[April 30, 2012]

Tecore Awarded Contract to Combat Contraband Cell Phones in Maryland

Tecore (News - Alert) Networks®, the inventor of Managed Access technology and pioneer global supplier of 2G, 3G, and 4G mobile network infrastructures, today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to implement its iNAC Managed Access solution. The program, aimed at combating the State's contraband cell phone problem in prisons, starts with a project implemented in the heart of downtown Baltimore at the Metropolitan Transition Center.

Tecore's iNAC Managed Access solution is a highly innovative technology that controls cell phone usage in a targeted area, allowing authorized users to make calls while blocking those that are unauthorized. In the case of prisons, wardens, officers, doctors, and other government personnel can be authorized to use their phones, while preventing inmates from using their smuggled cell phones. This serves as the ideal alternative to jamming that blocks all signals indiscriminately and is, in turn, illegal. iNAC technology also supports key regulatory features such as E911. iNAC Managed Access is currently deployed in Parchman, Mississippi where the system has blocked millions of illegal calls and messaging attempts in just under two years of operation

After the murder of a key eyewitness in a 2007 homicide trial was coordinated from a Baltimore jail on a contraband cell phone, Maryland quickly became a State at the forefront of the battle against the epidemic of contraband cell phones in prison. By implementing different detection methods, such as cell phone sniffing dogs and investing in state-of-the-art entrance security equipment, Maryland's prisons have become safer. Now, it has turned to Tecore's state-of-the-art Managed Access technology that puts the control of communications back in the hands of the correctional institution.

"Managed access and detection is the next step in our efforts to stop illegal cell phones in our institutions. This technology is our best option for protecting our staff and the public," said DPSCS Secretary Gary D. Maynard.

Senator Barbara Mikulski (D) lauded the program, telling the Gazette.net earlier: "The men and women charged with keeping our communities safe must have the tools they need to combat illegal cell phone use on the inside and protect our neighbors and families on the outside."

"As a Maryland-based company, it is very exciting for Tecore to implement its technology in our home state," said Joe Gerrity, Chief Financial Officer at Tecore Networks. "The scope and ramifications of the contraband cell phone problem has been a major concern of the corrections industry. Many lives have been jeopardized by this epidemic, and we are proud that our State leadership has taken an aggressive stance towards implementing the appropriate technology to address it."

ABOUT TECORE NETWORKS

Tecore Networks is the inventor of Managed Access, a technology solution aimed at legally controlling cell phone usage in a targeted area by automatically differentiating between authorized and unauthorized devices. Tecore's Managed Access product, iNAC, builds on over 20 years of experience pioneering multi-technology 2G, 3G and 4G mobile core and access network infrastructure. Founded in 1991, Tecore is ISO 9001:2008 certified, and a three-time winner of the Global Mobile Award. For more information, visit Tecore Networks at www.tecore.com or call +1 410-872-6500.

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