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CapRock (News - Alert) Communications is a subsidiary of Harris Corporation which provides satellite communications to remote and harsh environments globally. Recently, the company announced its turnkey VSAT services which are specially meant for the U.S. land drilling and Gulf of Mexico production platform markets. The offering of the company includes distinctive equipment, service and support with all-inclusive pricing plans. It provides broadband Internet, voice connectivity, corporate networking and real-time data to remote drilling sites and shallow-water production platforms.

FieldAccess, which is the land drilling service, satisfy the requirements of customers for fast VSAT orders, installations and rig moves by utilizing in-region field technicians. The service of FieldAccess is supported by CapRock’s strong support capabilities and four Network Operations Centers round the clock that support and serve over 2,000 customer sites.

In a release, Ron Wagnon, CapRock Communications’ (News - Alert) VP and general manager for North America said that “Customers choose CapRock based on our level of responsiveness and our ability to deliver the right solution when they need it. With FieldAccess, land drilling clients will get the quick deployments they demand coupled with CapRock’s committed support.”

The latest service is developed exclusively for the shallow water production market available as part of CapRock’s full service portfolio of offshore energy solutions. Customers who work in shallow-water production platforms can access voice and data communications that include reliable service and support of CapRock.

In a release, Keith Johnson, CapRock president of global energy services said that “CapRock has served clients with operations in the GOM for more than 29 years and today holds approximately 50 percent market share within the drilling segment, but has not specifically targeted the shallow water production market.”

Some of the latest turnkey managed VSAT services comprise of terminal selection, satellite bandwidth, support including NOC (News - Alert) access, and a set of optional products and features. The success of current managed VSAT services of CapRock and DR-Series of pre-packaged disaster recovery solutions ultimately led to the launch of this new service. CapRock’s award-winning, self-owned and operated infrastructure provides service which helped the company to win the top teleport operator of the year rating in 2008 by the World Teleport Association.