Case Study: San Luis Obispo Saves Over $1 Million with Verkada's Cellular Gateway

How San Luis Obispo Saves Over $1 Million with the Plug-and-Play Cellular Gateway

San Luis Obispo Police Department in San Luis Obispo, California needed a way to improve crime prevention and protect remote outdoor areas like trailheads, intersections, and parking structures without the high cost of traditional network infrastructure. With quotes of over $1 million just for connectivity, the city needed a more robust, reliable, and cost-effective security solution. Verkada’s cellular gateway and related security products offered a way to extend coverage into hard-to-reach areas.

Verkada implemented the GC31 Cellular Gateway with CB62 outdoor bullet cameras for license plate recognition, plus air quality sensors for cold storage evidence monitoring and Verkada Guest for visitor check-in workflows. The solution enabled SLOPD to deploy security in remote locations and streamline investigations while improving compliance and operational efficiency. Most notably, Verkada helped San Luis Obispo save over $1 million in connectivity costs alone.

San Luis Obispo

Chad Pfarr

Administrative Lieutenant