November 1, 2001
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (Nasdaq:TSYS), a key architect of wireless location and messaging software, today announced it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Verizon Wireless to provide Phase I and Phase II wireless E9-1-1 location service.
The parties are free to build on their current relationship, with TCS providing the essential backbone wireless location technology and service components via its Xypoint(R) Location Platform to enable Verizon Wireless to meet its Phase I and II E9-1-1 deployment schedule.
Verizon Wireless, in collaboration with TCS, has led the nation in deploying Phase I E9-1-1 service. The contract presently under negotiation will put the pieces in place to assist Verizon Wireless in completing its Phase I deployment, thus preparing its network for the deployment of Phase II location technologies. With more than 28 million customers nationwide, Verizon Wireless uses the TCS Xypoint(R) Location Platform to route the location information and provide the Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) with the caller's phone number as well as location coordinates.
"The decision by Verizon Wireless to continue use of the Xypoint(R) Location Platform enables it to meet its Phase I deployment schedule and migrate to Phase II wireless E9-1-1," said Maurice B. Tose, president, chairman and CEO of TeleCommunication Systems. "Verizon Wireless remains committed to ensuring that its customers have access to emergency services through some of the most reliable technology in the marketplace."
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