Pre Covid-19, the Sunshine Coast population was approximately 430,000 residents and there were approximately 4.5million visitors.
That’s a 10:1 ration, Visitors are important, and they expect good internet!
Why is it so vital to get the Sunshine Coast’s internet right?
International visitors are on hold in 2021.
Intra and interstate visitor numbers are expected to increase 100%. the sustained increase in visitors will directly benefit from the region rapidly adopting proper world-class internet.
The visitors are vital to the local economy, new growth, new jobs, the airport, the tourism sector and all business.
However, visitors to the Sunshine coast are known to be both surprised and disappointed by the wide-spread poor performance of local internet.
A leading resort building in Maroochydore with over 100 rooms still has rooms that cannot be connected to the internet via a fixed line.
A major resort in Twin Waters with 150 rooms only has questionable wireless connections, performing poorly and unauthorized.
In Peregian Springs, there are hundreds of houses in estates that suffer with poor but expensive internet, literally causing people to move away to better areas for internet.
A substantial school in the Noosa Shire simply could not get proper internet or telephone lines.
All these scenarios can be solved, and the best way to better future is to enjoy a free audit of the current state of your connection and understand how to move toward the future proof state that is expected as the “norm” nowadays, especially by visitors to the region.
The NBN can cost upward of $70 per month per account and not deliver world class internet performance.
For about half the price, optic fibre internet for multi dwelling apartments can be solved these issues.
That’s right, approximately $1 a day per apartment.
The availability of world-class internet across the Sunshine Coast and Noosa will help advance the regional economy and assure repeat tourist visitors, as well as attracting new.
It is accepted in Australia today that remote working is normal, and it is inextricably linked to proper internet availability.
“…with the flick of a switch our internet service moved to world-class Gigabit capable internet, bringing greater resident and guest satisfaction, providing a new promotion of excellence and enabling consistent and highly available world class communications, including our entire phone system and PBX,” – Eric Van Meurs, Directr Atlantis Resort Marcoola and Director ARAMA (Australian Resident Accommodation Managers Association)

Ian has worked across Australian telecommunications since deregulation in the 1990’s as a Management Executive with multinationals, Vodafone and Telstra, and also a pioneer in the launch of GSM and Fibre Networks. With an intimate understanding of opportunities and challenges for the Sunshine Coast, he passionate about enabling change in Australia’s low world-ranking internet performance.