Reuters deploys Avanti Communications’ SNG satellite service in South Africa

Avanti’s HYLAS 2 Ka-band satellite providing live satellite coverage of Oscar Pistorius trialReuters, the world’s largest international news agency, has adopted a leading satellite news gathering (SNG) service from global operator Avanti Communications in South Africa. Deployed via Avanti’s HYLAS 2 satellite, which has 100% coverage over the country, Reuters has successfully broadcast 24/7, live satellite news coverage of the ongoing Oscar Pistorius trial. George Johnson, Technical Coordinator at Reuters, said: “In order to supply consistently high quality multimedia coverage to global