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David Greig on the opportunity for farmers
David Greig knows a thing or two about multi-tasking. Running a mixed farm operation of sheep and crops in what he calls “the dead-centre of New South Wales” (referred to on maps as Tottenham, NSW),...
View ArticleAct now for better mobile coverage and choice
Important decisions are about to be made for mobile services in regional Australia that may affect the cost, quality of coverage, and choice of provider. One of these decisions could free up millions...
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The Universal Service Obligation: Selling regional Australia short
As someone who was lucky enough to be born and raised in a regional community, I have witnessed first-hand the impact of poor connectivity on local communities and businesses. Regional communities have...
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Australia’s 5G future: World class healthcare, anywhere in the world
More and more devices are beginning to require a stable, super-fast internet connection, from watches and cars to VR goggles, and home appliances. Currently, the number of connected devices globally is...
View ArticleAustralia’s 5G Future: Precision agriculture, precisely where you need it
Australia’s landscapes are vast and varied, comprising of a mix of terrain, land uses, drainage lines, and soil properties. Just as agricultural properties vary, so too must the management schemes...
View ArticleAustralia’s 5G Future: local students, global explorers
In remote and isolated areas of Australia, primary and secondary education is delivered via short wave radio, commonly referred to as the ‘School of the Air’ . However, distance education in Australia...
View ArticleAustralia’s 5G future: Almost here, almost Ready?
RW: Dan, thanks for taking the time to sit down with us today. We’ve heard a lot of news recently about rollouts of 5G possibly as early as next year. So tell me, when do you think we can realistically...
View ArticleCentre for International Economics weighs in on the future of 5G and NBN in...
In light of this, Vodafone Australia recently commissioned the highly-respected Centre for International Economics (CIE) to investigate and report on fixed and mobile convergence within the Australian...
View ArticleThe opportunity for Infrastructure Sharing in Regional Australia
Australia is a large country with low population density in many places. Approximately one third of Australia’s population live in regional and rural Australia. Of these, 45 percent live in small...
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How Vodafone’s Regional Coverage Hub is helping provide connectivity to rural...
Scott Dimond and his family own a property just outside Ballarat in regional Victoria. Unlike other parts of Australia, for Scott and his family there has only ever been one choice of telco provider....
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Clayton Maynard on connecting businesses and families
In the era of smartphones, access to communication in the bush goes far beyond talking and texting. It means running a business, monitoring hazards, and keeping in touch with family and friends across...
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Families, farming and frontiers: Paul Adam’s story
Adam runs a grain and land operation while raising a family in their tight-knit community. But like those in Orange, Cargo and even a neighbour in Tottenham, Adam’s ability to juggle the expectations...
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3G’s continued importance for regional Australia
Vodafone supports the Government’s intention to guarantee it can purchase 900MHz spectrum at auction later this year. This will assist us in continuing to provide 3G services to those that rely on...
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Enhancing our mobile network resilience
In the majority of cases during the 2019-2020 bushfire season the cause of Vodafone mobile service outages was loss of mains power to telecommunications infrastructure, rather than direct fire damage...
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