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> Maybe larger companies have their own infra for this, or have redundancy in place (e.g. their own GPS devices)?

Modern trucks have cell modems tied to a private APN that are used for updating vehicle firmware & doing telematics. They also typically have a route to the internet that provides a WiFi hotspot in the cab.

Depending where the fault was in the telco stack, that APN may have still been functional

Not saying this was a significant resolution, but at least a possibility.




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