Originally published: Hunter and Bligh, 01 October 2020
Turns out only 14% of the Australian landmass is covered by mobile phone reception…
Yep, that’s a startlingly small figure that also shocked 95 per cent of the Aussie population who also wasn’t aware as discovered in GME’s latest research*.
The Aussie leading manufacturer of emergency distress beacons and radio communication equipment, GME, commissioned the nationwide research to explore Australians’ appetite for travelling the great outdoors, much of which we’re all hoping to do with international (and some domestic) borders still closed.
*GME commissioned the independent survey conducted by Pureprofile of 1002 Aussies aged 18 and over with results statistically representative of the Australian population.