CapRock Communications Expands Into Australia

Leading Satellite Communications Provider Broadens its Global Infrastructure

HOUSTON, TEXAS - October 16, 2007

CapRock Communications, a leading global satellite communications provider, today announced it has expanded its international presence into Perth, Australia. The expansion extends CapRock’s turnkey managed services to energy, maritime and mining customers operating in the region. The Australian facility includes a regional support center to provide local service and support.

To lead CapRock’s continued growth within the region, CapRock has appointed Ian Ford as general manager of South East Asia. Ford moves into this role from his former position as CapRock’s Managing Director, responsible for operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In this new role, Ford will manage CapRock’s strategy and growth for Australia, Indonesia and the Asia-Pacific region. This new appointment highlights CapRock’s commitment to deliver consistent service around the world and furthers the company’s position as a leading global provider.

“The expansion allows us to become even closer to our customers and further meet their needs,” said CapRock General Manager, South East Asia, Ian Ford. “When customers choose CapRock, they expect a level of service and support that is second to none. That’s why our customers depend on us and we are dedicated to fulfilling that responsibility, wherever that may be.”

CapRock’s Australia facility serves as a local sales office and support center, providing a base of operations for installation, operation and other support services. Additionally, the site includes a teleport facility for landing and interconnecting customers’ voice and data traffic with networks in-country and around the world.

“The expansion into Australia is a testament to CapRock’s promise that we will meet our customers wherever their operations may take them,” continued Ford. “We strive day in and day out to deliver to customers exceptionally high-quality communications and we look forward to providing them with that same level of service they’ve come to expect from us elsewhere.”

About CapRock Communications

With more than 25 years of experience, CapRock Communications is a premier global satellite communications provider for the energy, maritime, engineering and construction, mining and disaster recovery industries, as well as for government services. The Company utilizes the latest field-proven satellite technologies to deliver highly reliable managed communication services including broadband Internet, voice over IP, secure networking and real-time video to the world's harshest and most remote locations. CapRock delivers on its promise to be the market's reliability leader by leveraging "best of breed" partnerships, technical expertise and a robust global infrastructure that includes five international teleports and ten regional support centers across the U.S., Central and South America, Europe, West Africa and Asia Pacific. More information about CapRock is available at www.caprock.com.

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