📋 Tender Overview
The Albanese Governments new Low Earth Orbit Satellite Working Group has identified four key regulatory areas to guide future telecommunications reform following its first meeting in Sydney last week.The Group was established to examine the future role of satellite technology in delivering telecommunications services. The first meeting was attended by a range of telecommunications industry participants the Department of Infrastructure Transport Regional Development Communications and the Arts the ACMA and representatives from the Governments new First Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group.The four key issues identified by the Group as requiring future consideration includeHow satellites can help close the digital inclusion gap particularly in relation to First Nations peoples consistent with Closing the Gap Target 17The role of satellites in supporting greater resilience and redundancy in emergency circumstancesThe use of satellites to deliver universal telecommunications services andThe economic benefit that could come from greater LEOSat usage including by facilitating the Internet of Things.The Group will continue meet to provide advice to Government and may adjust membership as emerging industry or regulatory issues arise. Its next meeting will take place in the coming months.There has been significant uptake of LEO satellite technology in recent years with satellites already delivering internet connectivity across Australia. The Government first announced the formation of the Working Group in October last year.
