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Florida Department of Law Enforcement - Tallahassee: Cell-site Simulator

Control panel of a Stingray cell-site simulator, showing inputs and power switch
A Harris Corporation Stingray II cell-site simulator.
Credit: USPTO
Agency Florida Department of Law Enforcement - Tallahassee
Location Tallahassee, FL
Technology Cell-site Simulator
Vendor Nyxcell

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement purchased a Nyxcell cell site simulator and a FalcoNet airborne cell-site simulator. The cell-site simulator is part of a $3.13 million package for "confidential hardware and software" from Cognyte. Previously, the agency acquired a Stingray II cell-site simulator from Harris Corp. in 2011.

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Control panel of a Stingray cell-site simulator, showing inputs and power switch
A Harris Corporation Stingray II cell-site simulator.
Credit: USPTO