Avanti: Contract win with AfriGlobal

13 December, 2011

Avanti Communications Group Plc has signed a five year contract with AfriGlobal CommunicationsPTY Ltd ("AfriGlobal") for the supply of satellite bandwidth over Southern Africa on it's HYLAS 2 satellite launching in Q2, 2012. The contract is valued at $4.65m over five years. 

AfriGlobal is a provider of high speed satellite broadband Internet access and IP connectivity solutions for homes, small offices, enterprises, NGOs and Governments in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. 

David Williams, CEO of Avanti, said: "Southern Africa is a fantastic market for our services. It has the right combination of strong underlying economic growth, a vast un-served market, very little competition from terrestrial technology and a broad base of satellite expert companies eager to exploit the opportunity. I am delighted to welcome AfriGlobal to our network"