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Date Time Australia’s communications, media and arts sectors helping secure our recovery The Morrison-McCormack Government is securing Australia’s recovery through significant commitments to strengthen our communications, media and creative arts sectors, helping to rebuild our economy, secure jobs and support communities as we continue our resurgence from the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital service delivery has become more important than ever, with many sectors rapidly digitising over the past year to meet the demands of home-based work. This is why the Government’s Digital Economy Strategy ...

Telstra ramps up regional network investment with $350M spend Telstra ramps up regional network investment with $350M spend $150 million is to go to upgrades while $200 million will be set aside for a co-investment fund. Andrew Penn (Telstra) Credit: Telstra Telstra is planning to ramp up its spending for its network in regional, rural and remote areas with $350 million set aside for network upgrades and a co-investment fund over the next few years.  Announced by Telstra CEO Andrew Penn on Monday, part of the spend includes $150 million over the next year to be used i...

The Federal Government has announced it plans to spend $16.4 million to improve mobile connectivity for bushfire-prone areas on the outskirts of Australia’s major cities. The Peri-Urban Mobile Program (PUMP) is set to be unveiled in the 2021-22 Budget, where telcos and infrastructure providers will get grant funding to deploy new mobile phone infrastructure to improve mobile reception and coverage in peri-urban areas. “Improving coverage on the peri-urban fringe will help communities access vital information during emergencies, seek help if needed and stay in touch with loved ones,” Com...

Budget 2021: Bushfire-prone urban fringes to get AU$16.4m in mobile network grants ZDNet 5/6/2021 The Australian government has said it will be handing over AU$16.4 million in mobile connectivity grants as part of its 2021 Budget set to be unveiled on May 11. The grants will be focused on bushfire-prone peri-urban areas, the outskirts and transition areas between urban and rural landscapes, and given the abbreviation PUMP for Peri-Urban Mobile Program. "Improving coverage on the peri-urban fringe will help communities access vital information during emergencies, seek help if needed and st...

iTWire Monday, 26 April 2021 11:00 Telstra is building a better network and transforming connectivity on King Island Shares No, it's not an island full of Elvis Presley impersonators, but an island that's part of Tasmania, and it will benefit from an upgrade project that Telstra says will transform connectivity on the island, improve mobile coverage, boost capacity and data speeds and strengthen network resilience. King Island. It's a beautiful island in the Bass Strait of Australia, and it's about to get even better with improved mobile coverage, more mobile base stations, so...