As carriers accelerate plans to offer 5G, Saab Medav Technologies GmBH of Uttenreuth, Germany is racing to ready the world's first 5G mobile location capability. The clock is ticking. 5G commercial could arrive sooner than many realize. Verizon, the world's largest operator after China Mobile, plans to pilot 5G mobile as early as 2017, and to that end is working busily with … [Read more...]
Aqsacom Lawful Intercept: Diversifying to Beat Market Saturation
In the surveillance industry since 1994, France’s Aqsaqom is among the oldest, largest and most respected lawful intercept vendors. Over time the company has grown from a startup offering a single lawful intercept solution into a recognized industry giant delivering multiple standards-based products that integrate with and expand upon the capabilities of its core product. The … [Read more...]
Harris IMSI Catchers Still Put the Sting in Mobile Location
The StingRay. This review updates an earlier C5IS analysis of Harris IMSI catchers, still among the most popular active mobile location products. Law enforcement and government intelligence agencies are increasingly more interested in a target's exact location in real time versus tapping into his communications. And yet the use of mobile location data in lawful intercept and … [Read more...]
Protocol and Chipset Issues Leave LTE Vulnerable to IMSI Catchers
In our reviews of the Rayzone Piranha and Harris Hailstorm, C5IS describes the network complexities of LTE conquered by next generation IMSI catchers. Just as important as the network, however, are protocol and device chipset vulnerabilities that leave LTE a fairly easy target for monitoring, interception, jamming and DoS attacks. Security weaknesses in Long Term Evolution … [Read more...]
Down and Dirty with the Boeing DRT Box
Despite all the fanfare over IMSI catchers and the immense importance of mobile location and interception with users, one very important player continues to miss out on the respect it merits: the Boeing DRT Box or “dirt box,” as it is commonly called. We all know why: the Harris Stingray’s ascendence to a common term describing the entire niche. In fact, there are many fine … [Read more...]