Australia’s NBN Co announced plans to run a state roadshow to test-drive NBN’s Sky Muster satellite service. Starting at the NSW Farmers Association’s Annual Conference in Sydney, the NBN’s custom-made Sky Muster truck is one of six satellite demonstration vehicles that will tour the country to showcase how NBN services can help bridge the digital divide for rural, regional and remote Australians.
Each vehicle carries a portable satellite antenna that allows Australians to get hands-on with services over the NBN network via a Wi-Fi hotspot powered by NBN’s SkyMuster satellite service. The Sky Muster satellite, which was launched into space in 2015, was specifically designed to deliver access to fast broadband to the more than 400,000 homes and businesses in regional, rural and remote Australia, including 120,000 in NSW