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# Advantages

* Long range (>5 km urban, >10 km suburban, >80 km VLOS)
* Long battery life (>10 years)
* Low cost (<$5/module)&#x20;
* 0.3 bps – 50 kbps, typically \~10 kB/day
* Secure
* Localization support
* Bidirectional