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Avanti Tabs Computerlinks to Distribute Business Internet Continuity Service
Avanti signed contract for U.K.-based Computerlinks to become the first distributor of Avanti’s Business Internet Continuity (BIC) service,
Under the three-year contract, valued at 4.5 million British pounds ($7 million), Computerlinks will enable its more than 5,000 channel partners to provide the BIC service as a disaster recovery communications solution.
“This contract brings an important new revenue stream to Avanti and our first major sale of our patented BIC product to a large and highly expert customer,” Avanti CEO David Williams said in a statement. “With the increasing importance of cloud computing in the enterprise market, simple, cost-effective and scalable business continuity solutions will be in demand across the world. Avanti’s patented BIC product has potential application for almost every connected business in the world and takes satellite broadband beyond core rural and enterprise markets.”
Avanit plans to place its Hylas-1 satellite in orbit before the end of the year, and the Hylas-2 and Hylas-3 satellites are scheduled to be launched within two to three years.
Avanti Communications announces deal with Computerlinks
Broadband-by-satellite company Avanti Communications Group PLC said it has signed a three-year contract with information technology firm Computerlinks, which will see the latter distribute Avanti’s disaster recovery products in a deal worth up to GBP4.5 million.
Computerlinks’ partners will be able to provide Avanti’s patented Business Internet Continuity service to their customers, amid growing demand for disaster recovery telecoms services.
Avanti’s BIC service is able to restore connectivity to a failed terrestrial Internet circuit via satellite, if for instance a cable is cut by builders or fails due to an electronics fault.
Hylas 1 launch is delayed
Hylas 1 the satellite owned by Avanti Communications has had its launch date delayed by around six weeks.
The original launch date was set for mid September, but now is not likely to take place before the end of October 2010.
This satellite communications firm is planning on offering a broadband service to all parts of the UK.
This is will be an up to 8 Mbps services and could be priced at around £25 per month, although there is a fairly expensive up front outlay for the equipment.
This is a disaster for Avanti Communications which initially looked to become the first operator to offer the satellite broadband service, but that honour will now go to the Tooway service offered by Eutelsat.