ANNAPOLIS, MD (NASDAQ: TSYS), a leading provider of mission-critical wireless communications, today announced that several of its subject matter experts are speaking at the National Emergency Number Association's (NENA) 27th Annual 9-1-1 Conference & Trade Show from June 7-12, 2008 in Tampa Bay, Florida. The TCS industry veterans are participating in vendor presentations and panels addressing 9-1-1 emergency communications issues. NENA fosters the technological advancement, availability, and implementation of a universal emergency telephone number system; and every year, more than 2,000 industry professionals attend this premier event.

TCS experts will address six different topics including Next Generation (NG) 9-1-1 strategies, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and 9-1-1 funding models. Specific topics, speakers and times are listed below.

--  "Next Generation 9-1-1 Implementation Strategies Showcase"
    June 9, 2008, 11:15am-12:00pm EDT
    Todd Poremba, Product Manager of Next Generation 9-1-1 for TCS, will
    speak about Next Generation 9-1-1 features that could be delivered to
    PSAPs today. While NENA continues to define a complete i3 system, some
    features are already defined and ready to be implemented. This session
    will discuss the possibilities for immediate and near-term deployment.

--  "VoIP - ALI Data from Multiline Telephone systems: the IP Solution"
    June 10, 2008, 8:30am-9:30am EDT
    TCS Product Manager of VoIP Technologies, Firdaus Aryana, is presenting
    on how IP-based 9-1-1 solutions for multiline telephone systems (MTLS)
    work and what features they should provide. States are gradually
    recognizing the challenges of responding to MTLS calls to 9-1-1, and
    many states now require that these systems provide specific caller
    location data to the Automatic Line Identification (ALI) database. The
    technology for implementing these requirements has become increasingly
    effective as more companies turn to IP-based PBX systems.

--  "NG9-1-1 Requirements, Development, Standards and Benefits"
    June 10, 2008, 8:30am-9:30am EDT
    Roger Marshall, Senior Technical Staff Member at TCS, is participating
    in this panel session, which describes NENA and NENA-related work to
    define NG9-1-1 requirements, the extent of standards development to
    date, and the expected benefits of these standards in driving common
    features and interoperability within and between future NG9-1-1
    systems. This session will include discussion of the flexibility
    designed into NG9-1-1 for 9-1-1 Authority operational controls.

--  "Alternative Funding Models To Keep Up With Technology"
    June 10, 2008, 1:30pm-2:30pm EDT
    On this panel, Dick Dickinson, Senior Director of Public Safety at TCS,
    provides insight into the following questions: Is the current 9-1-1
    surcharge model working? Will current models be able to pay for today's
    costs and enable the migration to NG9-1-1? Can PSAP costs be shared
    with other emergency communications functions in an NG environment? If
    so, which costs can be shared and what is the funding model? What are
    the funding model alternatives?

--  "Evolutionary Approaches to NG PSAPs and Interfaces (Part I)"
    June 10, 2008, 1:30pm-2:30pm EDT
    TCS Product Manager of Next Generation 9-1-1 Todd Poremba will
    participate on this panel to discuss the recent trend around the
    considerable development both of the NG9-1-1 PSAP concept and of the
    actual components driving it. With the advent of call routing based not
    only on location but also on accompanying data, expanded capabilities
    exist to improve call routing. This session delves into the details
    surrounding this new approach.

--  "Location Verification and Routing Data for NG9-1-1"
    June 11, 2008, 9:45am-10:45am EDT
    NG9-1-1 is coming and there are several efforts that PSAPs need to
    begin working on and coordinating. TCS Senior Technical Staff Member,
    Roger Marshall, and Nate Wilcox with microDATA GIS host an open and
    interactive discussion that should help identify these needs and bring
    forth any issues.

For more information, please visit: http://www.nena.org/pages/ContentList.asp?CTID=70

About the National Emergency Number Association

NENA is The Voice of 9-1-1(TM). NENA promotes implementation and awareness of 9-1-1 as North America's universal emergency number. NENA is the leading professional non-profit organization dedicated solely to 9-1-1 emergency communications issues. NENA serves its nearly 7,000 members in 48 chapters across the U.S., Canada and Mexico through policy advocacy, establishment of technical and operational standards, certification programs and a broad spectrum of educational offerings. Find out more at www.nena.org.

About TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.

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

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements as defined within Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are based upon TCS' current expectations and assumptions that if incorrect would cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Risks include those detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

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

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