NCR Showcases Innovative Security Solutions to Help Banks Defend its Customers Against Malware Attac

NCR Showcases Innovative Security Solutions to Help Banks Defend its Customers Against Malware Attac

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NCR Showcases Innovative Security Solutions to Help Banks Defend its Customers Against Malware Attacks

NCR Corporation , a global leader in omni-channel solutions, today introduced its extensive suite of innovative security solutions to help banks in the Middle East offer trusted and secure banking environment leading to increased customer loyalty and experience. The NCR Secure’ security portfolio comprises NCR Solidcore Suite for APTRA, NCR Skimming Protection Solution (SPS), NCR Physical Protection Level 3, NCR Remote BIOS (Basic Input Output System) Update Solution and NCR Hard Disk Encryption (HDE) amongst others. NCR security suite when deployed as part of a comprehensive security strategy will provide financial institutions protection against rampant ATM attacks.

NCR’s Remote BIOS Update Solution provides a first layer of protection against unauthorized booting and access to ATM hard disk. This tool allows financial institutions to remotely lock down the (BIOS) firmware on the ATM by applying a password and disabling booting from external devices. This service also periodically refreshes the BIOS password to ensure it remains secure. NCR’s remote push enables no touch password implementation and maintenance, saving time and effort of banks IT staff resulting in significant cost savings over manual tech updates, preventing risk of errors and sharing of passwords.

Further layered protection is provided with NCR’s HDE technology. The solution prevents any files being added to the hard disc. Both Remote BIOS Update and HDE will provide protection from common attempts of malware attacks on ATMs. Further NCR’s HDE provides a pre-boot network authentication for each terminal. The terminal will boot to the pre-boot environment which will use the network to contact the customer’s HDE server. If, and only if, the server authorizes it, will the system boot to the OS on that hard disk. Moreover, even if someone steals the whole PC core, motherboard and drive, they will not be able to access the contents on the hard disk drive.

NCR Solidcore Suite for APTRA is a comprehensive ATM whitelisting software, which proactively protects ATMs from insider attacks by preventing the introduction of unauthorized code on the network and maintaining its integrity and availability, while NCR Physical Protection Level 3 is the recommended solution that can protect ATMs from Black Box Attacks by making it impossible for criminals to connect the dispenser of the ATM to an unauthorized core.

‘Today, customer retention, loyalty and securing the banking environment across physical and digital channels from all potential points of compromise remains a key strategy for financial institutions around the world,’ said Wael Elaawar, NCR managing director of Financial Services for Gulf and Saudi Arabia. ‘NCR is at the forefront of revolutionizing omni-channel banking solutions backed with its extensive suite of innovative software and security solutions that helps banks to safeguard their customer interest and remain a step ahead from various types of fraud and skimming attacks. And, although skimming still is the number one cause of ATM fraud around the globe for which we at NCR had developed the NCR Skimming Protection Solution (SPS) to help fight this type of crime, new forms of fraudulent activity including malware is rapidly growing across all regions, causing millions of dollars of losses per attack, which can easily be prevented by following the NCR Secure set of recommendations.’

 

TM Robotics Partners with Caionix to Sell Toshiba Machine Industrial Robots

TM Robotics Partners with Caionix to Sell Toshiba Machine Industrial Robots

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TM Robotics Partners with Caionix to Sell Toshiba Machine Industrial Robots

Today TM Robotics and Toshiba Machine announced they have partnered with Caionix, a distributor of industrial robots in Egypt. With this partnership, Caionix is now responsible for providing the area’s industrial market with the pre-sale, sale and after sale services for Toshiba Machine’s Cartesian, 6-axis and SCARA robots.

Caionix provides support and solutions for many applications in a variety of industries, including food, pharmaceutical, packaging, plastics and automotive component.

The THL SCARA models satisfy the growing demand for affordable, flexible automation in applications outside of the traditional robot industries. In addition, because the lightweight system generates substantially less inertia, a simplified gearbox has been used. The net result is that these robots are the most energy efficient in their class.

‘We’ve been working with Caionix since the beginning of this year and so far have experienced great interest in the Egyptian market,’ said Nigel Smith, CEO of TM Robotics. ‘It’s clear there was a great need for flexible, cost-effective robots like Toshiba Machine’s. We’re looking forward to expanding our footprint in Africa as we work with Caionix to increase our reach in the area.’

‘We chose to work with TM Robotics because we knew Toshiba Machine Industrial Robots provided flexibility, high performance and a simple design that suits a wide variety of applications,’ said Ahmed Abdeldayem, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer of Caionix. ‘With our industrial focus, having access to every kind of robotic offering provides our customers the best solutions possible to solve their every manufacturing need.’

 

 

Covalon Announces Breakthrough Success in Saudi Arabia

Covalon Announces Breakthrough Success in Saudi Arabia

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Covalon Announces Breakthrough Success in Saudi Arabia

Covalon Technologies Ltd. , an advanced medical technologies company, today announced that it has received a $1.9 million order to fulfil demand for its infection management and advanced wound care products in Saudi Arabia. Covalon expects to ship and be paid for the full order prior to the end of June 2016.

Covalon has been successful in capturing market share from other multi-national companies, although the process took longer than anticipated. Due to delays in the awarding of tenders by the healthcare authorities in Saudi Arabia, approximate half of the order received was delayed and originally anticipated to have shipped in March 2016. As a result, the revenue associated with the delayed portion of the order will be fully recognized in the quarter ended June 30, 2016.

‘I have always been of the view that in order for companies like Covalon to be successful they have to specifically target a geographic market in order to achieve a sales breakthrough’, said Brian Pedlar, Covalon’s Chief Executive Officer. ‘Today’s announcement demonstrates that Covalon has achieved success in Saudi Arabia and we are in the process of replicating this business model in other markets throughout the world.’

‘Covalon employed an aggressive brand awareness campaign in Saudi Arabia which resulted in our IV Clear, SurgiClear and ColActive Plus products achieving top brand recognition in their categories in major hospitals associated with the Ministry of Health’, said Hamed Abbasian, Covalon’s Vice President of Business Development. ‘IV Clear has been selected as the exclusive antimicrobial vascular access dressing in the Intensive Care Unit of one of the most influential hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The Diabetic Foot Department of King Fahd General Hospital in Jeddah, which is the reference hospital for the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health for patients with diabetic foot conditions, considers ColActive Plus as the most advanced collagen dressing available in the market for treating chronic wounds. ColActive Plus and SurgiClear have been selected as winners of their respective categories in a major tender. These successes have resulted in Covalon growing its market share rapidly over the past year, while most other international wound care companies have seen declines in their business in Saudi Arabia.’

Covalon has also been winning business in the private hospital market in Saudi Arabia. Covalon is the exclusive supplier of wound care products to the Health Oasis Hospital in Riyadh, a major private hospital in Saudi Arabia, considered as one of the most advanced long term care hospital in the Middle East. Because of the success of ColActive Plus in preventing the need for limb amputations on diabetic patients with chronic wounds, Covalon became one of the main suppliers of wound care products to the International Medical Centre hospital in Jeddah.

Covalon offers infection management and advanced wound management dressings for both acute and chronic wounds, including its CovaWound’ ColActive’ and SurgiClear’ brands that have strong clinical evidence to support their superior efficacy in helping to prevent infections in surgical procedures and in chronic diabetic foot wounds. ColActive and CovaWound when used together have the ability to rapidly promote wound closure and healing in chronic wounds, which remains an under-addressed market in Saudi Arabia.

 

 

New App Launched by Eutelsat and Wiztivi to Transform Navigation of Free Satellite TV Channels

New App Launched by Eutelsat and Wiztivi to Transform Navigation of Free Satellite TV Channels

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New App Launched by Eutelsat and Wiztivi to Transform Navigation of Free Satellite TV Channels

One of the world’s leading satellite operators and Wiztivi, a leader in multiscreen TV solutions are today unveiling Sat.tv, a smart Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) for tablets and smartphones. The application addresses the 66 million homes in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East equipped for DTH reception of Eutelsat’s popular HOT BIRD satellites that give access to more than 300 free-to-air channels. The new product will be showcased for the first time at the TV Connect show in London. Engaging with free-to-air content

Sat.tv is a new-generation EPG designed to enhance the free-to-air viewing experience for consumers and increase broadcaster engagement with their audience. Broadcasters can enter programme schedules and information that are displayed real-time through the app. Viewers benefit from a user-friendly EPG interface available in five languages (English, French, Russian, Italian, Arabic) and can access programme details in up to 40 languages.

Easy navigation, personalised recommendations

The main features include extensive access to detailed programmes in the HOT BIRD channel line-up, with options to browse by time, channel or type of content. Preferred content can be selected in one click, and personalised recommendations generated based on viewer tastes. Viewers can also share any content of the app live on their social media profiles.

The new app is based on TIMELESSTOUCH, Wiztivi’s advanced HTML5 user interface product for mobile devices. In addition to front-end and back-end development by Wiztivi, a back office has been set up to enable channels to directly edit their programme schedules. Leading broadcasters, including CCTV, Channel One Russia Worldwide, Euronews, France 24, RT and TV5MONDE have already opted for this solution.

Cross platform code and high-end user experience

Sat.tv is an HTML5 application developed with the WIZTIVIFRAMEWORK, Wiztivi’s multiscreen UI Software Development Kit (SDK). The SDK is a browser-based environment of development with equivalent performance to native applications. In using one code for multiple environments, Eutelsat and Wiztivi have been able to accelerate the development and launch of Sat.tv on both iOS and Android platforms. Wiztivi’s strong technical expertise in consistency management of metadata improves overall app performance. Due to the efficient algorithms provided by Wiztivi’s R&D, metadata are downloaded instantly on the screen, enhancing the user experience (smooth transitions and animations) and providing a remarkable feeling of control.



Syniverse IPX Network Provides Global LTE Reach for Warid Telecom

Syniverse IPX Network Provides Global LTE Reach for Warid Telecom

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Syniverse IPX Network Provides Global LTE Reach for Warid Telecom

Warid Telecom is leveraging the Syniverse IPX Network Solution and Diameter Signaling Services to enable its subscribers to access LTE service around the globe. Under the agreement, Warid Telecom will also provide LTE service to visiting inbound roamers throughout Pakistan.

LTE roaming has emerged as a critical mobile service in Pakistan and the rest of the world as the number of subscribers has steadily been increasing. Pakistan had over 26.1 million 3G and LTE subscribers as of February, up from just 24.7 million in January, according to the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority. Moreover, the number of LTE connections worldwide is expected to reach nearly 3 billion by 2020, according to the GSMA.

“LTE service has quickly moved from a next-generation technology to a mobile-service standard, and our customers are coming to expect LTE speed and capacity anywhere they go,’ said Asma Khan, Director International Business, Warid Telecom. ‘Syniverse will help us take an important step forward in implementing LTE on a global basis and in ensuring we meet customers’ expectations for smooth, consistent LTE service wherever they travel.’

Syniverse’s IPX Network Solution and Diameter Signalling Service interconnect the world’s networks to make LTE possible anywhere and at any time. A crucial part of LTE involves the deployment of an IPX network, the network backbone that makes LTE and LTE roaming possible, and Diameter, the industry-standard signalling protocol for proper routing and delivery of messages. Syniverse provides operators with a comprehensive solution for global LTE enablement with a carrier-grade connection to the company’s all-IP network, which currently serves more than 2,300 LTE roaming routes with connections that reach more than 320 operators in 66 countries.

‘With GSMA projecting that LTE connections will exceed 2.5 billion and reach over 60 percent of the world by 2020, mobile service providers can’t afford any mistakes in rolling out LTE,’ said Mahesh Prasad, Executive Vice President of Sales for Europe, Middle East, Africa and India, Syniverse. ‘As one of the pioneers in global LTE enablement, we’ll use the expertise we’ve developed to help ensure that Warid Telecom launches LTE roaming service as quickly and flawlessly as possible to provide the highest level of LTE service to customers.’

Syniverse’s agreement with Warid Telecom continues a string of LTE accomplishments around the globe. Syniverse has enabled global LTE for more than 130 operators. In 2015, Syniverse announced that it will use its IPX Network to power LTE for operators including, Ooredoo, Telin and the Saudi Telecom Company. In 2015, Syniverse also announced agreements to deliver VoLTE (Voice over LTE) services for LG Uplus after enabling the world’s first transoceanic VoLTE roaming call earlier that year.

 

Udemy Launches Redesigned Course-Taking Experience

Udemy Launches Redesigned Course-Taking Experience

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Udemy Launches Redesigned Course-Taking Experience

Udemy, a global marketplace for learning and teaching online, today announced a completely redesigned course-taking experience that offers students a more immersive and rewarding way to learn. The new features further Udemy’s goal of helping its more than 10 million students across the globe gain new skills and achieve their goals through online learning.

Learning science, student feedback, and user research across the 40,000 courses available on Udemy helped shape the improved experience. The redesigned course player puts content front and center, and students have more ways than ever to tailor their learning. The course player enhances the overall course-taking experience where content is organized into sections composed of bite-sized lectures and practice, an approach that is consistent with best practices in learning sciences. New player controls enable students to determine the pace of the lecture, while a bookmarking feature allows students to annotate important sections for quick future reference.

‘We are just at the beginning of realizing the potential impact of online learning. We are committed to building the best experience to learn online and helping our 10 million students achieve their learning goals,’ said Rob Wong, VP of product at Udemy. ‘Our redesigned course-taking experience is the latest step toward realizing that vision, and we’re constantly exploring new ways to evolve our platform, ensuring students learn what they set out to achieve.’

The new features include:

A full-screen course player that minimizes distractions and allows students to fully immerse themselves in course material
New player controls and keyboard shortcuts, enabling students to easily speed up, slow down, or replay parts of lectures
A bookmarks feature that lets students annotate important sections of courses and save key passages to review at their convenience
A questions feature that helps students quickly find answers to their questions and view the most popular ones
The redesigned course-taking experience is also now available for the company’s Udemy for Business customers. Over 240,000 employees from companies including Lyft, PayPal, and Century 21 have access to this latest consumer-tested online learning experience to help them gain new skills and continue to grow and succeed in their workplace.

‘With the speed at which today’s technology evolves, it’s vital that employees of all companies have the tools to constantly refine their skills and keep up with the latest trends,’ says Darren Shimkus, GM and VP of Udemy for Business. ‘We believe the new course-taking experience will help workers across industries more effectively learn new skills to help them continually grow in the workplace.’

The new design comes on the heels of major business momentum in the first quarter of the year, including Udemy surpassing 10 million students worldwide, as well as the recent acquisition of Talentbuddy, an interactive learn-to-code platform which will help bolster Udemy’s experiential learning capabilities. Udemy also partnered with Microsoft in January to further promote youth employment in the Middle East and Africa, as the company continues to deliver on its mission of helping anyone build the life they imagine through online learning.

 

VRstudios� to Provide the Only Wireless VR Experience for Meraas� Hub Zero

VRstudios’ to Provide the Only Wireless VR Experience for Meraas’ Hub Zero

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VRstudios’ to Provide the Only Wireless VR Experience for Meraas’ Hub Zero

VRstudios, the leading virtual reality (VR) company providing wireless, full-motion and multi-user VR experiences for entertainment and enterprise customers, announced, today, that the company has been selected to provide VRstudios’ platform and products for Hub Zero, the region’s first immersive entertainment park by Meraas.

VRstudio’s installation represents the first and only wireless VR experience to be provided for the Middle East’s first immersive gaming entertainment park, scheduled to open in May 2016.

The company’s role with Hub Zero demonstrates VRstudios’ aggressive global growth strategy. ‘VRstudios is excited to be selected by Meraas for Hub Zero, a monumental milestone for the VR industry and our company’s first installation in the Middle East,’ said Charles Herrick, VRstudios chief executive officer and company founder. ‘When many VR companies are only talking about the possibilities of VR, we are delivering to enterprise customers around the world. It is rewarding to see how our distinct capabilities are recognized and valued by world-class companies, such as Meraas.’

VRstudios is providing real business solutions and significantly transforming numerous industries, such as entertainment, aerospace, health care, construction, and architecture and design. VRstudios’ technology architecture allows its customers to continuously adapt and take advantage of the newest breakthroughs in VR.

Jean Marc Bled, general manager, Leisure & Entertainment at Meraas, said, ‘We are proud to partner with such a revolutionary VR leader to provide the best interactive and immersive VR experiences to our visitors of all ages for a fun-filled day out where they can relive some of their most thrilling fantasies.’

Bled added, ‘No other VR company provides the technology capabilities and a long-term customer-focused experience for VR enterprise customers like VRstudios, and the experiential entertainment they provide for Hub Zero will challenge visitor perceptions and revolutionize how gamers see and experience video games.’

 

 

Mach7 Technologies Selected to Power Advanced Enterprise Imaging Solution Across Africa

Mach7 Technologies Selected to Power Advanced Enterprise Imaging Solution Across Africa

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Mach7 Technologies Selected to Power Advanced Enterprise Imaging Solution Across Africa

IntriHEALTH, the leading healthcare diagnostic solutions provider in Africa, standardized their medical imaging management services offering on Mach7 Technologies’ award-winning enterprise imaging platform. As part of a comprehensive evaluation of industry offerings, including an incumbent unified clinical archive, IntriHEALTH selected Mach7 Enterprise Imaging Platform to power an extensive offering of enterprise-level medical image management capabilities, with fully-integrated yet modular mobile image capture, workflow management, reporting and referral portal functionality.

Healthcare Diagnostic Solution Addresses Growing Healthcare Resource Crisis
Africa suffers from a critical shortage of radiologists, underscoring the need for the centralization and communication of image data across disparate locations. The ability to capture and share images, regardless of geographic location, offers an immediate solution for regions challenged to bridge the growing gap between healthcare needs and healthcare delivery.

The specific requirements for security, privacy, storage and rapid image availability, regardless of image format, makes IntriHEALTH’s selection of Mach7 Enterprise Imaging Platform uniquely disruptive to the status quo in a region struggling to improve diagnostic activities that may lead to better or more timely treatment.

“Mach7 provides superior technology to solve the critical needs of our customers and patients in Africa,” commented Mike Simpson, CEO, IntriHEALTH. “Advancing enterprise imaging by leveraging best-of-breed technology across a clinical ecosystem is gaining rapid adoption among providers across Africa. Our integration and implementation experience with Mach7 has been both swift and seamless, a testament to the technology and support teams at Mach7.”

Mach7 Enterprise Imaging Platform provides advanced services other vendors cannot offer IntriHEALTH including:

A flexible imaging platform that can be used across a variety of sites from remote area imaging centers, to academic hospitals.
A mobile-ready solution that supports image capture in the field.
An enterprise solution that supports the access and sharing of patient imaging files and media from any geographic location.
A platform that scales easily to suit provider workloads.
An intuitive and simple GUI that simplifies system configuration.

 

Intelsat and DETASAD Enhance Broadband Connectivity for Corporate Networks in Saudi Arabia

Intelsat and DETASAD Enhance Broadband Connectivity for Corporate Networks in Saudi Arabia

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Intelsat and DETASAD Enhance Broadband Connectivity for Corporate Networks in Saudi Arabia

Powers high quality, reliable broadband services to thousands of ATM networks throughout Saudi Arabia.

Delivers VSAT services to small and medium corporate enterprises and ships operating in and outside of this fast-growing region.

Intelsat S.A. operator of the world’s first Globalized Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, announced that Detecon Al Saudia Co. Ltd has renewed and expanded its contract for Ku-band satellite services to deliver broadband and internet connectivity to corporate networks operating in and outside of Saudi Arabia. 

Under the multi-year contract, DETASAD will leverage Ku-band services via Intelsat 15 at 85′ East and Intelsat 20 at 68.5′ East to guarantee access to the highest levels of broadband connectivity for its enterprise customers. DETASAD incorporates Intelsat’s satellite services into the largest financial transaction networks in the region, supporting a very large number of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) located throughout Saudi Arabia, among other applications where high reliability and security are critical to success.

‘We partnered with Intelsat to complement our existing telecom infrastructure as Intelsat’s satellite solutions have a strong track record of seamlessly and securely connecting broadband networks across a vast area,’ said Adel Al Gidawi, CFO, Detecon Al Saudia Co. Ltd. (DETASAD). ‘Intelsat and DETASAD have been in the VSAT business together since 2003. Throughout our relationship, Intelsat has proven to be a strategic and trusted partner that has helped us meet the high standards of our customers across multiple sectors. As the demands placed on us by broadband users in Saudi Arabia continue to grow, extending our relationship with Intelsat will provide us with the bandwidth necessary to extend our network, grow our business and, most importantly, support the needs of communities and businesses located throughout the region.’

Along with powering Saudi Arabia’s ATM networks, DETASAD serves a wide range of corporate networks that are used by small and medium enterprises, maritime operators, oil and gas companies, government agencies, and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to help power the country’s economy and deliver services to urban and remote areas.

‘We understand that DETASAD’s customers are diverse in nature and as such, have unique requirements,’ said Jean-Philippe Gillet, Intelsat’s Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa. ‘The breadth and depth of Intelsat’s globalized network enable us to tailor our services to meet the broadband requirements for companies and communities across sectors. With the demand for broadband connectivity only increasing in the Middle East, we look forward to working with DETASAD to deliver high quality, reliable and secure internet and broadband connectivity to corporate enterprises and customers across the banking, oil and gas and government sectors.

 

 

Digital Check to Present RDC Leadership Seminar Series�: Cairo

Digital Check to Present RDC Leadership Seminar Series’: Cairo

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Digital Check to Present RDC Leadership Seminar Series’: Cairo

Digital Check Corp , a worldwide leader in cheque scanning equipment and UV capture for the banking industry, will hold an educational seminar on March 9 in Cairo for bankers, regulators, and payments-industry executives interested in learning about Check Truncation and Remote Deposit Capture (RDC). The event will take place at the Four Seasons and cover basic to advanced topics for financial institutions planning to implement electronic cheque clearance.

The seminar represents Digital Check’s first public event on the African continent, as well as an early look at remote deposit in the Middle East and North Africa region, where many countries have undertaken modernization of their banking systems as part of the Arab Payments Initiative (API) begun in 2005.

‘The majority of countries in the MENA region have begun or have already completed a migration to electronic payments and settlement, including cheque truncation,’ says Alex Trombetta, Digital Check’s vice president of international sales. ‘Many are looking into further extensions of the latest technology, and have the means to do so. We expect that education on remote deposit will help jump-start an important part of that modern payments experience.’

Topics covered in the seminar include general remote deposit trends, business cases and best practices; capturing and processing ultraviolet security features on checks and payment documents; and hardware solutions for scanning cheques.

As a component of the RDC Leadership Initiative’, Digital Check has been hosting educational seminars about remote deposit capture around the globe since 2012. This year’s series includes events planned in Brazil, Peru, London, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore and Manila.

 


Melcom Electronics Ltd. signs multi-year contract with Avanti Communications

Melcom Electronics Ltd. signs multi-year contract with Avanti Communications

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Melcom Electronics Ltd. signs multi-year contract with Avanti Communications

Contract will deliver high speed satellite broadband across EMEA

Melcom Electronics Ltd., a supplier of high quality professional electronics components and subsystems for the Defence, Space, and Satcom industries, has signed a multi-year broadband contract with Avanti Communications, a leading provider of satellite data communications services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Using Avanti’s HYLAS 1 and 2 satellites, Melcom will deliver high speed Ka-band satellite broadband and OU services to its SME and consumer markets across Europe, Turkey and the Middle East, and Africa.

John Melas, Sales & Marketing Director at Melcom Electronics Ltd., commented: ‘Avanti’s flexible satellite technology provides 100% coverage over our primary countries, enabling us to deliver secure broadband access to our customers. This new contract will allow us to expand into new territories and bring our services to a wider customer base.’

Matthew O’Connor, Chief Operating Officer at Avanti, said: ‘We are delighted that Melcom has chosen Avanti to deliver its broadband services across such a challenging sector. Following recent changes in the supply structure in Europe we have noted a significant increase of customers moving their business to Avanti.’