Avanti Communications & Isotropic Systems to Develop Self-Installing Terminal to Expand Markets in UK, Europe, Middle East & ...
March 14 2018 - 10:08AM
Business Wire
Disruptive terminal technology and pricing
will support faster deployment
Avanti Communications Group plc (“Avanti”), a leading satellite
operator, providing Ka-band satellite data communications services
across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has formed a
partnership Isotropic Systems, the next-generation satellite
terminal provider, with to develop self-installing, all electronic
scanning terminals.
The partnership signals Avanti’s confidence that the
transformational optical technology will open new addressable
markets with disruptive pricing and enhance a range of mobility
applications that service providers can flexibly deliver to
consumer, government and enterprise users.
Isotropic Systems will customise the terminals specifically to
Avanti’s requirements with a special focus on seamless multi-beam
tracking, market-leading instantaneous bandwidth as well as
significantly lower pricing. The innovative technology will also
provide Avanti with the capability to deliver fixed broadband
services that consume 90 percent less power with extremely high
performance and reliability. A working prototype is expected in
early 2019 and full scale production by mid 2020.
Graham Peters, Managing Director of Government Solutions,
Avanti Communications, said: “We are pleased to partner with
Isotropic Systems to lead our industry in creating and addressing
new market opportunities based on this disruptive and innovative
technology. Avanti is focused on delivering cost-effective
high-throughput connectivity to serve our customers across
EMEA.”
“Demand for broadband increases each day worldwide, and
satellite operators such as Avanti, continue to build out their
ecosystem to provide HTS services to underserved markets,” said
John Finney, founder and CEO of Isotropic Systems. “Our
unique technical capabilities and disruptive pricing enable Avanti
to unlock the latent demand for HTS capacity by segments that
require a significantly lower barrier to entry in terms of the
CAPEX but without compromising on expected performance. Having
gained the confidence of a long-standing satellite operator
reinforces our vision of satisfying the demand for satellite data,
mobility and broadband services by significantly minimizing the
cost compared to existing ground terminals and making them much
simpler to deploy.”
About Avanti Communications
Avanti connects people wherever they are – in their homes,
businesses, in government and on mobiles.
Through the HYLAS satellite fleet and across 118 countries, the
network provides ubiquitous internet service to a quarter of the
world’s population. Avanti delivers the level of quality and
flexibility that the most demanding telecoms customers in the world
seek.
Avanti is the first mover in high throughput satellite data
communications in EMEA. It has rights to orbital slots and Ka-band
spectrum in perpetuity that covers an end market of over 1.7bn
people.
www.avantiplc.com
About Isotropic Systems
Isotropic Systems is developing the world’s first multi-service,
high-bandwidth, low power, fully integrated high throughput
terminal designed to support the satellite industry to 'reach
beyond' traditional markets and acquire new customers
with a full suite of high throughput services. The company’s team
of industry experts and scientists has pioneered several firsts in
satellite terminal design.
www.isotropicsystems.com
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