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TeleCommunication Systems Introduces 9-1-1 Femtocell Solution

^{Published on 2010-06-07 09:30:10 - Market Wire}
 

INDIANAPOLIS, IN--(Marketwire - June 7, 2010) - (NENA 2010 Booth #422) TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: [ TSYS ]), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced the immediate availability of its 9-1-1 Femtocell solution to support Wireless Carriers and Providers with the ability to ensure emergency services for their remote customers. This solution, tested by Cellcom, a provider of communications services throughout Wisconsin and Michigan (with more than 80 retail and agent locations), offers one of the industry's most reliable and lowest-cost technical 9-1-1 implementations available on the market today.

TCS' LivewirE911™ solution can determine whether the deployed Femto Access Point (FAP) is operating in the permitted footprint either by using the address inputted by the customer or through GPS discovery of the FAP. In the case of an address, it can be MSAG validated to ensure that the FAP is ready to support E9-1-1. Based on the preference of the public safety answering point, the TCS platform has the ability to set the Class of Service (COS) for the 9-1-1 calls originating from the FAP either as "Wireless" or "VoIP".

TCS is offering this solution as a service to its wireless carrier customers deploying femtocells within their coverage or service area. Carriers can now route 9-1-1 calls via TCS' award-winning LivewirE911™ platform designed to support nomadic and mobile devices in addition to fixed-line Voice-over-IP (VoIP) based devices.

Benefits of the TCS Femtocell solution include:

• Efficient femtocell provisioning and validation - Real-time provisioning of FAPs via a XML based provisioning and location validation B2B interface (API).

• Enhanced call processing and routing - using the NENA i2 model (which is patterned after Wireless 9-1-1) p-ANIs are associated to subscriber phone numbers during call time and the associated subscriber location is dynamically populated in the Automatic Location Identification (ALI) database. This eliminates the Local ALI Service Order input process.

• Supports SIP based interfaces - Typically no development is required for the Service Provider to activate the routing interface with TCS.TCS offers the options of NENA i2 and IMS interfaces.

"We are an industry pioneer when it comes to providing and improving the methods by which public safety answering points, or PSAPs, can receive a subscriber's location during calls for emergency assistance," said Dan Allen, senior vice president of service bureau for TCS. "Because a femtocell can be installed at a residence or enterprise, it is important for the PSAP to receive an actual address as opposed to just latitude and longitude coordinates. Arriving at the correct residence can save precious time that can make a difference in an emergency. Wireless carriers looking at adding femtocell products to their offerings now have a reliable and fully tested 9-1-1 solution. Our Wireless carriers' customers can now be confident that if they are using a femtocell, they will have reliable 9-1-1 service."

About TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: [ TSYS ]) is a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology. TCS infrastructure forms the foundation for market leading solutions in E9-1-1, text messaging, commercial location and deployable wireless communications. TCS is at the forefront of new mobile cloud computing services providing wireless applications for navigation, hyper-local search, asset tracking, social applications and telematics. Millions of consumers around the world use TCS wireless apps as a fundamental part of their daily lives. Government agencies utilize TCS' cyber security expertise, professional services, and highly secure deployable satellite solutions for mission-critical communications. Headquartered in Annapolis, MD, TCS maintains technical, service and sales offices around the world. To learn more about emerging and innovative wireless technologies, visit [ http://www.telecomsys.com/products/public-safety/e911-femtocells.aspx ].

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 reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

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.