Australia's posties are helping to collect data for the Albanese Government's National Audit of Mobile Coverage, to better identify mobile blackspots and help target future investment.
Part of the Government's Better Connectivity Plan for Regional and Rural Australia, the audit will test around 180,000 km of regional and rural roads across the country, capturing data to better determine coverage and capacity of the mobile network signals.
The audit - being undertaken by Accenture Australia - will provide an independent and comprehensive resource that will enhance public information on mobile coverage, beyond that already provided by mobile providers.
Australia Post will host mobile-measurement devices on delivery vans and long-haul delivery vehicles. They will cover a significant portion of the regional and rural roads to be tested through the audit.
Mobile-measurement devices will also be placed in more than 70 post offices across all States and Territories, providing further data points for analysis by Accenture.
With the pilot phase nearing completion, the main audit will commence in October. The audit will be delivered each year for the next three years, until 30 June 2027.
