Directorate Change

Avanti Communications Group plc

Directorate Change

Avanti Communications Group plc announces that Professor Michael Walker OBE FREng, aged 64, has joined the Board of Avanti as a non-executive Director with immediate effect. Professor Walker is adviser to Vodafone Group Technology, having spent 18 years of his professional career there culminating in the post of Group R&D Director. He is visiting professor at the University of Surrey and sits on the scientific advisory boards for the Universities of Warwick and Surrey.

John Brackenbury, Chairman said: "We are delighted to welcome Mike. There are few people in the World with his eminence in telecoms technology. Mike played a pivotal role in Vodafone's expansion and built their Group R&D Division from the start, pioneering many technologies which have changed the industry. He will have great value to add in helping Avanti with its own technology led growth."

In the last five years, Michael Walker OBE FREng has held the following Directorships:

There is no further information on Michael Walker required to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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For further information please contact:

Avanti Communications Group Plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7749 1600

David Williams / Nigel Fox

Cenkos Securities Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 8900

Nicholas Wells (Nomad) / Julian Morse (Sales)

Jefferies International Limited Tel: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000

Julian Smith / Thomas Rider

Redleaf Communications Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 20 7566 6700

Paul Dulieu / Emma Kane

Notes to Editors:

About Avanti

¡ Avanti sells satellite data communications services to telecoms companies which use them to supply residential, enterprise and institutional users.

¡ Avanti's first satellite called HYLAS 1, launched on November 26th 2010 and is the first superfast broadband satellite launched in Europe.

¡ Avanti's second satellite, called HYLAS 2, on target for launch in Q2 2012. It will extend Avanti's coverage to Africa and the Middle East.