Public to have their say on emergency messaging standards
Australians are been urged to comment on a proposed standard for national emergency messaging systems called Common Alerting Protocol (CAP).
Australians are been urged to comment on a proposed standard for national emergency messaging systems called Common Alerting Protocol (CAP).
With the apparent increased frequency of naturally disasters, communications minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has suggested Telstra should consider the use of fibre, rather than copper, to reconnect customers affected by Cyclone Yasi and the January floods.
Telstra will restore mobile services in Queensland within 24 hours following the damage caused by Cyclone Yasi in the far north of the state.
Optus has announced it will provide assistance packages to its small business and personal customers who were hard hit by Cyclone Yasi last week.
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Vodafone has restored services in Mackay and some areas in and around Cairns following destruction left by cyclone Yasi in Queensland, but power loss and transmission link failures continue to impact those between Townsville and Bowen.
Telstra has set about assessing the initial impact of cyclone Yasi on its network and the safety of its staff in North Queensland.
Telstra (ASX:TLS) has the enterprise and government sectors in its sights with the launch of a suite of new managed data network services.
Telstra and Optus are counting the cost of damage to their infrastructure in the wake of cyclone Yasi, with Telstra stating that hundreds of network sites have been affected while Optus stating that the impact was localised.
Vodafone has been ‘seriously impacted’ by cyclone Yasi, with the telco releasing a statement indicating that voice and data services from Cairns to Bowen have been damaged.
Both Optus and Telstra have remained positive about the potential impact of tropical cyclone Yasi, with the two telcos releasing statements saying that their services are currently unaffected by the threat off the coast of Queensland.
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