If you read between the lines...  What they meant to say:

> We consider the VHF network deprecated, we want to stop supporting it ASAP.   We'll put a bit of effort into making a migration route for users deploying new kit, but if you have deployed our VHF modems into hardware all over the world, we'll be requiring you go change that hardware out within a year or two - sorry!

This is good. Why waste resources developing it when starlink directly to gsm is going to be a game changer.

News https://twitter.com/olegkutkov/status/1674883500703375360

FAQ https://swarm.space/frequently-asked-questions/

"There will also be options to instead purchase COTS modules you may already be using from third party vendors."

Swarm is halting the sales of the VHF hardware