Avanti Communications Group plc has formed a partnership Isotropic Systems with to develop self-installing, all electronic scanning terminals. The partnership signals Avanti’s confidence that the transformational optical technology will open new addressable markets with disruptive pricing and enhance a range of mobility applications that service providers can flexibly deliver to consumer, government and enterprise users. Isotropic Systems will customise the terminals specifically to Avanti’s requirements with a special focus on seamless multi-beam tracking, market-leading instantaneous bandwidth as well as significantly lower pricing. The innovative technology will also provide Avanti with the capability to deliver fixed broadband services that consume 90% less power with extremely high performance and reliability. A working prototype is expected in early 2019 and full scale production by mid 2020.