Australia's mobile phone network has come a long way

By Mathew Dickerson
Updated August 2 2021 - 5:32pm, first published July 30 2020 - 4:05pm
OLD SCHOOL: There are more than 30 million active mobile phone services in Australia.
OLD SCHOOL: There are more than 30 million active mobile phone services in Australia.

Now normally I don't like to blow my own trumpet but...toot toot. This week saw the 30th anniversary of the mobile phone network being switched on in my home city.

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