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Communications are crucial to ocean observing systems. The Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (GOMOOS) relies on an analog cell phone or Iridium satellite phone for primary communications, and a GOES satellite transmitter for backup. New communication technology has evolved since the design of the GOMOOS system which pushes the envelope of buoy communications. With the anticipated phase out of analog...