"Off the shelf IC" is a red herring and marketing BS, IMHO. Of course it can be bone with off the shelf Bluetooth ICs (unless delays restriction?), this is not

"Off the shelf IC" is a red herring and marketing BS, IMHO. Of course it can be bone with off the shelf Bluetooth ICs (unless delays restriction?), this is not the issue, which is the RF frontend and antenna to get that increased range. It is very bold to claim that a phone can beam Bluetooth up to satellite with just a firmware update.