Australia’s Starlink Rollout: Building a Local Backbone for a Global Network
Across Australia, governments are investing heavily in Starlink to deliver fast, reliable connectivity to remote regions, transforming how emergency services, rural communities, and critical infrastructure operate.
From fire trucks to police fleets and outback clinics, Starlink has become the practical solution for bridging Australia’s digital divide. The rollout marks one of the most significant telecommunications upgrades in decades and local industry has a major role to play in making it work.
The National Rollout
Since 2021, Starlink has evolved into the go-to satellite network for mission-critical communications. More than 200,000 Australians now rely on it, and governments at every level have invested over $90 million in Starlink-enabled systems.
Key national investments include:
NSW Government – A $69 million program equipping 5,000 Rural Fire Service vehicles with Starlink-based “Vehicle-as-a-Node” technology through Hypha.
WA Government – $8.5 million deploying Starlink in 550 police vehicles and 129 regional stations.
Queensland Government – $1.25 million connecting 17 remote First Nations councils.
Northern Territory Government – Expansion of the STARS program, integrating hybrid GEO + Starlink coverage across schools, clinics, and police sites.
Federal Government – The Australian Electoral Commission adopting Starlink backup connectivity for regional polling sites under a $1.38 million Telstra contract.
These projects demonstrate how Starlink has rapidly progressed from consumer-grade hardware to essential national infrastructure.
Hypha and Australia’s Starlink Integration
In 2024, Hypha secured a major NSW Government contract worth over $40 million to deliver Starlink-based communications for the state’s firefighting fleet. The system blends Starlink with 4G/5G for seamless field communication, ensuring operations continue even when traditional networks fail.
This large-scale rollout highlights Australia’s growing reliance on resilient, vehicle-mounted, and field-deployable Starlink systems, an area where local innovation and manufacturing are critical.
Why Local Manufacturing Matters
As Starlink becomes central to Australia’s communication infrastructure, the country needs locally engineered hardware that can perform in any environment, desert, marine, alpine, or tropical. Imported housings and mounts often fall short in Australia’s unique conditions.
That’s where Tekmounts delivers a competitive advantage.
Our systems are designed, cut, and assembled in Australia, using CNC-machined aluminium and marine-grade polymers built for heat, dust, salt, and vibration.
By manufacturing locally, Tekmounts:
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Strengthens Australia’s sovereign capability in communications hardware.
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Supports national jobs, apprenticeships, and technical training.
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Reduces downtime with faster local service and supply.
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Provides rugged, serviceable systems trusted across Defence, mining, and remote industries.
Australian-Made. Field-Proven. Export-Ready.
Starlink has revolutionised connectivity across Australia’s most remote regions. The next phase is ensuring the hardware supporting this network is Australian-made, tested to withstand the country’s toughest environments, and ready for export into global markets facing similar challenges.
Tekmounts is proud to provide that capability, delivering field-proven, Australian-built systems designed for reliability, longevity, and national resilience.
Explore Our Starlink Mounting Systems
Our hardware is built to perform in the harshest Australian environments, engineered, tested, and assembled in Darwin.
Tekmount T-1000 Quick Release Base – CNC-machined aluminium with marine-grade hardware.
Locks in tight, quick-release when you need to move.Tekmount T-1000 Armoured Case – Rugged, waterproof housing for Starlink Mini. IP68-rated, shock-resistant, and field-tested for mine sites, vehicles, boats, and off-grid use.
Tekmount Travel Pack – Portable system with battery integration for off-grid use, field operations, and mobile setups.
Talk to us about rugged Starlink deployment systems — built right here in Darwin.
Tekmounts | Australian-built Starlink housings and mounts.
Engineerd and Manufactured in Darwin, Northern Territory.
Field-proven anywhere connection matters.
