Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@LaF0rge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LaF0rge</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@kDelta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kDelta</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@stman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>stman</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Sempf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Sempf</span></a></span> espechally in places like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> where regulators like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@BNetzA" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BNetzA</span></a></span> get record-breaking bids for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/spectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spectrum</span></a> allocations solidly into the billions! </p><ul><li><p>And having at least narrowband <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2G</span></a> coverage is considered a <em>"necessary evil"</em> to fulfill spectrum obligations and keep pre-paid assignments if they don't want to get those <em>yoink'd</em> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Quam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quam</span></a> when they <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quam" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">faceplanted after their painfully failed launch</a>. </p></li><li><p>Not to mention <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eCall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eCall</span></a> uses <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2G</span></a> and has been made mandatory for new cars since 2017...</p></li><li><p>Also <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> currently <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6qb9dml6So" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">learns <em>the hard way</em></a> that even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VoLTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoLTE</span></a> devices switch to 2G and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3G</span></a> calling once they are dialling <code>000</code> (their local emergency services hotline).</p></li></ul>