Texas Department of Public Safety: Cell-site Simulator
A Harris Corporation Stingray II cell-site simulator.
Credit: USPTO
| Agency | Texas Department of Public Safety |
| Location | Austin, TX |
| Technology | Cell-site Simulator |
| Vendor |
The Texas Department of Public Safety acquired cell-site simulator technology in 2014, according data compiled by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.
Links
News article (Vocativ)
News article (Kevin Collier)
News article (Austin Chronicle)
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