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^{Published on 2009-05-19 04:18:41, Last Modified on 2009-11-02 12:56:45 - Market Wire}
 

ANNAPOLIS, MD--(Marketwire - May 19, 2009) - TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: [ TSYS ]), a leading provider of mission-critical wireless communications, today announced the Australian Patent Office has issued a patent for "User Plane Location Based Service Using Message Tunneling To Support Roaming."

This TCS invention allows a wireless user to receive precise location services when roaming. The invention solves the roaming problem by establishing a direct communications path inside the operator's firewalls for both the user's home and visiting mobile operator so precise location information can be exchanged. Prior to the invention, the wireless device of a roamer would be provided with a private Internet Protocol (IP) address of the visiting operator's location server, but the location server would not be reachable as it was typically protected by firewalls.

The invention is specifically related to the Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) standard that is being deployed by GSM and UMTS operators worldwide for their Assisted GPS deployments. The described invention is implemented in TCS' Xypoint® Location Platform as it works in conjunction with the TCS Xypoint® SUPL Server.

TCS also is pleased to announce that Mark J. Ramberg joined the company as Director of Intellectual Property (IP) and brings more than ten years of experience working with organizations developing IP strategies. In this role, he is responsible for establishing and managing IP strategies and technology landscapes for new and existing technologies and product lines.

Prior to joining TCS, Mr. Ramberg worked at Microsoft as both the Director of Intellectual Property Technical Strategy, Intellectual Property and Licensing as well as the Director of Intellectual Property Strategy, Platform and Services Division. He was responsible for the acquisition program, developing new strategic processes for managing IP across the company. Before Microsoft, Mr. Ramberg worked at other prominent organizations including ipCapital Group, Inc., Quantum Corporation and Hewlett-Packard. Mr. Ramberg has a BSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is a certified intellectual property licensing professional, and is a US Patent and Trade Mark Office registered agent.

TCS now holds 74 patents with over 200 applications pending.

About The Invention

The "User Plane Location Based Service Using Message Tunneling To Support Roaming" patent describes a method and apparatus for providing User Plane location based service to a roaming wireless device. The invention establishes a User Plane roaming interface between the visited roaming carrier and the user's home carrier via an Internet Protocol connection. A message tunneling mechanism is formed through each carrier's firewall to provide an uninterrupted communication path.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements as defined within Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are based upon TCS' current expectations and assumptions that if incorrect would cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Risks include without limitation those detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and the quarter ended March 31, 2009.

Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances, or otherwise.