May 12, 2008

RigNet experts to lead panel discussion at May12-13 Oil & Gas Connectivity: Digital Applications & Communications Dynamics conference

ABERDEEN, Scotland, May 12, 2008 — RigNet, Inc., a leading global provider of managed communications solutions for the upstream oil and gas industry, will lead a panel discussion on “Technology & Topology: Evolving Commercial Applications to the Satellite Environment” at the upcoming Oil & Gas Connectivity: Digital Applications & Communications Dynamics conference, May 12-13, 2008, in Aberdeen, Scotland.

The two-day conference, which will take place at the Marriott Hotel Aberdeen, is supported by the Global VSAT Forum, an association of key companies involved in the business of delivering advanced digital fixed satellite systems and services to consumers, and commercial and government enterprises worldwide.

RigNet is one of the conference sponsors. In addition to a panel of RigNet experts leading one of the showcase discussions, RigNet personnel also will participate in other panel discussions. For more information about the conference, go to http://www.uk-emp.co.uk/Oil&Gas.Digital_Applications/.

About RigNet Inc.

RigNet, Inc. is a leading global provider of managed communication services exclusively to the upstream oil and gas industry. The company holds the prestigious Cisco Powered Network designation, meeting the most stringent standards for network reliability and performance, and was recently named one of America's fastest-growing private companies as ranked in Inc. magazine’s distinguished Inc. 500. RigNet has worldwide installations throughout 21 countries and six continents, spanning the global offshore drilling and production industry. Based in Houston, Texas, RigNet has offices in Louisiana, Brazil, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UAE and the UK. For more information, visit http://www.rig.net.