A UK technology company has secured a major $200 million contract with US authorities to deploy advanced fibre-optic sensing systems along American borders, marking a significant milestone for British-developed security technology on the global stage.
Sintela, headquartered in Bristol, will provide its “listening” infrastructure to support operations led by US Customs and Border Protection, expanding an initial $34 million agreement signed in 2020.
The three-year deal represents a substantial scale-up of the company’s capabilities and highlights growing demand for AI-driven monitoring systems in border security and critical infrastructure protection.
Sintela’s technology is based on distributed acoustic sensing (DAS), which uses fibre-optic cables to detect and interpret vibrations and sounds across long distances.
By attaching to existing fibre networks, the system can identify specific activities such as footsteps, digging, fence cutting or climbing, all in real time. The data is then analysed using artificial intelligence models that classify and prioritise potential threats.
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