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VP Business Builders Technology Focus: Mogumber July 28
th
2016
There was a full house at Mogumber recently, as business owners and community members came along
to talk technology and IT for rural areas.
The event, organised by VP Business Builders brought together stakeholders from across the VP Shire,
in an effort to gain some insights into how to best manage their internet connectivity.
Daryl Du’Pleisse, from Chittering IT provided an overview of the internet services available to rural
regions, and talked about the challenges and viability of each one.
Given the recent roll out of satellite NBN, Daryl suggested that this may be a really viable option for
consistent, affordable service for our region and he encouraged attendees to look into it.
Also present was Boyd Brown, Telstra Area Manager for WA. Boyd gave a rundown of the Telstra
services available for regional broadband access, plus demonstrated some equipment that could
maximises signal efficiency.
Boyd also talked with residents of Mogumber about the upcoming mobile phone tower for the community,
which is scheduled to be operational by 2018.
VP Shire Councillor Pauline Carr welcomed the information given, saying it was ‘
Amazing to have the
Area General Manager WA for Telstra visit our town and talk about signal options & the new Mogumber
tower’.
Business Builders events are funded by the VP Shire through the community budget grants, with the
purpose to connect business owners and stakeholders across the region.