Arrowhead Awarded Over 200 MHz in X-Band Satellite Contracts
for US Government

Leverages Strategic Relationship with XTAR

FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA - March 17, 2009

Arrowhead Global Solutions, the government services division of CapRock Communications, announced today that it has been awarded two multimillion dollar contracts to provide over 200 MHz of commercial X-band satellite services to two U.S. Government agencies.  The satellite services will utilize the XTAR-EUR and XTAR-LANT satellites that are reserved exclusively for government and military applications.

The wins mark two of the largest single awards of commercial X-band satellite services and come just two months after CapRock’s government solutions division unveiled the industry’s first commercial X-band managed service offering.  To support the missions of its government clients, Arrowhead has made significant investments in X-band teleport infrastructure and satellite capacity, signing a strategic agreement with XTAR, LLC that includes multiple transponders on its X-band fleet.    

Arrowhead’s new end-to-end commercial X-band satellite solutions are part of a strategic initiative to accelerate the company’s evolution as a provider of value-added managed services specifically for the military, intelligence, and civilian government communities.

“CapRock has taken the lead in commercial X-Band and is proud to answer the call from our customers for secure affordable satellite solutions to support in-theater operations,” said Arrowhead President Tom Eaton.  “These wins continue a series of industry firsts and recent large-scale global contract awards in both the commercial and government divisions of CapRock.”

XTAR, LLC is the only U.S. provider of commercial X-band capacity through its two owned and operated payloads, XTAR-EUR and XTAR-LANT. “We are delighted to be partnering with Arrowhead in support of these critical government missions,” said Denis Curtin, XTAR Chief Operating Officer. “We view these awards as a logical extension and growth of the relationship we established with Arrowhead last November to support its new managed network services in X-band”, he added.

By leveraging CapRock’s unique systems integration capabilities and self-owned and operated network infrastructure, Arrowhead has developed global connectivity solutions designed to meet the emerging requirements of government missions.   Government clients benefit from a single source for all their field services, teleport services and terrestrial interconnects to public, private and government network gateways.

About Arrowhead Global Solutions by CapRock

As the government services division of CapRock Communications, Arrowhead Global Solutions supplies integrated, secure communications anytime, anywhere to government operations, first responders and warfighters. Arrowhead subject-matter experts have a deep understanding of the industry, the technology and the products that support mission-critical applications. Presently the company supports more than thirty government agency customers and thousands of associated end-users in over 60 countries. Today the company's assets include a self-owned and operated infrastructure of four international teleports, two 24 x 7 network operations centers, service on more than 45 satellites, and over 650 employees deployed around the globe. For more information, visit www.arrowhead.com or call 703.752.6800.

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