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[yorgi] 10/4/2014 09:32

That's good news Wilksey thanks for posting.

You're welcome John :-)

[2350220] 09/4/2014 09:57

Thanks Yorgi.

All the best,
John

[jojaken] 09/4/2014 06:56

hxxp://www.telecoms.com/237692/the-skys-the-limit-for-satellite-backhaul-avanti/

Interview with David Williams

[edale] 06/4/2014 13:51

1077, Wilksey that is my reading of it as well, can't find any mention of previous short position from Blackrock but as with you happy to be proved wrong.

[vitrec] 06/4/2014 11:37

Good article telegraph about growing tech industry in Africa and importance mobile phone to this


Twenty years ago today the country of Rwanda was cleaved apart after the Presidents of Burundi and Rwanda were killed in an air crash.
Hours after their plane was shot down, revenge killings began in the capital Kigali with Hutus murdering the minority Tutsis. One hundred days later, more than a million people had been killed; one more African tragedy in a continent seemingly constantly benighted.
In the past 20 years, Africa has changed beyond recognition. Now more than 80 per cent of Africans have mobile phones, IBM has staked the company on its Project Lucy initiative in Africa and life expectancy in Rwanda itself has doubled.
Far from being a benighted continent, it is now an enlightened one. While there is still far to go, improvements in health, sanitation, financial inclusion, water and agriculture have been extraordinary, much of it arising from mobile phone use and applications that are based on ingenuity, not overseas aid.
Under conditions that are almost unimaginably difficult, a nation of hackers are accelerating Africa's progress on an hourly basis. In the cities of Lagos, Nairobi, Accra and even Rwanda's Kigali, African tech clusters and emulators of Silicon Valley are forming, attracting talent from inside and outside Africa.

The people with money are interested as well. Rather like the Imperialist scramble for Africa at the end of the 19th Century, investors are putting money into projects. In Nigeria, e-commerce has rocketed and this country may even see the first commercial drone delivery companies, long before Jeff Bezos and his Amazon Air finally lifts off.
One such investor, is Vital Capital, a $350 million equity fund that not only wants to deliver high financial returns for investors, but at the same wants to enhance the life of people in sub-Saharan Africa.
Its team has 30 years of experience on the continent and is focused on the development of infrastructure, something Vital describes as 'agro-industrial solutions of national importance'.
The sectors it works in include urban community housing, agriculture, healthcare, renewable energy, education and water; it has deployed billions of pounds in hundreds of these macro infrastructure ventures.
From dairy farm projects in Uganda, to providing 40,000 affordable homes in Angola and waste-water reclamation and treatment in Mozambique, Vital's investments offers value to investors and strong long tail benefits to Africans, otherwise known as 'impact investment'.
Eytan Stibbe is the founding partner and CEO of Vital Capital and an Africophile who is working with some of the world's most influential people to improve the lives of Africans through impact investment. Speaking at recent events in Tokyo, New York and London, his vision for Africa is defined by the term.
"Every one of our investments starts with an understanding of local requirements – the needs, the culture and the economic and social realities and aspirations. Then we deploy two teams – one impact-focused, the other financial – each with equal influence and stature. This means we make, monitor and ultimately exit investments that ensure people and profits prosper together," he says.
Governments also need to buy into the dual goal of investment return and infrastructure growth, one recent example coming to Mozambique after initial success a continent away in Lima, Peru. Vital has invested $20 million investment in CTG Capital, a company that treats contaminated water with plans to operate these plants for up to 30 years.
"The Government of Mozambique considers Vital-Capital fund an important partner for the implementation of the development of new towns and cities into communities with access to the housing program, with access roads, potable water, sanitation, health and education," said Mr. Cadmiel Filiane Mutemba, The Minister of public works and housing of the Republic of Mozambique.
Two decades on from the the genocide of Rwanda, Africa has been transformed by technology based on people and profits and impact investment such as that practised by Vital Capital. This new reality augurs well for the future of Africa and the next 20 years will change the face not just of Africa, but also the world.

[wilksey1] 06/4/2014 10:10

chriscallen I think your find that blackrock opened their short of 0.88% on the 1st april not making a reduction. but I,m open to be shown different.

[chriscallen] 05/4/2014 14:26

Yes, you're absolutely right, Blackrock have reduced they're position and that's what's on the FCA site. It's unfortunate that other sites permit postings that suggest this is a new (increased) position rather than the factual reduction it actually is. I don't know why posters don't check their facts except that they may have a pecuniary interest.

[wilksey1] 05/4/2014 08:48

I noticed blackrock has now opened a short 0.88% proberly testing the water that was on the 1st of april I think the price was around 302-308 ish so they are also under water now so will they give up and take the loss or increase there short if the news flow keeps coming I think its a no brainer.

[chriscallen] 04/4/2014 10:18

Its interesting that ESER is in the same class of announcement as the ESA satellite acquisition and the Vodafone contract. I've spent some time looking for their financials to see how big they are but I can't find anything in English or in Turkish that translates! They do appear to have been going for some time and by implication are Turkey's oldest (and biggest?)private sector telecoms company. But I don't know how big the state owned sector is so that may mean nothing or everything. By inference if Avanti think it could move their share price significantly they must think it is quite a large player

[2350220] 04/4/2014 09:41

I see that there's a small piece in the daily briefing from UK Analyst (part of T1ps):

Satellite operator Avanti Communications (AVN) has been selected by Turkish telecom operator ESER Telekom to deliver its satellite broadband coverage in the Middle East, where forecasts predict internet usage to rise significantly to 413 million users by 2015. The Ankara-based company, whose customers include mobile operators, government agencies and corporate market, will deliver broadband packages to consumer and enterprise customers currently out of range of terrestrial services in the region. Avanti shares fell by 11p to 317p.

Nothing we haven't already read on here from our informative and helpful Avanti supporters, but nice to get some mention in despatches, all the same.

John

[chriscallen] 04/4/2014 07:10

More facts on the ground to confound the gloom mongers:


Avanti & Quortus achieve world-first in delivery of 4G over satellite


4 April, 2014

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Project HYDRA provides UK emergency services with secure, high-speed mobile networks

Avanti Communications, BAPCO and Quortus today announced Project HYDRA, an innovative programme to provide 4G mobile networks to the UK's emergency services via satellite backhaul, has successfully demonstrated Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) optimisation. Project HYDRA allows emergency services to deploy secure 4G mobile networks anywhere, allowing them access to the communication tools they need to deal with emergency situations.

Project HYDRA - co-funded by the Technology Strategy Board and industry partners Avanti Communications, BAPCO and Quortus - enables 4G devices used in the field by operational teams to access the full capability of 4G, wherever the HYDRA solution is deployed. It provides a completely private network over a radius of 2km that can securely transmit data, make calls without interference and even locate disaster victims using the signal from their mobile phones.

The technology delivers a secure private 4G overlay network for emergency staff, ensuring total traffic separation from the general public telecommunications network. It can be deployed as a transportable platform, providing immediate backhaul for 2G, 3G and 4G communications. Additionally, the solution can be installed as a permanent feature in areas where additional capacity is frequently required.

As a world-first for 4G, HYDRA has addressed the following objectives:
•Tested TCP optimisation operating on end user data
•Full compliance with required legal intercept and billing architectures
•Integrates high bandwidth satellite services to become part of the Mobile Network Operator (MNO) network infrastructure, enhancing end user experience

Andy Odgers, CEO of Quortus, commented: "With 4G earmarked as the network of choice for emergency services in the UK it is important that they have connectivity everywhere. Our joint solution with Avanti utilises both our core network and satellite optimisation technology to meet the unique needs of emergency services, providing virtually ubiquitous access to 4G. HYDRA enables 4G networks to be deployed where they are needed; giving first responders the tools they need to deal with emergencies."

Paul Feenan, Director of Avanti Government Services, commented: "Our world-first is further evidence of the quality of Ka-band satellite technology to power secure data, voice and backhaul solutions. Using Avanti's high-speed satellite link, the technology delivers up to 60Mbps download and 20Mbps upload speeds to end users. Crucially, we have tailored this for both mobile deployed scenarios as well as fixed cellular backhaul solutions, across the emergency services sector."

Paul Hirst, Project Manager with British APCO commented: "We are delighted to be working with our colleagues from Avanti and Quortus. This partnership has delivered a clear demonstration of the real operational benefits for the emergency services and for those who are victims of disasters. With support from the UK Technology Strategy Board, the project is looking to the future of public safety communications by employing 4G and other leading-edge technologies."

HYDRA is tailored for both mobile deployed scenarios and fixed cellular data backhaul solutions. Fixed solutions cover network extension, deployment to not-spots and meeting government SLA for MNOs. Deployed scenarios provide resilience where terrestrial networks are overloaded or non-existent. The testing was completed at Satellite Applications Catapult headquarters in Harwell, Oxford in March 2014.

[buffaloman] 03/4/2014 15:08

Less than 5000 shares on offer till we reach 328!

[buffaloman] 03/4/2014 14:06

Big tree shake this morning - if these end the day blue after that shake - bid on the cards!

[wilksey11] 03/4/2014 08:35

verymary yes ennismore have 1.21% and it looks like there under water now

[verymaryhinge] 03/4/2014 07:49

releasing numbers compromises ongoing negotiations with others.

[adc4] 03/4/2014 07:24

Good news, but no numbers ?

[revoman] 03/4/2014 07:21

Another contract win, except it's been RNS-ed. Presumably because it's of enough financial value that it has to be.

[verymaryhinge] 03/4/2014 07:11

Wilksey - I fear I've missed something, having not checked in for a while, are Ennismore short here ?

I didn't know - but it's interesting that they're a long term (and successful) short at IOF, and EK is recently reputed to have put on a short there.. they must be close (which i didn't know)..

[verymaryhinge] 03/4/2014 07:07

more good news, down we go.

[yorgi] 02/4/2014 22:45

Whilst I agree with your sentiment Divinausa1, please keep civil and not resort to personal rudeness please :-)