When a Category One tropical cyclone battered North Queensland in January 2026, power cuts and damaged cell towers left many coastal towns isolated. In that situation, Native Node’s portable off‑grid network nodes would have given councils a fast, reliable way to keep residents connected, disseminate vital information, and
Victoria’s bushfire season has intensified, and the 2026 fire events highlighted a critical weakness. Communication networks collapsed when they were needed most.
During the January 2026 bushfires, power outages knocked out 26 ISP‑managed network sites across the region, leaving residents, emergency services, and local councils without reliable voice,
As 2025 moved into the second half of the year, I started thinking about new technology services that could serve remote Australia. I didn't want to just resell straight off the shelf, I wanted it to be something that I could design, build and deploy which is unique
