This popped up last week:
Telstra Mullumbimby tower fire sparks fury
By Natalie Apostolou on Mar 18, 2022 12:58PM
Town back offline.
Pummelled by rain, decimated by floods and enraged by ineffective government support during a time of social and environmental crisis, the bucolic town of Mullumbimby, part of the Byron Bay Shire, has now suffered another total mobile communications outage following a 3am fire at its Telstra tower.
A truck driver passing the tower alerted authorities and dialled triple zero.
Telstra Regional general manager Mike Marom, this morning confirmed that the fire appeared to have been deliberately lit and described the act as ‘reprehensible’.
NSW Police and Telstra are investigating the blaze at the tower on River Terrace, Mullumbimby, which has caused extensive damage to the top of the tower and destroyed antennas, transmitters and receivers.
“At a time like this, when communications are so crucial to flood recovery, to have our mobile site damaged and critical telecommunications taken out is reprehensible.
“What is already a difficult time for Mullumbimby has been made that much harder by what we suspect is an unnecessary, dangerous and selfish act of vandalism,” Marom said.
(Source: Fire & Rescue NSW Station 388 Mullumbimby)
Anti-5G protests
The tower has been a lightning rod for controversy, with anti-5G protestors guarding and monitoring the tower and its upgrades to 5G over the last year.
Telstra confirmed to iTnews that the tower was fully upgraded to 5G only last weekend.
The Telstra infrastructure is the carrier’s only mobile base station in the Mullumbimby area, and it services over 3600 people, many in remote properties.
There is currently no mobile coverage into Greater Mullumbimby, with no definite indication of when services can be restored, and outages in neighbouring South Golden Beach have also been reported.
During the first and most critical week of the floods in early March, Greater Mullumbimby lost all mobile connectivity including access to 000.
More here:
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/telstra-mullumbimby-tower-fire-sparks-fury-577546
One really wonders what should be done with these fools, given the costs of the fix and the risk not having phones poses. Maybe compulsory gardening in and around 5G sites for a period of years when not in jail!
Given every telco regulator has said 5G is safe I don’t follow other than to say this lunacy is seemingly frequent given similar nonsense went on with the introduction of 4G decades ago!
While also on 5G it seems some are not ready for other reasons.
A Deloitte Access Economics report reveals lack of business readiness for 5G adoption
A report from Deloitte Access Economics has warned part of the potential $94 billion boost to Australia’s GDP over the next nine years from 5G technology is at risk from delayed business readiness and slow industry adoption.
The report, titled 5G Unleashed: Realising the potential of the next generation of mobile technology, was commissioned by the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) to examine the economic impact of adoption levels of 5G-enabled technologies and innovations, and the policy and regulatory principles required to support accelerated adoption.
The report found that, while Australia has been a world leader in mobile telecommunications for decades and is currently ranked 3rd globally, it is at risk of falling to 9th by 2025 due to lack of business readiness for change and a policy regime that needs to be recharged.
Australian businesses were found to be slow when it comes to readiness for adoption of 5G despite 62% of businesses leaders across four sectors agreeing 5G will accelerate the growth of their business, with 59% saying they have no strategy to realise 5G and nearly 1 in 3 (30%) having no plans to implement 5G, the report shows.
The report’s economic modelling estimates 5G will increase Australia’s GDP by $67 billion by 2030 based on the current trajectory for adoption, however an additional $27 billion can be realised by maintaining Australia’s global leadership position through accelerated adoption – a 40% uplift in economic benefit over nine years.
Deloitte Access Economics partner and technology media and communications lead John O’Mahony said technology adoption is an intense race, and the earlier Australian business can develop and see the potential for 5G applications, the larger the productivity benefits.
Lots more here:
I really do wonder what it is that has conspiracy promoters so excited – some one must be making a buck somehow!
David.
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