TeleCommunication Systems has expanded the testing services its interoperability laboratory offers to companies that seek to test their software platforms used to process and send emergency text messages to public safety answering points. TCS said Tuesday Solacom, Airbus DS Communications, ModUcom and Emergency CallWorks completed testing their interfaces for text-to-911 messaging service via Message Session Relay Protocol and […] More

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 unveiled a new suite of 911 communications services for emergency responders. The  Intrepid9-1-1 service is designed as a modular emergency communications tool to verify and route 9-1-1 voice calls and messages to public safety answering points, TCS said Monday. Lynne Seitz, TCS safety and security group senior vice president, said the company build […] More

Neustar Senior Vice President and Fellow Rodney Joffe has been reappointed to a third term on the Federal Communications Commission’s Communications, Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council. Joffe will assist in work on the recommendations of communication security, reliability and interoperability best practices to the FCC, Neustar said Tuesday. “Since the early 1990s, Rodney has recognized the […] More

TeleCommunication Systems and Symantec have partnered to develop a technology for commercial enterprises to identify and prevent financial fraud, unauthorized account access and other illicit activities online. TCS said Monday it will integrate its Trusted Location platform with Symantec’s Mobility Risk Detection system to create a combined tool designed to determine if a mobile device’s location has been compromised […] More

TeleCommunication Systems has entered into a three-year licensing agreement for ISACA to use the TCS Art of Exploitation cybersecurity training curriculum and PerformanScore tool for the nonprofit’s Cybersecurity Nexus certification program. The company said Monday ISACA’s CSX program will leverage the TCS technology to deliver a combination of skills-based training and performance-based exams. TCS noted that CSX trainers can use PerformanScore to provide […] More

TeleCommunication Systems has been selected to deploy its VirtuMedix telemedicine system for the patients of Infinity HealthCare and Emergency Physician Medical Group in the Midwest region. Infinity HealthCare and EPMG physicians will engage patients via computers and mobile devices on VirtuMedix’s cloud-based architecture, TCS said Thursday. Jay Whitehurst, TCS commercial software group president, said the company […] More

TeleCommunication Systems has agreed to offer the satellite products and services of its channel partner O3b Networks to TCS’ government clients via the GSA IT Schedule 70 contract vehicle. TCS said Monday O3b’s medium Earth-orbit constellation provides broadband satellite services with up to 1.6 Gbps data throughput and LTE support. O3b’s satellite products include satellite terminals, antennas, gateway equipment and block upconverters, while services include field service […] More

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. has won a five-year, $16.4 million contract to interconnect 911 emergency call centers across the state of South Dakota. TCS will operate South Dakota’s NG9-1-1 system for 29 of the state’s public safety answering centers under the direction of the South Dakota 911 Coordination Board, TCS said Thursday. Lynne Seitz, senior vice […] More

TeleCommunication Systems has been named a top location technology provider to wireless carriers in a market analysis report from ABI Research. ABI Research ranked TCS as the number one provider in the global location-based services platform market based on 13 criteria, TCS said Thursday. “As location technology has enabled valuable applications including navigation, asset tracking […] More

TeleCommunication Systems has received 11 domestic patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the third quarter of 2014 for the company’s location-based services and communications and messaging technology. Bob Held, TCS vice president of intellectual asset management, said Tuesday the patents are part of a monetization campaign on the company’s intellectual property. USPTO issued patents for TCS technology in prepaid short […] More

TeleCommunication Systems has developed a new video telemedicine platform for healthcare providers and workers in a North Carolina-based independent emergency medicine group to remotely consult with more than 300,000 patients per year. TCS said Monday that the Wake Emergency Physicians, PA group will be the first healthcare organization to implement TCS’ VirtuMedix platform and the company will demonstrate the technology […] More