Avanti Communications has a won a five million euro ($6.5 million) contract from Hutchison 3G Ireland (Hutchison 3G) to supply broadband connectivity services under the Irish Government’s 43 million euros ($56.1 million) national broadband initiative over a period of three years, Avanti announced.
  The initiative is designed to bring broadband services to communities all over Ireland which are out of the reach of terrestrial alternatives. Avanti will be concentrating on serving the rural areas where ADSL and mobile broadband will not reach.
    The contract will cover an anticipated 5,000 – 6,000 homes and businesses in its initial phase although the eventual number of potential customers may be higher. Avanti will begin services on leased capacity, transferring to its own Hylas satellite after its launch.