Farms and Farm Machinery

towering need for 4G

Our best estimate is that we need around a billion dollars today to lift coverage closer to the Holy Grail of 95 per cent.

Australia needs more than just GPS coverage and 4G to the farmhouse to fully assess the potential of new ag tech. We need 4G to at least 95 per cent of each and every farm if we are to have any hope of keeping up with the rest of the world.

In a country that

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