Wolfhound 'Sniffs Out' Ten Contraband Cell Phones in Less Than Thirty Minutes in Thailand High Security Prison

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Aug 29, 2010, 10:00 ET

METUCHEN, N.J. and NONTHABURI PROVINCE, Thailand, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Inc. (BVS) today announced the latest results of a test of its Wolfhound cell phone detector at the maximum security Bangkwang Prison located near Bangkok, Thailand.

BVS India Region Sales Manager, Sandeep Natekar and their Associate Reseller for Thailand, Infoleader Co. Ltd along with Bangkwang correctional officials, used the Wolfhound to locate ten contraband cell phones in just under thirty minutes. And this was after passing through 7 layers of perimeter security. The Wolfhound was able to pick up the cell phones' RF energy even through thick concrete walls. Convicts on death row possessed some of the illegal phones.

Thai Department of Corrections under The Ministry of Defense officials were so impressed that Mr. Visanu Prachongkit, Bangkwang Prison Commander, sent a Letter of Appreciation to BVS and Infoleader stating, "Thank you for providing us such a great device and fantastic support for the cell phone detection test. This device can really help us to improve on the entire related cell phone checking process. We hope that we can work closely with you in the near future."

Safeguarding this maximum-security prison is considered especially critical to correction officials due to the nature of the population ranging from convicted murders and major narcotics dealers to high-level members of the 'red shirt' protesters.

Other expensive solutions require an entire network infrastructure of wireless sensors hard-wired throughout a facility that can be difficult to deploy. Whereas, the Wolfhound is an affordable alternative, highly portable, requires little training, and does not use jamming that can interfere with lawful cell traffic.

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Berkeley Varitronics Systems, located in Metuchen, New Jersey, has been providing advanced wireless solutions and products to the domestic and international wireless telecommunications industry for over 35 years. Since 1995, BVS has introduced over 50 unique wireless test devices for a variety of applications. For more information about BVS, visit www.bvsystems.com.

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