275 West Street
n/a
Annapolis, MD 21401
UNITED STATES
Tel. (410) 263-7616
Fax. (410) 263-7617
Industry: Computer Services
On the web: http://www.telecomsys.com
Employees: 573
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. is a Maryland corporation, which was founded in 1987. The Company develops and applies wireless data communications technology, with emphasis on text messaging, location-based services including enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) for wireless carriers and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers, and secure satellite-based communication solutions for government customers. Its business is conducted through two operating segments, Commercial and Government. The Company’s Commercial Segment products and services enable wireless carriers to deliver short text messages, location information, internet content, and other enhanced communication services to and from wireless phones. Its Commercial Segment also provides E9-1-1 services, commercial location-based services, inter-carrier text message distribution services, and carrier technology on a hosted, or service bureau, basis. It also earns subscriber revenue through wireless applications including its Rand McNally(r) Traffic application. The Company’s Government Segment designs, assembles, sells and maintains data network communication systems, including its SwiftLink(r) deployable communication systems. It also owns and operates secure satellite teleport facilities, resell access to satellite airtime (known as space segment), and provides communication systems integration, information technology services, and software systems and services to the U.S. Department of Defense and other government customers. The Company currently has more than 65 patents, mainly for wireless messaging and location technology, and more than 210 patent applications pending. SwiftLink(r), Xypoint(r), and Enabling Convergent Technologies(r), are trademarks or service marks of the Company or its subsidiaries. The Company’s current and potential competitors in Commercial Segment include: Intrado Inc. division of West Corporation Motorola Inc. Siemens AG Ericsson LM Telephone Co. Openwave Systems Inc. Acision and Comverse Technology Inc. In Government Segment, its competitors include Computer Sciences Corporation ViaSat Inc. General Dynamics corp. DataPath Inc. CACI International Inc. Globecomm Systems, Inc. and Comtech Telecommunications, Corp.
