Seems this was a general export item resulting from the 1990's crypto restrictions. The article mentions 100 countries using them. That would be agencies for wh

Seems this was a general export item resulting from the 1990's crypto restrictions. The article mentions 100 countries using them. That would be agencies for whom it didn't matter, yes, (ambulance, corp security, etc) - but also everyone else who could not afford anything better but for whom security actually mattered. Not every country can afford to roll their own for this kind of stuff.