Unwired Australia Pty Ltd was an Australian company dedicated to fixed wireless telecommunications network offering carrier grade Internet services. They provided coverage in Melbourne and Sydney. Unwired had 52,320 customers and 97 employees. The technology used by Unwired was provided by American manufacturer Navini Networks[1] and Venturi Wireless Solutions.
Unwired utilised a wireless network similar to WiMax, using base towers that broadcast a microwave signal, offering speeds of up to 1024 kbit/s. The Unwired network was the first data only network providing Internet services in Australia.
Unwired customers used external modems to connect to the wireless network. Unwired technology was portable, but not mobile - the technology does not operate well while the receiver was in motion. The network operated at 3.5 GHz within a spectrum exclusively reserved for use by Unwired. Unwired offered free technical support 7 days a week plus public holidays.
Optus bought out Unwired and shut down the Unwired network at midnight on 28 February 2013.
Corporate acquisitions
The Seven Network Limited's subsidiary Network Holdings acquired Unwired in 2008