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CapRock Captures Government Communications Contracts

By Staff Writer | June 23, 2010

      [Satellite TODAY 06-23-10] CapRock Government Solutions has been awarded four contracts to provide managed network services and more than 400 megahertz of commercial satellite capacity to four separate U.S. government agencies, the company announced June 22.
           The contracts, valued collectively at more than $47 million, run through 2013 and include bandwidth, teleport and backhaul services on Ku and X-band networks.
           CapRock secured capacity from EchoStar Satellite Services, Eutelsat, Paradigm Secure Communications and SES World Skies to provide the services, which will be used to support airborne intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance; tactical field-deployed communications; and continuity of operations.