[SatNews] The World Teleport Association (WTA) has named TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) to all three of its prestigious lists for the third consecutive year.

Rankings are reported in three categories: the Independent Top Twenty, the Global Top Twenty, and the Fast Twenty. These rankings offer a unique look into the diverse teleport sector of the global communications industry and are the only independently compiled rankings of teleport operating companies. Complete rankings can be found at: www.worldteleport.org

For the third consecutive year, TCS achieved the "Global Top Twenty," ranking 18th on this prestigious list of companies based on revenues from all customized communications sources and includes operators of teleports, satellite fleets, and fiber networks. The company made the "Fast Twenty" list for the 5th consecutive year, ranking 10th this year. This list ranks all teleport-operating companies based on year-over-year revenue growth in their most recent fiscal years. In addition, TCS maintained its position of 7th on the "Independent Top Twenty" which ranks companies based on total revenue from all sources, but excludes companies whose core business is ownership and operation of a satellite fleet or terrestrial network.

The TCS owned and operated teleport is located in Manassas, Virginia, with partnerships in Koln and Fuchstadt, Germany; and London, England. Operating in Ku- and C-band, TCS facilities are equipped to handle a variety of communication needs. TCS is the reliable choice for high capacity voice, video, and data communication over IP-based networks required for Voice over IP (VoIP), multimedia, Internet, and messaging data.