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CapRock and Paradigm Sign Strategic Partner Agreement to Supply Military Grade SATCOM to U.S. Government
CapRock Expands Market Leadership in Commercial X-Band Satellite Services
| Source: CapRock Government Solutions
FAIRFAX, VA--(Marketwire - November 3, 2009) - CapRock Government Solutions announced today
that it has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder strategic purchase
agreement with UK-based Paradigm Secure Communications Ltd. Paradigm owns
and operates a fleet of military hardened geosynchronous communications
satellites with both X-band and UHF payloads. Although Paradigm has signed
on other distributors of capacity on its Skynet 5 satellite fleet, this
agreement makes CapRock the company's first Network Service Provider to the
U.S. military and Intelligence community.
Access to commercially provided X-band communications has become
increasingly important as a means to augment military satellite
capabilities, the demand for which continues to outpace supply. With the
addition of access to Paradigm's hardened and protected X-band capacity,
CapRock now has the ability to offer a wider variety of X-band services
tailored to each unique government requirement.
In December 2008 CapRock signed a similar multi-year, multi-transponder
purchase contract with another commercial X-band provider. The initiative
has been highly successful, resulting in the deployment of over 200MHz of
bandwidth and multiple protected networks for the U.S. Government. When
combined with other agreements, CapRock is now the single largest network
provider of commercial X-band services to the U.S. Government.
"To support our clients' expanding requirements for in-theatre
communications, we've taken a proactive approach and prepositioned both
bandwidth and infrastructure in areas of high demand," said CapRock
Government Solutions President, Tom Eaton. "We've expanded our strategic
investments in X-band infrastructure and new services so they will be
available when and where our government clients need them. This pioneering
arrangement with Paradigm exemplifies CapRock's strategy of anticipating,
investing in, and then meeting the demand for innovative remote
communications solutions."
"At Paradigm, we continuously look for partners who not only understand the
unique challenges of government missions and how to deliver trusted
end-to-end solutions, but also have the ability to add their own value to
our
X-band capacity," said Paradigm Managing Director, Keith Norton. "CapRock
has a proven reputation as a premier provider of managed satellite network
solutions operating in some of the world's toughest environments. We are
very pleased to add CapRock to our family of distributors and to have them
as our first Network Service Provider to the U.S. military and Intelligence
communities."
CapRock's Paradigm-based services are designed for sensitive missions that
may require resilient, operationally secure, military-grade solutions.
Originally commissioned under contract with the British Ministry of
Defence, Paradigm owns and operates a state-of-the-art military grade
satellite fleet which includes electromagnetic-pulse hardened satellites,
built-in anti-jamming capabilities, configurable global and spot beam
coverage and MAC Level I security certification.
As Paradigm's Network Service Provider to the U.S. military and
Intelligence community, CapRock will offer both off-the-shelf subscription
services and custom-designed satellite networks. As part of its end-to-end
X-band services, CapRock provides complete remote terminals, including
man-portable, quick deploy and communications-on-the-move systems, as well
as space segment and teleport services. These offerings are unique in that
they are commercially available solutions designed from inception to
support military and intelligence missions.
In addition to the recent Paradigm agreement, CapRock currently provides
over 3.5GHz of managed communications services across some 40 satellites in
X, C, Ku, and Ka bands. CapRock is a facilities-based service provider
and owns and operates a global infrastructure of five teleports, four 24x7
network operations centers and eleven regional field service centers.
About CapRock Government Solutions (formerly Arrowhead Global Solutions)
CapRock Government Solutions is recognized as a trusted and innovative
specialty telecommunications and IT solutions partner for defense,
intelligence and government organizations. As a division of global
communications provider, CapRock Communications, the company's total assets
include a self-owned and operated infrastructure of four international
teleports, four 24x7 network operations centers, service on more than 45
satellites and over 650 employees deployed around the globe. With over 28
years of service to its industry customers in over 120 countries, CapRock
is the world's largest provider of fully managed VSAT services to extreme
environments. Presently, the Government team supports more than thirty
government agency customers and thousands of associated end-users. For
more information, visit www.caprock.com.
About Paradigm Secure Communications
Paradigm is the world's leading commercial provider of military-grade
satellite communications. The company is the prime contractor for the
Skynet 5 contract with the UK Ministry of Defence, signed in October 2003,
valued at £3.6 billion. The program provides mobile voice, video, internet
and broadcast communications for the UK armed forces, as well as a range of
other Government departments and agencies, such as NATO, the Netherlands,
Portugal, Canada, France, Germany and Australia. Paradigm owns, manages and
operates the Skynet 5 satellite system, and is responsible for delivering
the service, controlling the satellite fleet, managing the network and
implementing all upgrades throughout its life. For more information, visit
www.paradigmsecure.com