[SatNews] TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) has been named the sole awardee of a delivery order with a potential value of $269 million over the next 12 months.
TCS has received initial funding of $12.3 million to provide the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) with its Wireless Point-To-Point Link-Delta Solutions (WPPL-D) and associated field services. The U.S. Army Project Manager for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (PM WIN-T) Commercial Satellite Terminal Program (CSTP) is managing these procurements through the Army’s $5 billion World-Wide Satellite Systems (WWSS) contract vehicle. The TCS WPPL-D system provides secure point-to-point (PTP) and point-to-multipoint (PMP), line-of-sight (LoS) and non-line-of-sight (NLoS) transmission of voice, video, and data communications. WPPL-D is an integration of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and government off-the-shelf (GOTS) components providing a wireless link extension of up to 35 miles.
The newly released TCS WPPL-Lite is also available through this contract. WPPL-Lite is capable of voice, video and data communication at distances up to 15 miles, and can be unpacked and operational in as little as 30 minutes. The WPPL-Lite system provides the same communications functionality as the WPPL-D system in a smaller and lighter configuration for ease of manual pack and transport. The system includes Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR), Non-secure Internet Protocol Router (NIPR) capable routers, an in-line encryption device, subscriber radios, five Internet protocol (IP) handsets, integrated power supplies, a mast, and cabling in a three case package at only one-third of the weight of the WPPL-D system. The WPPL-Lite is interoperable with all of the WPPL-D systems, enabling existing WPPL-D users to operate WPPL-Lite with little or no additional training. WPPL-Lite is highly configurable, with a choice of multiple radio frequency ranges and different antenna masts.
