufficient confidence in our network's quality and flexibility to trust us with this demanding and complex work. We are proud to be serving Vodafone and look forward to a strong and growing partnership".

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

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

· Avanti's network consists of three satellites in orbit plus a fourth under construction and an international fibre network connecting data centres in several countries.

· Customers access the fleet through the Avanti Cloud platform, the most powerful proprietary system in the Industry.

· Avanti has Ka band (and some Ku and S band) spectrum filings in the ITU Master Register at 33.5°W, 21.5° East and 31.0° East