Bernie Byrnes, a farmer in New South Wales, illustrates how mobile black spots affect communication, especially along highways. Despite millions invested, Australia's vast landscape poses challenges in providing efficient mobile coverage due to its low population density. The Labor government proposes a universal outdoor mobile obligation to improve coverage and access to emergencies. New low-earth orbit satellites could enhance service in remote areas where traditional towers are not feasible. However, the rise of these satellites raises concerns among astronomers about light pollution and space debris, highlighting the balance between technology advancement and environmental impact.
Successive governments have plugged millions of taxpayer dollars into improving mobile coverage across Australia, facing challenges due to the country's size and low population density.
The universal outdoor mobile obligation, to be introduced by the Labor government, aims to improve mobile services across the nation and during emergencies.
The arrival of low-earth orbit satellites offers promising solutions for remote telecommunications issues where it's too expensive to deploy towers or networks.
However, increased use of smaller satellites raises concerns among astronomers regarding light pollution and space debris as these technologies proliferate globally.
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