1% of a billion in RETAIL sales is a big number. Manufacturers do not care about orders less than 10,000 units. They make their money off of volume. The only

1% of a billion in RETAIL sales is a big number. Manufacturers do not care about orders less than 10,000 units. They make their money off of volume. The only government that seems to care about these topics is China, although the rest of the world seems to be catching up on a strong desire to tie the individual to a device. Telecoms require $500,000 per device for certification through GSMA. FOSS can only do so much with closed modems. Porting to new devices comes with a heap of issues that require time, which means scaling to market is not viable without $$$.