TeleCommunication Systems has secured a potential $11.3 million contract to provide maintenance and technical support services for the Maryland Department of Human Resources’ information technology infrastructure. TCS said Friday the contract has a three-year base period and two option years and has been awarded under Maryland’s Consulting and Technical Services+ indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Under the CATS+ […] More

TeleCommunication Systems has introduced a new tracking antenna system intended for low-Earth orbit and medium-Earth orbit satellite missions. The deployable X/Y antenna system is built to support Earth observation, remote sensing, telemetry, tracking and control operations for tactical applications, TCS said Monday. Michael Bristol, TCS government solutions group president, said the company incorporated lessons learned from TCS’ […] More

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. has teamed up with O3b Networks to provide O3b’s satellite network services to TCS’ government and commercial clients through contract vehicles. “D” D’Ambrosio, O3b Networks executive vice president of government solutions, said Monday TCS will deploy communications services to remote areas with “O3b’s fiber speed and satellite reach.” O3b’s medium Earth-orbit constellation […] More

TeleCommunication Systems will supply Planet Labs with the X/Y Tracking Antenna Systems to help track the Flock-1 Earth-imaging satellite constellation. TCS said Wednesday that features of the tracking antennas for the low-Earth orbit satellites include uplink satellite command and imaging data reception. “Capturing these high-resolution views of the earth at significant volume is a major milestone in the space industry,” […] More

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. has been awarded a $6.8 million contract to develop maritime satellite systems for the U.S. Army. TCS will supply Digisat International-manufactured Intellian antenna subsystems to the Army for automatic switchover during disruptions, the company said Wednesday. Michael Bristol, TCS government services group president, said the company intends for those systems to help […] More

TeleCommunication Systems has unveiled its Lynx portfolio of portable routers that works to provide wireless broadband communications to law enforcement, public safety, special operations and other public-sector organizations. The company said Monday the product line includes Lynx Rugged Vehicle Router and Lynx Wearable Router and supports in-vehicle video surveillance, locations services, Vehicle Area Network and other mobile applications. “Public safety […] More

TeleCommunication Systems will continue its Ku satellite bandwidth, terrestrial and 24-hour support for the Tactical Satellite Communications Network of the U.S. Marine Corps under a $14.2 million task order option in a previously awarded contract. TCS said Tuesday the task order is part of the Future Commercial SatCom Acquisition program of the General Services Administration and […] More