[LINK] Agricultural innovation committee recommends upgrades to rural telco infrastructure | ZDNet

[David Boxall]

<http://www.zdnet.com/article/agricultural-innovation-committee-recommends-government-upgrades-rural-telecommunications/>
> ...
> Four of the recommendations from the House of Representatives 
> committee focused on the availability of telecommunications 
> infrastructure, ...
> ...
> Still leveraging telecommunications infrastructure, the committee 
> recommends the Australian government, in consultation with industry, 
> investigates incentives for mobile network operators to provide 
> roaming services between network operators in rural and remote areas.
I've often thought that the fragmentation of Australia's mobile 'phone 
system is insane. Every handset should work on every tower.
>
> ... the committee recommends the CSIRO, in cooperation with industry, 
> undertake a technical study to identify cost-effective approaches to 
> using satellite services as backhaul for local wireless networks, 
> after Sydney University's Dr Lindsay Campbell noted in his submission 
> that big data is sourced directly from the likes of global positioning 
> systems (GPS) and remote sensing from satellites and drones.
> ...
> The committee suggested the Civil Aviation Safety Authority amend 
> regulations which currently require the UAV or drone be flown within 
> visual line of sight, to allow agricultural producers to use drones 
> for monitoring purposes beyond line of sight on or over their own 
> properties.
> ...

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