The Federal Government has announced millions of dollars in funding for regional connectivity projects across Australia, which will be part of the upcoming budget to be revealed on Tuesday.
Making the announcement at Beef Australia in Rockhampton on Thursday, May 6, Minister for Northern Australia Keith Pitt said $190 million would go toward funding the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) along corridors from Townsville to Mount Isa, Gladstone to Cairns, Darwin to Kununurra, and Darwin to the Beetaloo Basin.
Mr Pitt also announced $9 million would be focused on a pilot program on those corridors for the projects.
“We have to ensure that Northern Australia is connected to the world, and it is this government that is delivering to the north,” he said.
iTWire Wednesday, 05 May 2021 01:32 Telstra ‘building a better network to connect Gippsland and the High Country’
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Locals and visitors to Gippsland and Victoria’s High Country will benefit from a major telecommunications upgrade project that will transform connectivity; improve, expand and build new mobile coverage; boost capacity and mobile data speeds and strengthen network resilience.
The High Country Transmission Upgrade is a $6.4 million investment jointly co-funded by Telstra, the Victorian Government and the Federal Government as part of the Regional Connectivity Program.
The once-in-a-generation upgrade project will future-proof and strengthen connectivity from Wangaratta to Bairnsdale and improve mobile network coverage through new infrastructure and upgrades in key areas.
iTWire Monday, 03 May 2021 15:12 Telstra launches $200 million fund to improve regional coverage over next four years Featured
Telstra has announced a $200 million co-investment fund to generate additional investment in improving regional mobile coverage, in addition to the $150 million it will invest in the next 12 months to improve regional connectivity.
Telstra CEO Andrew Penn said the co-investment fund would run over the next four years and was aimed at enhancing and extending mobile coverage through stimulating infrastructure co-investment with governments, local councils and businesses in areas that would otherwise be difficult to justify on economic grounds.
“We have seen great success from this type of approach in the past, with Telstra investing over $120 million in such projects over the last few years,” said Penn.
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Regional Central Highlanders will soon have access to faster internet and better connectivity, benefiting schools, businesses, visitors and the wider community.
QCN Fibre has been awarded Australian Government funding under the Regional Connectivity Program for solutions in Bluff, Duaringa, and Dingo.
The funding allows QCN Fibre, in partnership with Retail Service Provider MarchNet, to deliver a fixed wireless solution with fibre backhaul to provide coverage and minimum 100Mbps broadband, and up to 1Gbps, to businesses and residents of these towns.
QCN Fibreâs chief executive officer, Derek Merdith, said the company was committed to bridging the connectivity gap in regional communities.