Mobile telecommunications is vital for the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. The Regional Telecommunications Reviews carried out by the Australian government over the past decade have called for the measurement of mobile telecommunications performance in regional and remote areas; providing the motivation for this study. Earlier work carried out identified the need for quantifiable information about mobile performance in regional and remote areas. This study focused on First Nations communities and towns in regional and remote Western Australia. The study was carried out between 24 January and 3 April 2022 between Sydney, New South Wales and Kununurra, Western Australia.

This report provides details of the study, how data was collected with a CernoTM v2 radio frequency measurement device that was mounted on top of a vehicle, the data analysis methodology and performance values found in eight selected first nations towns located in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. The study outcomes include information about coverage, signal strength and quality, and available network capacity, data download and upload speeds. Measurements were taken throughout the journey and future publications will examine the performance values in other locations.

The towns in New South Wales and Queensland were studied at a point in history when it was uncertain whether it would be possible to complete the original intent of the study. The timely support for the study during this difficult period in history is acknowledged and appreciated.