As our reliance on digital services continues to grow, so does the need to build more telecommunications infrastructure.
The Telecommunications Infrastructure near your home fact sheet, explains why this infrastructure is essential, how it works, and what it means for connectivity in your community.
Modern networks support everything from mobile calls to home internet. Infrastructure such as mobile base stations help enable this connectivity and without these deployments, network coverage can decline as demand increases in communities.
The factsheet also addresses questions about electromagnetic energy (EME) from telecommunications in Australia, including requirements for infrastructure and equipment to meet strict safety standards, which are backed by extensive national and international research.
To learn more about how telecommunications infrastructure supports every day connectivity and the research, regulation and safety of EME from telecommunications in Australia, read the full fact sheet.
It's also important to note that no communications network is 100 per cent resilient. While telecommunications providers actively plan for emergencies and natural disasters, services may become unavailable for a number of reasons, such as direct damage to infrastructure or an outage caused by a loss of power. Further information is available: Communications in network outages, emergencies and natural disasters.
