The use of cellular phones and wireless devices in areas where they are banned represents a significant compliance and security threat for Investment Banks, on trading floors and in other sensitive areas of the Financial Industry.

AirPatrol's Wireless Locator System is capable of detecting and accurately locating all cell phones and wireless devices inside buildings to an accuracy of 2 - 5 meters. Because AirPatrol’s technology is able to function without decoding any of the data transmitted by the cellular phone it does not infringe the wiretap regulations prevalent in many jurisdictions. AirPatrol’s cellular phone detection technology is the only technology capable of detecting a cell phone when it beacons a cellular tower (which all cell phones do every 15 – 30 minutes), which enables cell phones to be detected before a call is made. The system is also the only technology capable of detecting all SMS messages sent by a cell phone.

AirPatrol is the industry leader in the detection and location of wireless devices.
AirPatrol's Wireless Locator System software accurately shows both the location of all detected devices and the wireless devices to which they are connected, with all devices identified by their MAC address. If the detected laptop or wireless VOIP phone is registered with the organization, the name of the registered user is also shown.

AirPatrol’s technology utilizes a revolutionary combination Cell / WLAN phone sensor that is installed throughout the facility to be monitored and is connected to AirPatrol's Locator software platform using a conventional wired or wireless Ethernet network.

AirPatrol's WLS Cellular/WLAN Sensor (WS1002) detects all mobile cellular and 802.11 devices on multiple bands, worldwide.
The sensor includes two Ethernet interfaces with "Power over Ethernet" (PoE), which enables it to share existing network infrastructure and eliminates the requirement to install additional cabling and provision additional switch ports, dramatically reducing the complexity and cost of deployment.