Avanti Communications Group plc is a provider of satellite

Satellite

In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....

 broadband internet services. Currently using rented satellite capacity, their first satellite, HYLAS 1

HYLAS

HYLAS, an acronym for Highly Adaptable Satellite, is the name of a small geostationary communications satellite launched by the European Ariane 5 V198 launch vehicle; the launch took place from the Guyana Space Centre at Kourou in French Guyana...

, launched on the 26th November 2010 and will offer Ka-band satellite coverage of most of Western Europe from 2011.

Avanti's second satellite, HYLAS 2, is planned for launch in 2012.