Telstra’s 600th Mobile Black Spot site
Service Stream has been working on the Federal Government’s Mobile Black Spot Program on behalf of Telstra since late 2015. Our Wireless Team are delivering both 3G and 4G coverage to customers in remote communities across Australia.
The town of Walhalla in regional Victoria was included in the Black Spot Program and due to the historic nature of the town and the physical terrain, the identification of a suitable site was challenging.
Following an extensive search, a site was selected which met the transmission requirements. The site was elevated above the town, had reasonable access, was not impacted by the heritage restraints and was available to lease. It also had a non- standard layout, the site was triangular and located on a slope with uneven ground conditions. The lease terms were agreed with the owner and construction of the telecommunications structure began. Setting up construction plant and machinery was a huge challenge due to the terrain and load restriction on the access road.
Importantly, Service Stream was successful in putting in place creative solutions to get equipment and construction vehicles to the site.
Congratulations to the Property, Planning and Construction Teams who delivered the required creative solutions to achieve Site on Air.