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Avanti Communications is prioritizing partnerships and distribution capability in Africa rather than immediately procuring a classic GEO satellite with a four- to five-year lead time and roughly $300,000,000 cost.

Mentioned as: AvantiOrg RelationshipJul 25, 2022Streamlined and ready for Africa’s growth markets: Q&A with Avanti Communications CEO Kyle Whitehill

Avanti Communications identified monetizing Hylas-3 and increasing service in about 10 to 12 tougher African countries, including Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as priorities to raise fleet fill rates.

Mentioned as: AvantiNarrative GeneralJul 25, 2022Streamlined and ready for Africa’s growth markets: Q&A with Avanti Communications CEO Kyle Whitehill

Avanti Communications is focusing on supporting tower companies and mobile operators to physically deploy rural connectivity sites across Africa.

Mentioned as: Avanti CommunicationsTechnical ProductJul 25, 2022Streamlined and ready for Africa’s growth markets: Q&A with Avanti Communications CEO Kyle Whitehill

Avanti Communications was targeting a fleet fill rate increase from 48% toward 70–80% in 2020 and had reached about 60% at the time of the interview.

Mentioned as: AvantiTechnical ProductJul 25, 2022Streamlined and ready for Africa’s growth markets: Q&A with Avanti Communications CEO Kyle Whitehill

Avanti Communications built a fleet of five geostationary satellites to provide Ka-band broadband coverage across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Mentioned as: avanti communicationsTechnical ProductJul 25, 2022Streamlined and ready for Africa’s growth markets: Q&A with Avanti Communications CEO Kyle Whitehill

Avanti Communications announced a five-year partnership with mobile operator Free in Senegal under which Free will build and host a new Avanti satellite gateway to extend coverage to Senegal and neighboring West African countries.

Mentioned as: Avanti CommunicationsOrg RelationshipJul 25, 2022Streamlined and ready for Africa’s growth markets: Q&A with Avanti Communications CEO Kyle Whitehill

Hylas 3, Avanti Communications’ latest satellite, launched in August 2019.

Mentioned as: avanti communicationsTechnical ProductJul 25, 2022Streamlined and ready for Africa’s growth markets: Q&A with Avanti Communications CEO Kyle Whitehill

Avanti Communications expected to reach $100,000,000 in annual revenue from capacity sales by year-end 2023, contingent on delivering four or five commercial initiatives in the following 12 months.

Mentioned as: AvantiTechnical ProductJul 25, 2022Streamlined and ready for Africa’s growth markets: Q&A with Avanti Communications CEO Kyle Whitehill

Investors agreed in April to swap debt for equity in Avanti Communications, reducing the company’s $810,000,000 debt burden by two-thirds.

Mentioned as: AvantiOrg RelationshipJul 25, 2022Streamlined and ready for Africa’s growth markets: Q&A with Avanti Communications CEO Kyle Whitehill

The strategic partnership with Avanti is intended to expand Viasat Energy Services’ market presence and penetration ahead of the ViaSat-3 satellite launch aimed over Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).

Mentioned as: AvantiOrg RelationshipJun 26, 2022Avanti Communications + Viasat enter a long-term capacity agreement targeting the energy sector

Viasat Energy Services plans to leverage Avanti’s HYLAS capacity beginning in calendar 2022-07-01.

Mentioned as: avantiNarrative PlanJun 26, 2022Avanti Communications + Viasat enter a long-term capacity agreement targeting the energy sector

Under the lease agreement, Avanti will support Viasat in delivering high-speed satellite data connectivity across the North Sea, Middle East, and Western Africa.

Mentioned as: AvantiOrg RelationshipJun 26, 2022Avanti Communications + Viasat enter a long-term capacity agreement targeting the energy sector

Viasat Energy Services plans to leverage Avanti’s HYLAS capacity beginning in calendar 2022-07-01.

Mentioned as: avantiNarrative PlanJun 23, 2022Avanti Communications and Viasat Energy Services sign long term Ka-band capacity lease agreement targeting the energy sector

Avanti Communications signed a long-term capacity lease agreement with Viasat Inc. to support connectivity for Viasat’s energy sector customers.

Mentioned as: AvantiNarrative GeneralJun 23, 2022Avanti Communications and Viasat Energy Services sign long term Ka-band capacity lease agreement targeting the energy sector

Avanti Communications and Free in Senegal entered a five-year partnership to build and host a new satellite gateway in Senegal for Avanti’s HYLAS 4 Ka-band satellite.

Mentioned as: Avanti CommunicationsTechnical ProductMay 23, 2022Avanti Communications + Free In Senegal Sign Agreement For A Satellite Gateway In Senegal

The new satellite gateway will extend HYLAS 4 coverage to Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, Gambia, and Liberia and will complete Avanti’s coverage of Ivory Coast.

Mentioned as: AvantiTechnical ProductMay 23, 2022Avanti Communications + Free In Senegal Sign Agreement For A Satellite Gateway In Senegal

HYLAS 4 is a Ka-band satellite operated by Avanti Communications.

Mentioned as: Avanti CommunicationsTechnical ProductMay 23, 2022Avanti Communications + Free In Senegal Sign Agreement For A Satellite Gateway In Senegal

Avanti's debt was reduced to $260,000,000 following the recapitalization deal.

Mentioned as: AvantiNarrative FinancialApr 14, 2022Avanti sheds $550 million of debt to free up growth plan

Avanti provides broadband services across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa using a fleet of five Ka-band satellites.

Mentioned as: AvantiTechnical ProductApr 14, 2022Avanti sheds $550 million of debt to free up growth plan

In 2020, Avanti aimed to increase its fleet fill rate from 48% to around 70–80% to be more in line with leading fleet operators.

Mentioned as: AvantiNarrative GeneralApr 14, 2022Avanti sheds $550 million of debt to free up growth plan
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