TeleCommunication Systems announced that it has been
awarded a new order with a ceiling value of $6.4 million to provide the U.S.
Army with 50W Ka Band Upgrade Kits for Secret Internet Protocol Router and
Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router Access Point (SNAP) Very Small Aperture
Terminal (VSAT) satellite systems.

 

The order is initially funded at $2.1 million and will be
funded up to a total of $6.4 million if all options are fully exercised through
July 2012.

 

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, which has been extended to July 27,
2012 with all deliveries required to be completed by August 28, 2012.

 

“This procurement affirms our ongoing ability to
support the military’s need for highly reliable, deployable satellite
communications systems,” said Michael Bristol, senior vice president and
general manager of government solutions for TCS.

 

“When it comes to carrying out their missions, the
U.S. armed forces need field-proven systems and support they can trust. The
fact that the military turned to us to upgrade this deployable satellite
communications equipment demonstrates the strength and reliability of our systems,”
Bristol added.

 

The TCS SNAP VSAT systems used to fulfill SNAP program
requirements provide multimedia communications capabilities which convey
encrypted voice, video and data.

 

Recently,TeleCommunication Systems announced that it has
been awarded a
contract with an estimated value of $11 million over five years to provide
managed network services, including integrated satellite, terrestrial wireless,
landline data and voice services, networking equipment, IT support and network
management in support of U.S. government operations in select forward operating
areas.

 

By Telecomlead.com Team
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