AVN.L Regulatory News (AVN)

Avanti Communications Group plc

Schedule Confirmation

On 12 July 2010, Avanti (AIM: AVN), the broadband satellite operator, announced that the Board's estimate was that there was a risk of schedule delay of up to six weeks from the proposed end of September launch of the HYLAS 1 satellite.

The Company now confirms that it has agreed the launch slot on an Ariane 5 launch vehicle which opens on 15 November 2010 with launch expected on that day or within a few days thereafter.

The HYLAS 1 spacecraft has successfully completed its assembly, integration and test campaign and is therefore fully complete and ready for launch.

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For further information please contact:

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

David Williams

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

Nick Wells / Max Hartley

Jefferies International Limited Tel: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000

Rupert Mitchell / Oliver Griffiths

Redleaf Communications Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 20 7566 6700

Emma Kane / Paul Dulieu

Notes to Editors:

About Avanti

¡ Avanti sells satellite broadband services to telecoms companies which use them to supply residential, enterprise and institutional users.

¡ Avanti's first satellite, called HYLAS 1, will launch in November 2010 and will be the first superfast broadband satellite launched in Europe.

¡ Avanti's second satellite, called HYLAS 2, is fully funded and will launch in Q2 2012. It will extend Avanti's coverage to Africa and the Middle East.

¡ The market for 2Mb satellite broadband products in the markets served by Avanti is estimated at more than 100 million households.