Philadelphia Police Department: Cell-site Simulator
Agency | Philadelphia Police Department |
Location | Philadelphia, PA |
Technology | Cell-site Simulator |
Vendor | Tactical Support Equipment |
The Philadelphia Police Department purchased a cell-site simulator from Tactical Support Equipment in 2020 for $400,532.
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Government information (Philadelphia Department of Commerce)
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.