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The article goes on to talk about replacement surveillance systems from the Canadian company Octasic.

Octasic's Nyxcell V800 can target most modern phones while maintaining the ability to capture older GSM devices.

Florida's state police agency described the device, made for in-vehicle use, as capable of targeting eight frequency bands including GSM, CDMA2000, and LTE. []. A 2018 patent assigned to Octasic claims that Nyxcell forces a connection with nearby mobile devices when its signal is stronger than the nearest legitimate cellular tower.

Octasic appears to lean heavily on the work of Indian engineers and scientists overseas.

A self-published biography of the company notes that while the company is headquartered in Montreal, it has "R&D facilities in India," as well as a "Worldwide sales support network." Nyxcell's website, which is only a single page requesting contact information, does not mention Octasic by name.

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