LongHope, Etross, Semptian, Foshan Amplitec, HK Medsourcing - the list of China’s IMSI catcher manufacturers goes on and on. Some are produced for foreign ISS vendors that stamp them with their own logo. Some are sold via the black market to sanctioned nations to circumvent user certificate requirements, when needed. But overall this a wide open bazaar for many classes of IMSI … [Read more...]
IMSI Catchers by Pro-Solve – UK’s Mini-Harris Corporation
With global market giants such as Harris Corporation and Rayzone to contend with, and tough competition on the home front from specialty vendors including cellXion, how does a comparatively small player like Pro-Solve International not only survive but make a strong “go of it” selling IMSI catchers? In a crowded field, Pro-Solve distinguishes itself with a trio of assets: … [Read more...]
Cobham IMSI Catchers In Last Place at Domo
A year has passed since £ 1.9 billion British defense contractor Cobham spun off its tactical comms and surveillance unit to private equity group Marlin Equity Partners of Los Angeles for US $10 million, a sum barely noticeable on either company's balance sheet. Shortly afterward, in April 2016, the old Cobham spyware division emerged as a new "standalone" company called Domo … [Read more...]
cellXion LTE IMSI Catcher Makes Waves – Quietly
C5IS reviews the cellXion LTE IMSI catcher - and the protracted patent infringement lawsuits that follow the market. Just when we thought privacy sector flak over the venerable IMSI catcher had peaked, cellXion has been outed for its sale of the devices to law enforcement agencies throughout the UK. Far more interesting is what the news did not reveal: … [Read more...]
Rayzone and Harris: IMSI Catchers Stumped by e-SIM and Multi-IMSI Phones?
When mobile handset makers and operators move to multi-IMSI SIM cards, some say IMSI catchers by Harris and Rayzone will hit a wall. Our take: Mobile location detection by IMSI catcher - or other means - will live on. Imagine a scenario where the old fixed Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card is dead & gone and each mobile device now has a multi-IMSI SIM card, or … [Read more...]