Tacoma Police Department: Cell-site Simulator
A Harris Corporation Stingray II cell-site simulator.
Credit: USPTO
| Agency | Tacoma Police Department |
| Location | Tacoma, WA |
| Technology | Cell-site Simulator |
| Vendor | Harris Corp. |
The Tacoma Police Department acquired a Stingray cell-site simulator from Harris Corp. in 2008.
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More about this technology
Cell-site simulators, also known as Stingrays or IMSI catchers, are devices that masquerade as legitimate cell-phone towers, tricking phones within a certain radius into connecting to the device rather than a tower.
A Harris Corporation Stingray II cell-site simulator.
Credit: USPTO