Avanti Communications Group Plc announced the launch of HYLAS 4 from Kourou, French Guiana on Ariane Flight VA242 on Thursday 5th April 2018. The Ariane 5 rocket launched HYLAS 4 into the correct orbit on schedule. HYLAS 4 successfully separated from the Ariane 5 on time and telemetry was received by the control centre at the European Spaceport. HYLAS 4 will set the new standard of affordability, quality and flexibility to Internet Service Providers, Mobile Network Operators, Governments and other Satellite Operators. The High Throughput Satellite (HTS) has 64 Ka-band spot beams that complement their existing coverage across Europe, East and Southern Africa, as well as providing new capacity across West and Central Africa. Furthermore, HYLAS 4 has 4 steerable beams which can provide highly flexible capacity across Africa and Latin America.