Avanti Communications Share Discussion Threads

[revoman] 15/1/2014 08:32

Thanks but it's not that, I'm aware of that problem. Up comes a list of trade magazines, excluding the relevant magazine... Or am I being stupid?

[count chris] 15/1/2014 08:24

Copy the link into your browsers address bar and replace 'hxxp' with 'http'

[revoman] 15/1/2014 08:15

Can't get into pages 11-14 (I don't think) with that link jojaken, any clues?

[jojaken] 15/1/2014 07:12

From today RNS, "Avanti will issue quarterly trading updates."

Symbollic and interesting.

[jojaken] 15/1/2014 06:10

hxxp://issuu.com/satelliteprome/docs/january2014/13?e=3524362/6220811

Pages 11-14 of the January Satellite Pro magazine make for an interesting read.

[jojaken] 09/1/2014 21:18

BTW good to see that Avanti put out a press release about Bentley-Walker's launch into South Africa. They describe it as a' multimillion dollar contract extension'



This is now confirmation of a 5th revenue-enhancing contract in less than 2 months!
Four of which represent entirely new money.

Beginning to think Jefferies's September forecast of £50.0m in revenue for FY14 is looking achievable.

[jojaken] 09/1/2014 21:18

Hi Wilksey and thanks. There does now seem to be more of a flow of positive news.

The Maxwell agreement with Avanti actually mentioned in post 845,



but as part of the JD Group rollout of Maxconnect. (dated 19-11-2013).

However Maxwell was certainly offering the Maxconnect prior to that date, but when exactly I'm not sure.The earliest reference I can find is October, but they didn't exactly broadcast it from the rafters. What is significant though is that Maxconnect represents a shift from Ku-band(SkyeMax) to Ka-Band for Maxwell.

So how big is Maxwell? That is rather difficult to work out, as they don't give figures as they are a subsidiary of Barnstone, a private South African Corp specialising in IT solutions. But Barnstone itself is not small, by any means, if you look at their list of clients, it includes just about every major player in SA.

hxxp://www.barnstone.co.za/our-clients

From what I can make out, Maxconnect is not an insignificant part of Barnstone though, having been around since 2007 and certainly being part of the Barnstone group helped them win that contract with JD group, the South African equivalent of Dixons. But what number of clients they have using the Ku-band which they can switch over is an unknown. Althought one example they have on their site is connecting the construction site of a major power station to broadband. More to the point perhaps, how much marketing clout are they putting into the Ka-band rollout for new clients is an unknown. I would guess it's not insignificant though as they have JD backing them.

One final point on Barnstone, they provide some interesting service solutions that could also be valuable connections for Avanti, such as MMS.

[wilksey1] 08/1/2014 09:44

found another one not sure if its been poster before.

hxxp://www.maxwell.co.za/index.php/our-products/maxconnect-2

[jojaken] 08/1/2014 06:53

On following up on Bentley-Walker, it would seem that their South-African service using the Hylas-2 Sat. is now up and running.

hxxp://www.freedomsat.com/coverage/southafrica

Was a bit disappointed to see they are only using a beam to cover western SA though, rather than the whole country.

Lets hope the Bentley Walker service is as successful as their Libyian one. There, they hit the ground running and installed 2,000 dishes in the first year up to October!

hxxp://www.bentley-walker.com/featuredcountry/libya

Talking of which, took a cursory look at who their competitors and found that Speedcast, who are a bigger outfit than Bentley but only set up in May in Libya, could well be using Hylas 2, too. The footprint of the Satellite they are using exactly fits the Hylas-2 beam that Bentley is using over Libya! If true, it would make for the fourth provider in Libya after Atrexx, Sana and Bentley Walker in the last year, and the biggest so far!

hxxp://www.speedcast.com/technologies/279&Itemid=174

As a final note, I found it interesting that Speedcast deliberately avoids all mention of whom they are using, whereas previously they have openly said what satellites they have used in other regions, such as one of the Arabsats or Paksats.

(Edit: Did a search of Avanti's RNSes and can confirm Speedcast are using Avanti's Hylas 2 - slipped in one ref. in finals. )

[peterblok] 02/1/2014 09:02

I see we're exhibiting at the BDC on the

4th FEBRUARY 2014


BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE, LONDON N1 - 10.45 - 17.30 (GMT)


A UNIQUE EVENT, BRINGING TOGETHER UP TO 40 CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY-LED COMPANIES AND THE INVESTMENT COMMUNITY FOR ONE DAY.

Organised in partnership with Cenkos Securities and Shares Magazine, the 2nd Innovators & Investors Forum will take place on the 4th of February 2014 at the Business Design Centre, London N1.

• Company expo showcasing up to 40 leading innovative technology-led firms

• Educational conference where delegates can hear keynote speakers and presentations from Directors of leading growth companies about their latest plans for development and potential growth.

Amongst the companies participating are:

• Angle

• Avanti Communications Group

[jeffian] 30/12/2013 20:47

Well I agree with him on one point; this will stand or fall on cash generation. With 2 sats up and running, there are now no excuses not to be hitting targets and at the next results we need to see some cash finding its way into the bank, not just "backlog".

[monty panesar] 30/12/2013 20:39

Judging by the Tips Lucien must have a mate at Ennismore!




Also saying buy one minute and sell the next. Totally inconsistent IMHO.

phoenix1234   14 Nov'13 - 12:31 - 154 of 163 0 0

buy tip

www.shareprophets.advfn.com/views/2664/avanti-communications-buy-at-213p-probable-move-to-245p-initially

[caribbeanrob] 30/12/2013 20:17

Lol Gekks - nicely put.

[phoenix1234] 30/12/2013 19:42

Lucian Miers says his 2nd top short for 2014 - just out

www.shareprophets.advfn.com/views/3291/lucian-miers-shares-to-short-tips-of-the-year-2014-number-2-avanti-communications

[wilksey1] 30/12/2013 16:26

TTNY2004 agree with what your saying the trend is still up so it wont be to long before its knocking on 300p or more

[ttny2004] 30/12/2013 15:37

It's trying but can't see to break 260p. Once it does and it will believe we will see some real upwards share price action.

[ttny2004] 30/12/2013 08:38

Come on Avant let's cut through the 260p resistance level.

[ttny2004] 27/12/2013 11:46

ItchyCrack - hope so. Certainly feeks that way!

[itchycrack] 27/12/2013 10:52

Agreed, looks like a breakout coming soon.

[ttny2004] 27/12/2013 10:49

Then if 260p breaks blue sky to 330p. Lots of traders will be wstching that as well as long term shareholders like us. If 330p goes then 400p levels in sight sfain and that's still well below the highs in the 600s range. I do not expect the highs to be seen again for some time as I think a few sets of really solid results need to be delivered to provide confidence.

[ttny2004] 27/12/2013 08:58

Another attempt to break through 260p I think is on. As soon as it does go will be a nice sharp gap up.

[mjcferguson] 27/12/2013 07:07

Six month figures in Feb seem a long way off.A trading update reporting progress would be encouraging.