[SatNews] Avanti has signed contracts with Access Intelligence PLC (AIM:ACC) and Fitzrovia IT Services for the sale of the Patented Business Internet Continuity range of products to be delivered from the newly launched HYLAS 1 satellite, Europe's first Ka-band satellite.

Avanti's Business Internet Continuity service (which has global patent protection) uses an enhanced version of its satellite broadband product to provide disaster recovery telecoms services to businesses telecom cable users. In the event that the primary cable connection is lost, the Avanti service instantly restores connectivity and IP addressing so that locally hosted or cloud applications continue to work seamlessly. Avanti also announced the result of research into the reliance upon Internet connectivity by UK and international enterprises and the costs being incurred by inadequate planning for connectivity failure. The independent market research commissioned by Avanti Communications and carried out by Redshift Research shows that three quarters of business respondents rely on constant Internet access. However, one in four businesses do not include Internet connectivity in their disaster recovery plans, with one in three having no back-up connection in case of failure.