Broadband Satellite ISP Avanti Communications UK, which successfully launched its first 10Mbps capable HYLAS 1 rural broadband spacecraft into orbit last Friday (launch news), has today signed a new five year deal worth £1.2m with BT to help it rollout broadband into the country's remotest regions.

Under the agreement, Avanti will supply satellite broadband services (via HYLAS1) as required by BT (i.e. to a minority of the remotest homes and business) for its recently announced £132 Million Next Generation Access (NGA) project in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (original news).


However the agreement is not limited to BT's project in Cornwall and will also be extended to other parts of the UK. Naturally signing such a major partner is good news for Avanti, which even before this news had already seen its share price rocket (no pun intended) to 725p following the successful launch.