COUNTRY FOCUS : AUSTRALIA
About Easyweb Digital
Easyweb Digital is a Melbourne-based Wi-Fi provider that has been designing , building , and maintaining bespoke community Wi-Fi solutions in regional , rural and remote communities across Australia and New Zealand for the past 20 years .
Since 2005 , the company has built more than 2,100 Wi-Fi networks , and it currently manages 2,300 Wi-Fi access points – connecting more than 700,000 digital devices to the Internet each year .
Easyweb is one of Australia ’ s leading specialists in the design and delivery of custom Wi-Fi solutions for remote communities . As well as deep experience working in Indigenous communities , the company enjoys close relationships with the National Broadband Network ( nbn ), many NGOs operating in Central Australia , Regional Councils , and the NT Government . day to check their bank balance or access eGovernment services .
“ This OpenRoaming solution will deliver an all-in-one solution for these previously forgotten people to gain easy and secure online access in any local community . As we grow our OpenRoaming coverage across the region , people will be able to connect wherever they go – so they ’ ll never have to plan their day around where they ’ ll be connecting .”
The project , delivered by Easyweb via WBA members Encapto and Cambium Networks is focused on delivering ‘ place-based ’ telecommunications infrastructure to improve digital connectivity across remote communities in Central Australia .
Residents of these small communities are highly mobile , regularly travelling 300 – 500km round trips to neighboring communities or Alice Springs , to visit family , participate in sports or cultural events or access essential services .
“ Providing connectivity to these regions has been notoriously challenging in the past , due to their
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