Unwired
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Unwired Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian company dedicated to fixed wireless telecommunications network offering carrier grade Internet
services. They currently provide coverage in Melbourne
and Sydney
. Unwired has 52,320 customers and 97 employees as of 8 March 2010. The technology used by Unwired is provided by American manufacturer Navini Networks
and Venturi Wireless Solutions.
Unwired utilises a wireless network using base towers that broadcast a radio wave signal, offering speeds of up to 1024Kbit/s. The Unwired network was the first data only network providing Internet services in Australia. Sister company vividwireless now provides a "4G" branded wireless network that also prioritises data.
Unwired customers use external modems to connect to the wireless network. Unwired technology is portable, but not mobile - the technology does not operate well while the receiver is in motion. The network operates at 3.5 GHz within a spectrum exclusively reserved for use by Unwired. Unwired offers free technical support 7 days a week. Monday to Friday 7:00 am - 10:00 pm; Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
's subsidiary Network Holdings acquired Unwired in 2008. Seven Network Limited owns 50% of the Seven Media Group which owns the Seven Network
.
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
services. They currently provide coverage in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
and Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. Unwired has 52,320 customers and 97 employees as of 8 March 2010. The technology used by Unwired is provided by American manufacturer Navini Networks
Navini Networks
Navini Networks was a company that developed an internet-access system based on WiMAX which was acquired by Cisco in October, 2007.-Company:In January 2000, Wu-Fu Chen and Guanghan Xu formed the company Navini Networks. They developed a wireless internet-access system...
and Venturi Wireless Solutions.
Unwired utilises a wireless network using base towers that broadcast a radio wave signal, offering speeds of up to 1024Kbit/s. The Unwired network was the first data only network providing Internet services in Australia. Sister company vividwireless now provides a "4G" branded wireless network that also prioritises data.
Unwired customers use external modems to connect to the wireless network. Unwired technology is portable, but not mobile - the technology does not operate well while the receiver is in motion. The network operates at 3.5 GHz within a spectrum exclusively reserved for use by Unwired. Unwired offers free technical support 7 days a week. Monday to Friday 7:00 am - 10:00 pm; Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Seven Network investment
The Seven Network LimitedSeven Network Limited
The Seven Network is an Australian television network. In April, 2011, Seven Network, Pacific Magazines and Yahoo7! http://www.yahoo.com.au were acquired by West Australian Newspapers Ltd http://info.thewest.com.au/ratecard// to create Seven West Media Ltd http://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au/...
's subsidiary Network Holdings acquired Unwired in 2008. Seven Network Limited owns 50% of the Seven Media Group which owns the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
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See also
- iBurstIBurstiBurst is a wireless broadband technology originally developed by ArrayComm. It optimizes the use of its bandwidth with the help of smart antennas...
- Austar/Unwired Alliance
- Venturi Transport ProtocolVenturi Transport ProtocolVenturi Transport Protocol is a patented proprietary transport layer protocol that is designed to transparently replace TCP in order to overcome inefficiencies in the design of TCP related to wireless data transport...
- ExetelExetelExetel is an Australian ISP which provides ADSL, web hosting, VoIP, and other internet services to customers across Australia. Exetel's headquarters are based in offices in North Sydney and its switching centre is in a secure Data Centre facility in the Sydney CBD...