Cambridge International Systems will extend its operations and maintenance services for the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Puerto Rico Area Wideband Systems integrated network under a subcontract from Global Asset Technologies. The company said Tuesday it will work to sustain PRAWS as the system delivers DISA network services across Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Thomas and the U.S. […] More

Kay Kapoor, president of government solutions business at AT&T, has won the Women in Technology“™s 2016 Leadership Award for the corporate large market sector category in recognition of her work in the technology industry. WIT held the 17th Annual Leadership Awards Thursday at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, Virginia, in an effort to acknowledge the mentorship, […] More

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. has obtained new patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the company“™s public safety, mapping, messaging and location-based services. Among the patented systems, the Voice-over Internet Protocol E911 metro street address guide is intended to determine the location of a 911 caller, TCS said Wednesday. The company also obtained a patent […] More

Cindy Moran, former director of network services for the Defense Information Systems Agency, has joined NCI Inc.“™s board of directors. She was elected to the position at the enterprise products and services provider“™s annual stockholders“™ meeting last week, NCI said Friday. Moran serves as president and managing partners at telecommunications consulting firm Pikes Way. Previously, […] 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 said it plans to lend its navigation and automotive telematics experience to Dallas-based AT&T“™s connected car initiative. Under the agreement, the company will release its TCS Location ToolKit to third-party developers, automakers and mobile operators through the AT&T Drive Studio facility, the company said Sept. 9. The TCS platform offers an integrated in-car […] 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

H. Brian Thompson, executive chairman of the board of directors at worldwide cloud network provider Global Telecom & Technology, Inc., has written a an autobiography where he details his life as a telecommunications executive. The Red Thread is Thompson’s business memoir that takes readers through his various leadership roles in the telecommunications industry. Prior to serving as […] More

A Comtech Telecommunications Corp. business unit has won a $1.1 million order to produce additional components for the Brazilian army’s satellite communications platform. Brazil initially ordered $1.1 million in SATCOM equipment from Comtech Systems Inc. last month, Comtech Telecommunications said Monday. Fred Kornberg, Comtech Telecommunications president and CEO, said the firm invests in technology intended […] More

John Lind, a 20-year telecommunications veteran sector, has been appointed vice president of federal sales at QTS Realty Trust Inc. Lind will lead efforts to expand the company’s federal systems group, which works with public sector customers at the federal and state levels as well as systems integrators, QTS announced Thursday. Prior to joining QTS, […] More

NTT Data Inc. has agreed to help update the Texas Transportation Department‘s internal processes and information technology systems in a move to help the agency achieve its goals. NTT Data will work with the department to develop and maintain applications, assist end users, provide service desk support, enhance network and telecommunications systems, and boost IT security, the […] More

Sean Murphy, business development director at TeleCommunication Systems Inc. , will lead a panel discussion on bring-your-own-device programs at a information communicatipn technology event Thursday in Singapore. Murphy and other panelists will discuss the impact of allowing employees to bring their own devices to work on corporate security and productivity at CommunicAsia2013, TCS said Tuesday. […] More