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Avanti will provide support to Viasat in delivering broadband connectivity across Europe and the Middle East, including in-flight connectivity.
Viasat expects that working with Avanti will bring additional short-term capacity to the mobility and enterprise markets, enabling Viasat to serve more customers and win new business ahead of ViaSat-3.
The Ka-band capacity lease agreement between Viasat and Avanti is intended to support Viasat’s expanding global mobility and enterprise businesses across aviation, maritime, and energy.
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) signed a Ka-band capacity lease agreement with Avanti Communications Group plc to provide additional coverage and capacity across the Middle East and Western Europe.
Viasat plans to leverage Avanti’s HYLAS 4 and HYLAS 2 satellites beginning in October 2021.
Avanti Communications has invested $1,200,000,000 in a network that incorporates orbital slots in Ka-band spectrum, satellites, ground stations, datacentres, and a fibre ring.
The Ka-band capacity lease between Viasat and Avanti is intended to support Viasat’s expanding global mobility and enterprise businesses across aviation, maritime, and energy.
Viasat plans to leverage Avanti’s HYLAS 4 and HYLAS 2 satellites beginning in October 2021.
Avanti Communications provides dedicated fixed and flexible-beam Ka-band satellite connectivity through the HYLAS satellite fleet and partners in 118 countries.
On 2021-06-03, Viasat Inc. signed a Ka-band capacity lease agreement with Avanti Communications Group plc to provide additional coverage and capacity across the Middle East and Western Europe.
Avanti has launched and now operates satellites that deliver connectivity to areas that are difficult to reach.
Completion of installations at the six listed sites fulfills Avanti’s pledge made at the 2019 UN Global Refugee Forum to support UNHCR through the provision of connectivity.
Avanti Communications’ Bidi Bidi Project, SES’s SATMED Satellite-based Telemedicine Platform, and SatSure AG received the Better Satellite World Awards in 2023.
Avanti’s planned next phase of satellite procurement would likely involve small geostationary satellites around 300 kg, similar to the approaches used by GapSat and Astranis.
Avanti is using its largest satellite, Hylas-4, to provide connectivity services across Africa.
Avanti increased its focus on selling capacity to the U.S. military and is working with Florida-based Comsat to enter the defense sector.
Avanti’s goal is to generate $100,000,000 in annual revenue from capacity sales in 2021 or 2022.
Avanti’s capacity sales doubled from 2018 to 2019, reaching $62,000,000.
Avanti is looking to spend $50,000,000 to $60,000,000 on a small geostationary satellite that can be ready to launch in 12 to 18 months from contract signing.
Avanti cut operating costs by shedding 25% of staff since delisting, reducing its workforce to 240 employees.