Holdings in Company

Avanti Communications Group plc

§ Holdings in Company

Avanti Communications Group Plc (AIM: AVN), the broadband satellite operator, announces that it has today received notification from Avenue Europe Management LLP that it now holds 2,457,319 ordinary shares in Avanti Communications, being approximately 3.85% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

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For further information please contact:

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

David Williams

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

Julian Morse / Max Hartley

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

Rupert Mitchell / Oliver Griffiths

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

Emma Kane / Paul Dulieu

Notes to Editors:

About Avanti

¡ Avanti sells satellite broadband services to telecoms companies which use them to supply residential, enterprise and institutional customers.

¡ Avanti's first satellite, called HYLAS 1 will launch in Q3 2010 and will be the first superfast broadband satellite launched in Europe.

¡ Avanti's second satellite called HYLAS 2 is fully funded and will launch in Q2 2012. It will extend Avanti's coverage to Africa and the Middle East.

¡ The market for satellite broadband products in the markets served by Avanti is estimated at more than 100 million households.

¡ Avanti's systems can provide consumer broadband services at speeds of 10Mb per second at competitive prices, and other wholesale services at up to 200Mb.