This is a BUY tip from Tom Winnifrith...

Sorry if this is rather boring as the market cap is now c 350 million but at 470p Avanti Communications (AVN) - a stock held in the SF t1ps Growth Fund - is really very cheap whichever way you look at it. It is now funded to launch 3 satellites into space ( and fully insured if the worst happens which will only delay the programme by 6 months anyway). You value Avanti by discounting back the net cashflows these satellites will generate. That depends on how much capacity is sold and at what price. Use a model based on very conservative assumptions and this stock is worth 13 ( the lowest valuation in the market). But that model uses assumptions about sales prices which are already being beaten by forward sales Avanti is booking today. Use those prices and you head up to the 22.50 value of house broker Cenkos. My own view is that Avanti will do better still and this stock could therefore be worth 25. Exc itement will mount as the first satellite is launched later this year. Remember those valuations are the Net Present Value of future cashflows ( i.e. what they are worth today). If you can buy at under 600p ( as you can now) you should do so and sit back and wait. I suspect after HYLAS 1 is launched you will never again be able to buy at less than 600p.

26 November 2010 Last updated at 20:29
Hylas-1 net-dedicated satellite launches
By Jonathan Amos

Science correspondent, BBC News

Hylas climbed to orbit aboard an Ariane 5, the 40th mission in the rocket's career
Ariane completes flawless launch
The first satellite dedicated to delivering broadband services to Europe has launched on an Ariane 5 rocket.

The Hylas spacecraft is designed to fill so-called "notspots" - remote locations such as rural villages where it is currently not possible to get a fast internet connection.

Lift-off from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana occurred at 1539 local time (1839 GMT).

The satellite was successfully placed in orbit 34 minutes later.

A signal from Hylas was picked up almost immediately at an antenna sited in India.

Controllers will now take a number of weeks to position the spacecraft properly in the sky some 36,000km above the equator, and to check out onboard systems.

Hylas (Highly Adaptable Satellite) is a commercial venture operated by start-up Avanti Communications of London, but the spacecraft itself incorporates technology developed with public funding through the European Space Agency (Esa).

"It is a fairly small spacecraft but rather capable," Esa's Hylas project manager Andrea Cotellessa told BBC News.

"The payload has flexibility to reallocate bandwidth and power in each of the eight spot beams that cover key market areas selected by Avanti.

"Normally, satellites have this frequency plan fixed at the design stage and it can't be changed in orbit.

"On Hylas, this can be done at any moment in time from the control centre. This agility is important because it will allow Avanti to keep up with market evolution."

Hylas was prepared at the Portsmouth, UK, factory of EADS Astrium, Europe's largest space company, and in Bangalore by Antrix, a commercial arm of the Indian space agency (Isro).

The 2.6-tonne spacecraft will operate in the Ka radio band and deliver broadband services to some 350,000 subscribers.

indeed - missed this one entirely as had not even heard of the company!

My fault cynic , been bumping onabout them for a couple of years on mdx and swg threads but never got round to starting one for avn.

why on earth your fault?

Yep blame Dil :-)

Richard, you wouldn't have bought any, AVN too much of a quality company for your tastes! Bit of a cut above the usual crap you invest in :-))

Dil's fault anyway.

cynic , I hate pt he an english twat who told me to buy MDX ,and skinny no better !



Roll on Feb 4th ... dickheads :-)

Lol

You been out wiv yer woolley friends on the pop mate?

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:-)

Think I might leave a few thoughts on the ADVFN Meldex thread before I retire for the evening.

RNS Number : 9304W

Avanti Communications Group Plc

29 November 2010


Date: 29 November 2010
On behalf of: Avanti Communications Group plc ("Avanti" or
"the Company")
Embargoed for release 0700hrs


Avanti Communications Group plc Successful launch of HYLAS 1

Avanti Communications (LSE: AVN), the broadband satellite operator, is delighted to announce the successful launch of HYLAS 1 from the Kourou Space Centre on an Ariane 5 launcher on Friday 26th November at 18.39 GMT.

The Ariane 5 launch was perfect, injecting HYLAS 1 into the correct orbit precisely on schedule. HYLAS 1 separated from the Ariane 5 after 34 minutes of flight and telemetry was immediately received at the control centre. The solar arrays deployed on schedule and all systems checks showed full spacecraft functions to be working correctly.

David Williams, Chief Executive of Avanti Communications, commented: "I am delighted that HYLAS 1 is safely in orbit and operating as planned under our control. "HYLAS 1 is a uniquely flexible satellite and we are now delighted to be able to offer broadband to communities, businesses and governments around Europe who previously suffered from the lack of high quality communications. Anyone in the UK and within our European beams who needs broadband can now have it, regardless of their location.

"Before we begin to put customer traffic onto the satellite in the New Year, we will be working to enhance the revenue generating potential of the satellite. As a result of certain extra design activities during manufacture HYLAS 1 has higher performance than the original design provided for and is able to offer certain new services. We will analyse the precise performance characteristics of the satellite in these operating modes before commercial service commences.

"This is the first major step for us in creating a business which I hope will lead the World in Ka band satellite communications."

--ENDS--

Price taking off

hyleo98 ... any chance you could put a chart in the opening post please ?

Cheers

Any particular share ? :-)

This will have to do for now then!

lol skinny.

I reckon we need about 14.5p a day to hit a tenner by xmas.

Results for year ended 30/06/10 to be announced Wednesday followed by an analyst's briefing at 12.


Upgrades and fill yer boots recomendations will follow shortly thereafter.

Article from siliconrepublic.com dated 26/11/10 .... I like the last bit :-)



Rocket mans broadband firm on FTSE 100 trajectory

A businessman whose previous venture capital company delivered a 768pc return for investors could turn out to be the unlikely saviour of broadband in the Northern Hemisphere as his stg120m HYLAS 1 satellite rockets into space tonight.

David Williams Avanti Communications aims to deliver 10Mbps broadband to rural residents and businesses in Ireland and across Europe, the Middle East and Africa for as little as 25 per month.

Williams, whose previous venture capital company Active Media Capital wound down in 2006, delivering investors a 768pc return on investment, has listed Avanti on the London Stock Exchange and told Siliconrepublic that he believes it will be successful enough to enable the firm to enter the FTSE100.

The satellite HYLAS 1 is the first of its kind to be launched outside the US and will lift off on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana at 18.39 GMT tonight.

The most powerful of Ariane 5s beams will be trained on Ireland. The overall cost of the satellite is stg120 million and has been funded by investors as well as the European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency.

We already have satellites in the sky that are designed for TV and anybody else who provides satellite broadband either charges too much or it's heavily subsidised.

Weve been building two broadband satellites, the first one launches Friday and will be the first of its kind to be launched outside the US.

Williams explained that his satellite will use KA-band technology, which can provide higher speeds than TV satellites which use KU-band technology.

KA-band brings all the benefits of speed and technology. You can get speeds of up to 200Mbps. Weve chosen to buy in bulk modems that typically provide home owners or office users with 10Mbps at a rational price point. We will offer modems with higher speeds to government and enterprise users.

I asked Williams how soon a commercial iteration of the service will take to be put in place. Testing will happen fairly quickly and well spend time experimenting with the satellite, deciding on power consumption, moving frequency around, deciding how much revenue is possible and pushing it to see if theres a higher performance possible from the satellite than it's designed to deliver.

Liftoff
Williams said that Avanti has already signed up a number of service providers in Ireland to deliver the service, which will cost around 25 a month. Across Europe, Avanti has signed partnerships with 60 telecoms companies.

Tonight, when the HYLAS 1 satellite lifts off on the Ariane 5 rocket, Williams will be present in French Guiana, at the European space port where he will have two duties to give a speech and be pushed into a swimming pool.

Williams explained that Avanti was formed 10 years by himself and his business partner, astrophysicist David Bestwick.

Avanti, he said, is listed on the London Stock Exchange with a stg750m capitalisation. We have two satellites fully financed and the second will be launched in early 2012 to enable us to provide more capacity into the Middle East and Africa.

Our intention is to finance and build more satellites to secure early mover advantage. If we get four satellites launched theres a reasonable chance of Avanti becoming a FTSE 100 company.

Williams is confident he can do it, and he certainly has the pedigree to prove it. My earliest investments have made 15 times their money and the latest investment delivered a 50pc return in less than a year.

He concluded by saying that at present brokers are assuming Avanti will deliver 2 earnings per share. But stg40 could be achievable, he said.

UK analyst:

"Small Caps, AIM and PLUS

Avanti Communications* (AVN) shares rocketed 72p to 725p on news the broadband satellite operator's Hylas 1 satellite was successfully launched into orbit from the Kourou Space Centre on an Ariane 5 launcher last Friday. Commenting on this, chief executive David Williams said: "HYLAS 1 is a uniquely flexible satellite and we are now delighted to be able to offer broadband to communities, businesses and governments around Europe." As a result of the "removal of launch risk", Daniel Stewart reiterated its "buy" stance for the firm with a 1,111p target price.