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Australian Navy Ship Disrupts NZ Internet and Radio Services
- HMAS Canberra, Australia's largest naval ship, sailed to Wellington in early June 2025 to join sister city celebrations.
- The visit aimed to strengthen ties between Australia and New Zealand but coincided with HMAS Canberra's radar interfering with wireless networks on Wednesday.
- The ship's 5GHz navigation radar disrupted internet and radio services across Taranaki and Marlborough, prompting telecom operators to cease using affected channels around 2am.
- Matthew Harrison, managing director of Primo, described the event as a striking example of New Zealand’s vulnerable spectrum environment and noted that incidents involving a naval vessel disrupting equipment like this are highly unusual.
- HMAS Canberra changed radar frequencies after New Zealand Defence notified Australian forces, ending disruptions and allowing normal services before the Saturday parade.
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der Standard DELarge parts of the North and South Island were offline. Radio stations were also affected. The radar system of the HMAS Canberra was responsible
ThePatriotLight - Australian Navy Ship Accidentally Knocks out NZ Internet, Radio Services
ThePatriotLight - HMAS Canberra inadvertently interfered with New Zealand’s communications during a visit celebrating the two nations’ friendship.A friendly visit from Australia’s largest navy vessel, HMAS Canberra, accidentally knocked out a range of internet and radio services in New Zealand.Matthew Harrison, the founder and owner of New Zealand internet service provider (ISP) Primo, said the incident occurred on June 4 and was unlike anything…
Australian Navy Ship Accidentally Knocks out NZ Internet, Radio Services
A friendly visit from Australia’s largest navy vessel, HMAS Canberra, accidentally knocked out a range of internet and radio services in New Zealand. Matthew Harrison, the founder and owner of New Zealand internet service provider (ISP) Primo, said the incident occurred on June 4 and was unlike anything he had ever seen. “This morning, an Australian warship took out many 5 GHz wireless networks across parts of New Zealand,” he said on LinkedIn. …
The good relations between the two countries are celebrated by having HMAS Canberra sail to Wellington, but the infrastructure was not prepared for this.
As it approached the New Zealand coast, the Australian military ship HMAS Canberra caused an interruption of Internet connections in several parts of New Zealand. The Australian army admitted that it was the cause of the breakdown, as reported by The Guardian.The lead ship in the Canberra-class heliports entered New Zealand waters on Wednesday, June 4, before reaching Wellington, the capital, on Thursday, June 5. Shortly after 2:00 a.m., wireles…
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