TCS will provide Information Technology support/Command, Control,Communications and Computer Information Management (C4IM), VisualInformation and Video Teleconferencing Professional Services, via 55personnel including Desktop Support Engineers, Systems Engineers, VTCFacilitators, Computer Intelligence Specialists and Graphic Artists.

"TCS has a strong past-performance record in delivering professionalservices to the Federal government and this is yet another example of amajor DoD Command putting their confidence in our capabilities," saidMichael Bristol, Senior Vice President of TCS' Government Solutions Group."The Federal government continues to purchase and implement advancedcommunications technologies, and we are proud to deliver the professionalservices required for a successful ongoing support and maintenanceprogram."

TCS' Government Solutions Group began with the company's founding in 1987as a government systems integrator. Today, TCS provides professionalservices to public sector clients in the federal, state, and localgovernment and higher education markets and continues to maintain asterling record of successful performance in engineering, management, andintegration. The company is also a leading provider of fixed anddeployable communication solutions for government customers and mobileoperators requiring high reliability and security, including the U.S. Army,U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Unified Combatant Commands, U.S. Department ofState (DoS), U.S. Secret Service (USSS), and various U.S. intelligenceagencies.

For more information on TCS' professional services, visit:http://www.telecomsys.com/government/prof_services.cfm

About TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) produces wireless datacommunications technology solutions that require proven high levels ofreliability. TCS provides wireless and VoIP E9-1-1 network-based services,secure deployable communication systems, engineered satellite-basedservices, and commercial location applications, like traffic andnavigation, using the precise location of a wireless device. Customersinclude leading wireless, cable MSOs, and VoIP carriers around the world,and agencies of the U.S. Departments of Defense, State, and HomelandSecurity. For more information, visit www.telecomsys.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news releasecontains forward-looking statements as defined within Section 27A of theSecurities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities andExchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are subject to risks anduncertainties and are based upon TCS' current expectations and assumptionsthat if incorrect would cause actual results to differ materially fromthose anticipated. Risks include without limitation the possibility thatthe delivery order will not be fully funded, the possibility that equipmentwill not be delivered on time, the prospect that this order may be thefoundation for additional large project wins, the possibility thatlarge-scale production requirements could impair our ability to deliver,the impression that all CENTCOM VSAT terminals will be purchased under thisdelivery order, and those detailed from time to time in the Company's SECreports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,2007 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.

Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place unduereliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of thedate hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise theinformation in this press release, whether as a result of new information,future events or circumstances, or otherwise.