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New projects for Avanti and its Hylas-1 satellite 28/01/2011
 Avanti Communications signed 2 new contracts to further develop and demonstrate technology to deliver video to the edge of terrestrial networks using HYLAS 1 satellite capacity.
The first project, named "NXY", is a €500,000 project funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), which will develop video caching technology in conjunction with Mpeg-4 IP broadcasting to lighten the video burden on mobile phone and fixed line ISPs networks, reducing network congestion and cost.
A second project worth £216,000 from the UK's Technology Strategy Board (TSB), "Digital Advanced Rural Testbed" (DART) is one of five "Networks Service Demonstrators" selected by the TSB to become national 'hotspots' where businesses will be able to test new business models, applications and services that can be supported by advanced, open and flexible networks and network services.
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