And heres another insight:
"The S5 system is unique from all other systems you’re probably familiar with. It doesn’t use GPS or any of cellular/GSM infrastructure because it’s designed to be extremely low cost and work indoors. In fact, we are currently delivering on a contract with the U.S. Dept of Homeland Security for container tracking (inside metal containers).
The chip costs under $1, is a fully functional burst-mode DSSS transmitter (not a receiver) that transmits both location and sensor information. There are some special capabilities in the chip that make it ideal for covert, anti-jam, security services types of application. Plus, it’s extremely small in size and the battery can last for years at a time.
For our system to function, we or our partners install S5 receivers around the desired coverage area. The range in a line-of-site environment is about 50 miles, but in an urban deployment the receiver spacing is comparable to about 20% of a cellular network (i.e. deployed on about 1 out of every 5 cellular sites). We cover entire cities or regions in a typical deployment.
We will begin commercial deployments next year, but are currently working with our partners integrating the chipset into their desired products, and arranging network rollout partnerships."
As always...Do Your Own Research...you maybe enlightened?
QTK
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