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Regional and remote Australia to get improved telecommunications


More than one million Australians living, working and travelling in the most remote regions of the nation will be able to connect to head offices, field offices and family following the launch of the country’s newest telecommunications company.
 
Indigo Telecom Australia is a carrier and network operator, established with the purpose of providing communications to businesses and industry operating in regional and remote areas.
 
The company’s multi-billion dollar hybrid communications network covers 100% of Australia’s landmass and out to sea, from the largest capital cities to the remotest locations in the desert.
 
Chief executive officer David Ruddiman said the Australian company, headquartered in Queensland, offers competitive telecommunications solutions for isolated and regionally-based people, businesses and government organisations.
 
 “At present only 28 percent of the Australian landmass has 3G mobile reception which has resulted in almost 5.5 million square kilometres of the country and more than 617,000 people working in regional, remote and very remote Australia not having access to reliable terrestrial mobile network coverage,” Mr Ruddiman said.
 
“Adding to that, the most recent Federal Government mid-term satellite subsidy report estimated there are potentially another 400,000 Australians who live in our cities and regularly travel for extended periods outside of standard mobile coverage.
 
“Indigo will target this market of more than one million people without dependable terrestrial mobile coverage as well as the many thousands of boaties, tourists and outdoor adventurers who will immediately benefit from extended coverage in the harshest and most remote of environments.”
 
Mr Ruddiman said that Indigo customers will not only have access to a multi-billion dollar satellite network covering the entire Asia-Pacific region but one which also extends satellite coverage to two thirds of the planet’s land and ocean mass.
 
“Indigo now connects government agencies, defence forces, emergency services, outback tourism operators, trucking and transport industries, and the resources sector, in real time, all thanks to a multi-billion dollar hybrid telecommunications network,” he said. 
 
Mobile handset and lightweight mobile internet terminal
 
“We are bringing to Australia, for the first time, the Thuraya XT, which is the world’s toughest satellite mobile phone. It is splash resistant, dust-protected and shockproof,” Mr Ruddiman said.
 
“Complementing Indigo’s satellite mobile handset is the Thuraya SG. This is a dual-mode mobile phone combining both satellite telephony and GSM into a single handset using a single SIM card, providing customers with seamless roaming from terrestrial GSM to satellite connectivity when no longer within standard terrestrial network coverage.
 
“The Thuraya IP capable of supporting up to 444 kbps of streaming IP data. This means ‘always on’ internet access from the remotest regions in 140 countries around the world.”
 
Federal Government subsidy
 
Mr Ruddiman said Indigo intends to deliver competitively-priced voice and data solutions to a sizeable market currently underserved by Australia’s leading terrestrial network operators.
 
“Indigo voice call charges are priced below other operators and comparable to current GSM pricing,” he said.
 
“With the choice of no-contract and standard call charges of $1/minute for Indigo-to-Indigo calls, and $1.30/minute for Indigo-to-landline/GSM calls, Indigo’s call charges offer our customers pricing that is competitive when viewed against call plans of your traditional GSM mobile network operators.”
 
Mr Ruddiman said individuals and employers with staff working or travelling for extended periods outside of standard mobile coverage can also take advantage of the Australian Federal Government’s Satellite Phone Subsidy Scheme.
 
“Any Australian living, working or travelling outside of standard terrestrial mobile coverage areas can apply for the Federal Government’s Satellite Phone Subsidy Scheme, offering access to a subsidy of up to 85% of the retail price of a satellite handset up to a maximum of $1000,” he said.
 
 
 

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