TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (Nasdaq:TSYS), a leading provider of wireless location and messaging software and services, today launched a new service that will accelerate the deployment of Phase I wireless E9-1-1 in rural areas and ensure consistent coverage across geographic regions.
The service, called Xypoint(R) ALI Link, provides wireless carriers with a single point of access to multiple stand-alone Automatic Location Identification (ALI) databases. Prior to the availability of this service, only one carrier per market could access the wireless E9-1-1 network. Now, all carriers serving stand-alone ALI markets will be able to offer Phase I wireless E9-1-1 service to their customers.
TCS has already connected to the 27 stand-alone ALI databases in the state of Indiana, so that wireless carriers in the state can more readily deploy Phase I wireless E9-1-1 service. Now that these stand-alone ALI databases are interconnected, any service provider wishing to deploy Phase I wireless E9-1-1 for their carrier customers can purchase the Xypoint(R) ALI Link service, thus presenting a new revenue opportunity for the company. TCS has also interconnected ALI databases throughout or in parts of Texas, Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama.
"TCS led the way in helping wireless carriers meet Phase I requirements and will continue to innovate solutions that break down barriers to achieving the goal of a nationwide network of Phase I and II wireless E 9-1-1," said Glenn Roach, director of 9-1-1 services at TCS. "We are very excited that the 9-1-1 authorities in the states of Indiana, Texas, Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama have demonstrated such leadership in ensuring that wireless E9-1-1 is deployed as quickly as possible throughout their states."
TCS has already deployed wireless E9-1-1 location service to more than 7.8 million subscribers nationwide via its Xypoint(R)Location Platform. The company provides location services to 20 wireless carriers, including Verizon Wireless, U. S. Cellular and Cricket Communications.
The Xypoint(R) Location Platform uniquely integrates location, presence and privacy technologies into one technical solution, thus enabling wireless carriers to migrate easily from providing E9-1-1 service to offering a full compliment of commercial location services. In addition to its technical platform, the TCS wireless E9-1-1 solution provides carriers with end-to-end support from switch integration and Geographic Information Services (GIS) database management, state and local regulatory compliance expertise, to administrative management and deployment.
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