Gunshot detection ShotSpotter Inc (NASDAQ:SSTI) is expanding its partnership with telecom giant Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ).
The collaboration will now include Verizon as a reseller of the company’s flagship solution ShotSpotter Flex.
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“We believe adding the leadership, reach and influence of Verizon as a ShotSpotter reseller will be a force multiplier for our business, allowing us to access and serve more cities across the country,” said ShotSpotter CEO Ralph Clark in the company’s press release.
ShotSpotter has developed the technology to pinpoint when and where a gun has been fired.
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Through the use of multiple sensors, machine learning technology and acoustic experts, the tech can detect the time, location, direction and angle of the explosion and send crucial information to 911 dispatchers and other first responders.
In January, the two companies reached an agreement to use Verizon’s Light Sensory Network, an IoT street lights platform, to bring ShotSpotter’s technology to city streets.
Shares of the California-based company fell around 2% to US$47.50 in Tuesday afternoon trading.