TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced the successful deployment of its Xypoint Location Platform (XLP®),
which now supplies nTelos wireless with mobile Location-Based Services
(LBS) infrastructure. nTelos wireless needed a flexible replacement
solution that could be supplied rapidly while providing subscribers with
uninterrupted location services.
The XLP is a standards-based location infrastructure which provides
both cell-ID and precise A-GPS location and is hosted in the industry's
only TL-9000 certified hosting facility. This comprehensive and scalable
hosted solution consists of hardware, software, maintenance and
around-the-clock operation. With this all-inclusive LBS infrastructure,
nTelos wireless will continue to provide precise location information
for applications for its customers while avoiding operational and
logistical burdens.
With the addition of nTelos wireless, TCS now supplies its XLP
location platform to 35 mobile operators worldwide. Berg Insight's
recent LBS platform study identifies TCS as the global leader in
providing precise location infrastructure to mobile operators.
TCS' ability to quickly deploy a complete hosted location
infrastructure – as well as a suite of LBS applications such as
navigation, family finder and workforce locator – helps mobile operators
reduce time to market, lower implementation costs and eliminate
integration problems associated with new location services, achieving a
higher return on investment in record time.
Supporting Quotes:
Lynne Seitz, vice president of location products, TCS,
said: "It was imperative that nTelos achieve its long-standing
commitment to delivering the best customer value and the best customer
experience while going through this LBS transition. As other location
service providers exit the market, often with little warning, TCS'
ability to step in and quickly transition location services has become
as valuable to operators as the quality of our technology solutions. We
look forward to delivering location services to meet the needs of nTelos
for many years to come."
Conrad Hunter, chief operating officer, nTelos Wireless, said: "In
order to provide our customers with the applications and location-based
services they desire, we selected TCS for its easy-to-implement, hosted
service to meet our deadline. We are very pleased that TCS has been
able to provide our subscribers with access to their favorite LBS
applications without interruption."
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 www.telecomsys.com.
About NTELOS NTELOS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: NTLS), operating through its subsidiaries as "nTelos Wireless," is headquartered in Waynesboro, VA, and provides high-speed, dependable nationwide voice and data coverage for over 430,000 retail subscribers based in Virginia, West Virginia and portions of Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky.
The Company's licensed territories have a total population of
approximately 8.1 million residents, of which its wireless network
covers approximately 6.0 million residents. The Company is also the
exclusive wholesale provider of wireless digital PCS services to Sprint
Nextel in the Company's western Virginia and West Virginia service area for all Sprint CDMA wireless customers. Additional information about the Company is available at www.ntelos.com or www.facebook.com/nteloswireless and www.twitter.com/ntelos_wireless.
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