TCS awarded US DoD private satellite network for off-duty personnel

Telecomworldwire, June 24, 2008

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-24 June 2008-TCS awarded US DoD private satellite network for off-duty personnel(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Telecommunication Systems Inc (TCS) (Nasdaq:TSYS), a wireless network specialist, announced on 24 June that it had been awarded a USD2.4m contract by the US Department of Defense (DoD) for an IP-based private satellite network.

The network will provide US military forces currently based in Afghanistan with off-duty recreational facilities not otherwise available in a country where the landline infrastructure is very limited.

TCS will provide 24x7 network management and monitoring to ensure high availability of the network delivering voice, video and data services.

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