TCS wins multimillion-dollar contract to provide private satellite network in Afghanistan

ANNAPOLIS, Md., 26 June 2008.TeleCommunication Systems Inc., a provider of mission-critical wireless communications, won a three-year, $2.4 million contract to build and implement an IP-based private satellite network that will support U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) personnel in Afghanistan.

The network, scheduled to be operational by mid-July, will provide voice, video, and data services in remote areas that lack terrestrial service.

TCS will provide 24x7 network management and monitoring to ensure network availability for the end users.