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FireFlight, an aerial fire-mapping system developed at the University of South Australia's Innovation and Collaboration Centre, was used in the fight against the massive blazes that enveloped Kangaroo Island recently, to support efforts by other agencies to fight the fires.

Optus has launched a grants program to help re-establish connectivity within regional Australia, particularly through support for small businesses affected by bushfires.

Telecommunications network resilience in natural disasters like Australia’s recent bushfire has been under the microscope by the Federal Government, telcos and executives from across the telecoms sector, with agreement to put in place long-term initiatives to further bolster resilience of the networks.

Circles.life, the Singapore-based telco that promises a “more likeable than hateable experience” - and which launched in the Australian market in August - is donating all data boost proceeds to the the Red Cross for bushfire disaster relief and recovery.

With asthma attacks spiking, some people will need to take air purification more seriously.

Consumers impacted by Australia’s recent bushfires can now receive dedicated assistance with their unresolved phone and Internet issues from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman.

Technology from Aussie Broadband is being used to help the broadband provider’s customers affected by the horrendous NSW fires.

Researchers at the University of Western Australia are developing a new touchscreen device to help firefighters predict where and when a bushfire will spread.

The Red Cross recently announced a new cloud-based service that will enable people misplaced by disaster to relocate their loved ones.

As fires continue to threaten large parts of NSW Google has today launched a Crisis Map and Google Public Alerts to help users stay informed during the fire season.

Telstra says back up your data and be prepared to move quickly – a computer can easily be replaced but data – especially scanned photos and documents cannot. It could be a good time to activate that cloud account.

The Australian Government is to fund the upgrade of the national emergency warning system, 'Emergency Alert', to deliver warnings to mobile phones based on the location of the handset.