Across a range of industries, and from the outback to the cities, Visionstream delivers innovative communications solutions that bring sustainable benefits to clients and their customers.
DISASTER RESPONSE
During times of natural disaster, communications networks become increasingly critical. It’s also the time that these same networks can be most at threat.
Each year, about 50 million hectares of land is impacted by fires across Australia. Similarly, significant parts of Australia will experience flooding on an annual basis. In many instances, these fires and floods disrupt communications networks.
The restoration of these services requires a unique set of capabilities and experience. Over many years, Visionstream’s field workforce has worked hand-inhand with our clients to provide an emergency response capability that ensures networks can be restored quickly, efficiently and safely during times of need.
A crucial part of Visionstream’s emergency response capabilities is our Network Operations Centre (NOC) from where our team undertakes the critical role of liaising with clients and our extensive field workforce. The NOC is a state-of-the-art facility that both operates and monitors live networks providing clients with holistic management of their communications infrastructure.
At all times safety is the most important part of our work. We use a range of safety measures, but above all else, our people will only attend sites when it is safe to do so.
IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
The future of the resources sector lies in fully integrated and automated system enabling technologies.
From the Pilbara to the Hunter Valley, Visionstream delivers critical ICT networks to resources clients that improve employee safety, increase productivity, lower energy consumption and reduce environmental impacts. We do this by designing, constructing, operating and maintaining networks and infrastructure, such as those that support autonomous haulage operations.
We are also supporting efforts to improve road safety in Victoria, being involved with the Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) technology trial in Melbourne. Through this trial, technology is being used in new ways to closely analyse road crashes and near misses, and how they may have been caused.
KEEPING RURAL AND REGIONAL AUSTRALIA CONNECTED
Visionstream supports our clients to connect Australians living in rural and remote parts of the country through the Australian Government’s Mobile Black Spot Program.
Our wireless team has built 227 black spot sites nationally, providing rural and regional Australians with greater access to online education and health services, and keeping them connected with friends and family.
The Black Spot Program also promotes participation in the digital economy and supports businesses in key regional industries through improved access to technologies that rely on a fast, reliable and affordable mobile network.
BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
When people don’t have access to modern technology, it can create challenges in being able to access online government, education, health or business services and means they miss opportunities to communicate with friends and family.
The digital divide is the term that describes the difference in access to fast and reliable internet between residents in our large cities and those that live in regional and rural areas. Across Australia and New Zealand, many people have experienced the digital divide.
Over recent years that gap has been closing and Visionstream is playing a key role in bridging the divide. The nbn™ and the Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) projects are initiatives of the Australian and New Zealand governments to provide high speed broadband access to Australian and New Zealand homes and businesses through a combination of fibre, fixed wireless and satellite technologies.
Visionstream is a key delivery partner on the nbn and the UFB and UBF+ projects.
As the key partner to Ericsson, we’ve also played a vital role in the rollout of the fixed wireless component of the nbn™. The fixed wireless network provides high-speed broadband access to smaller regional and rural communities across the country. Through the construction of the fixed wireless network, Visionstream is helping to unlock the social, economic and entertainment possibilities through access to fast broadband for rural and regional Australia.
