Avanti Communications partners with DFID in new education programme

13th May 2014 07:46

Broadband services group Avanti Communications has entered into an agreement with the Department for International Development (DFID) to provide a new education programme to Kenyan schools.The group will be powering DFID's programme to educate pupils in Kenya with its HYLAS 2 satellite, which provides 100% coverage over Kenya.The new partnership is expected to reach 60,000 Kenyan students. DFID has placed £9.46m in funding to the programme through its Girls' Education Challenge (GEC) initiative. Last month the group announced it had entered an agreement with Turkish telecom operator, ESER Telekom, to deliver its satellite broadband coverage in the Middle East.Chief Executive David Williams said: "Our innovative collaboration provides a unique solution to overcome the huge challenges faced by this sector. "Wide-scale deployment will positively impact hundreds of communities, powered by Avanti's quality Ka-band satellite technology."As of 08:10, Avanti's share price had dropped by 1% to 290.75p.WS