Securus Monitoring Solutions Minimizes Gaps in Cellular Networks with New Dual-Carrier Technology

This technology is specifically designed to eliminate the problems caused by coverage gaps that exist in some of the nation’s largest cellular networks. Initially integrated into the company’s BLUtag® and BLU+® single-piece GPS devices, this ingenious technology automatically switches between two nationwide cellular networks on the fly to provide reliable, seamless coverage of enrollees as they go about their day-to-day activities. This game-changing technology allows supervising officers to focus on managing their caseload instead of dealing with notification headaches caused by drops in cellular network coverage. No other company in the electronic monitoring industry offers this powerful capability from a single device.

Prior to making the technology available nationwide, the company conducted a six-month pilot program with 20 electronic monitoring programs from a diverse range of rural and urban locations across the United States. Each program reported dramatic reductions—as high as forty percent in some cases—in the number tracking alerts caused by drops in cellular coverage. Those reductions equate to hundreds of man-hours recouped for those programs.

“Gaps in cellular networks can dramatically hinder our customer’s ability to effectively monitor the activities of the participants enrolled in an electronic monitoring program,” said Jon Secrest, General Manager for Securus Monitoring Solutions. “By significantly reducing the impact of those gaps, our dual-carrier technology allows our customers to consistently track the movements of the participants they monitor. This is a significant step forward in the evolution of electronic monitoring solutions.”