Avanti Communications Share Discussion Threads

[dolores123] 04/10/2010 15:50

Molby have a look at the Cenkos website. I think from memory that they have a £22 share price target!

[strollingmolby] 04/10/2010 14:51

Over the last week or so I've been working on best estimates of revenues from each satellite from known news and other sources, but haven't got a clue where to start for how much it will cost AVN once the birds are up there. Has anyone got a handle on costs or seen a good broker note that details these costs?

I.e. revenue of (say) £100m sounds great, but how much expenditure can be expected on technical issues/keeping each HYLAS operational & efficient?

(I can make a guess on admin costs based upon existing levels)

[sco77harris] 03/10/2010 20:30

from iii


there is a report in the Times that says the takeover of inmarsat is now not going to happen. Punters selling out of ISAT and looking for a structural lift in a share price might therefore look at the Avanti launch as a catalyst instead

[dolores123] 01/10/2010 14:24

At last we can say......."the launch of Hylas 1 is next month"...!!

[horneblower] 30/9/2010 12:16

What, no lunch? ☺

[someuwin] 30/9/2010 09:36

The countdown continues....31 trading days to go!

[dolores123] 30/9/2010 09:12

Surely parts have been protected by what appears to be protective foil?

[m.t.glass] 30/9/2010 08:39

Not sure I would send it through the post, let alone blast it skywards. I know other satellites up there do look equally fragile - compared with Sputnik 1.

[julcester] 29/9/2010 20:24

Hm, did it withstand the 'meteorite crash-dummy test' or is that the after picture.

[kimball808] 29/9/2010 20:15

LoL...does look a bit slapdash, especially the left over bit of cord on the bottom right corner next to the paper plate...looks like there's a risk of collapse on being picked up, let alone shot into space...;-)

[morgan freedman] 29/9/2010 19:49

An Antonov 124-hope it`s a bloody new one! More liklihood of it crashing than the Ariane rocket.

[5070481] 29/9/2010 19:33

Is it just me or does teh HYLAS satelitte look like its been made on Blue Peter?

[someuwin] 29/9/2010 19:21

Satnews Daily

September 29, 2010

European Space Agency... Hearty + Hale Hylas-1 To Ship Out (Launch)

[SatNews] Following extensive testing in India, the Hylas-1 telecommunication satellite has been given the go-ahead for shipping to Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana for its November flight.



Hylas-1 during qualification testing at the Compact Antenna Test Facility (CATF) at ISRO's Bangalore satellite centre Credits: ISRO

The Hylas-1 mission, a public-private partnership between ESA and Avanti Communications in the UK, will target the high demand for broadband services in Europe. The Agency's advanced communications payload will deliver broadband services to hundreds of thousands of European customers on a flexible basis, shifting bandwidth between regions in line with demand. EADS Astrium is the mission prime contractor, with the satellite platform coming from Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Satellite assembly and qualification testing were performed in Bangalore, India. Other European and Canadian companies including TESAT, COM DEV, and Casa Espacio provided essential equipment for the communication payload.


The satellite's readiness to begin its scheduled launch campaign was assessed in Bangalore on September 18th. Senior officials from Avanti, ESA, Astrium and ISRO/Antrix studied the results of Hylas-1's tests before giving the green light. A Russian Antonov-124 aircraft will carry Hylas from Bangalore to Kourou in early October, along with all the support equipment. Launch is planned for November on an Ariane 5 ECA, shared with another telecommunication satellite. Hylas will be followed in the next two to three years by two further satellites developed in partnership programs with SATCOM operators: Alphasat, developed with Inmarsat with Astrium as prime contractor, and HAG-1, developed with Hispasat with OHB as prime contractor.



Aerial view of various launch complexes at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Credits: ESA - S. Corvaja

[dolores123] 29/9/2010 13:14

On successful launch (just look at the Arianespace excellent track record for launching Ariane 5 vehicles which was why AVN switched to them)the share price will no doubt jump - perhaps £1 or more - however more cautious investors may hang back to see if the satelite has survived the trip.

After that the share price will no doubt bounce up again. Therefore there may be a window between launch and confirmation of the sat working in which topping up could take place.

In the meantime we wait!

[jonnib] 29/9/2010 10:47

Avanti have already stated theywill be looking at main market status next year

[colva] 29/9/2010 04:47

Once Hylas is up and running im sure that David williams will go for a main market listing ASAP.

[someuwin] 28/9/2010 18:54

From the RHPS article, talking about AVN CEO David Williams -


"The launch of Hylas-1 is a big step forward for Aventi. David knows that, if successful, it could mean a new level of profitability for the company. In fact, investors already have their hands in their pockets...

David told me that several City investors were poised to inject serious money into the company, but were waiting for the launch of Hylas-1 before they did so. All they are waiting for is news that the launch has been successful..."



Although there is 'minimal' risk of the launch failing, institutional investors abhor risk of any sort and would much rather buy in after the launch probably at a much higher level. (This is one of the many reasons why funds provide such uninspiring returns. And why we as private investors can take on a bit more 'risk' and reap much better profits)

[morgan freedman] 28/9/2010 18:12

Routine,but not without risk (albeit small). Once launched, nothing but blue skies all the way till 2012 and launch of Hylas 2. Cautious punters including instis may well hang back until Hylas 1 is functioning.

[estienne] 28/9/2010 18:05

So if the launch is a routine event it won't have much impact on the share price?

[adorling] 28/9/2010 16:11

Have just topped up with another 3000 at 615.5p in my SIPP

[colva] 28/9/2010 15:12

This launch is a major milestone for AVN and im expecting their PR people to start banging the drum in the next few weeks . we should get some decent media coverage and some good broker/analyst notes. If AVN can get the attention of a couple of the BB gurus and their followers we should get a share price spike before lift off.