U.S. Army Funds $1 Million to Procure TeleCommunication Systems SNAP Deployable Satellite Systems Equipment and Maintenance

July 28, 2010

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. has received an additional $1 million in funding from the U.S. Army for support equipment and maintenance of Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) and Non-secure Internet Protocol Router (NIPR) Access Point (SNAP) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Satellite Systems.

This funding will provide support equipment and maintenance of TCS’ highly reliable SwiftLink® deployable communications products, as previously awarded through other delivery orders for SNAP equipment. The U.S. Army Project Manager for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (PM WIN-T) Commercial Satellite Terminal Program (CSTP) is funding these procurements through the Army's $5 billion World-Wide Satellite Systems (WWSS) contract vehicle.

“Superior communications with instant access to data is a force multiplier for our combat troops,” said Michael Bristol, senior vice president and general manager of government solutions for TCS.  “Advancements in ground equipment like SwiftLink have transformed the way our military goes to war. TCS is committed to giving the warfighter the best technology to obtain critical intelligence in real-time, anytime and anywhere.”

The TCS SwiftLink VSAT systems used to fulfill SNAP program requirements provide multimedia communications capabilities which convey encrypted voice, video and data. TCS SwiftLink products are highly transportable and ruggedized, with a graphical user interface that facilitates easy set-up and operation. The modularity and "plug and play" interfaces between all RF and Baseband configurations inherent in the SwiftLink product line result in communication solutions tailored to the end-user's specific needs.