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The most valuable use case is not emergencies, search and rescue.

It's tracking vehicles (big and small) in third world countries with the aim of support, crime detection, asset recovery and law enforcement.




Why third world countries?

Terrestrial cell coverage is a function of population density much more than anything. In fact, I'd expect rural areas in the US and Candada to benefit from this just as much, if not more.




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