This network, scheduled to be fully operational by mid-July, will provide voice, video, and data services in remote areas that lack terrestrial service. TCS will provide 24x7 network management and monitoring to ensure the highest network availability for the end users. TCS has a proven performance record implementing networks of this type around the world. Previously, TCS has built networks to support government agencies in South West Asia, Africa and in South America, as well as the largest private VSAT network in the Asia Pacific region for a leading U.S. banking organization.

It is an honor and a privilege for TCS to deploy a network that will be enjoyed for off-duty use by men and women in Afghanistan, said Michael Bristol, Senior Vice President of TCS' Government Solutions Group. Providing the technology to communicate with their loved ones back home is crucial to maintaining good morale.

TCS' Government Solutions Group began with the company's founding in 1987 as a government systems integrator. Today it is a leading provider of fixed and deployable communication solutions for government customers and mobile operators requiring high reliability and security, including the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Unified Combatant Commands, U.S. Department of State (DoS), U.S. Secret Service (USSS), and various U.S. intelligence agencies. As a result of its extensive R&D effort, TCS has developed a suite of products under the SwiftLink(R) brand, designed for highly reliable, on-the-quick-halt and on-the-move secure communications for the DoD and other federal agencies. TCS' deployable communications systems and fixed site earth stations enable communications to some of the world's most hostile and remote locations.