Wireless broadband provider, Unwired, has announced the extension of its service to cover Sydney's western suburbs, with access provided to more than half a million residential and small business users.
Wireless carrier Unwired says it will start offering broadband services to Melbourne's central business district (CBD) and select inner-city suburbs from Wednesday.
Wireless broadband provider Unwired has welcomed rivals' entry to the market as helping fuel takeup of its Sydney services after announcing the connection of more than 8,000 new customers during the September quarter.
Sydney based ISPs have shown their enthusiasm for wireless broadband with two service providers already signed to the new carrier-grade broadband network from Unwired, which officially launched its services last Thursday.
Wireless broadband company Unwired said today it had secured 17 percent of new Sydney residential retail broadband customers for the period 1 August to 31 December 2004, underlining the threat it poses to fixed-line rivals such as Telstra and Optus.
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Optus will resell Personal Broadband Australia's iBurst wireless broadband solution, and is in talks with Unwired about a similar deal.
Wireless broadband provider, Unwired, has turned on its wireless broadband services across more than 40 Sydney suburbs today, bringing the company closer to the completion of its Sydney wide network.
Unwired CEO, David Spence, has urged Australia's communications regulators to protect a tranche of prime wireless broadband spectrum due to be auctioned September from anti-competitive behaviour by existing carriers.
Wireless broadband users in Australia could enjoy maximum surfing speeds of 75 megabits per second by mid-2006, analysts say.
iBurst is a superb wireless broadband solution that's highly useful for the mobile business user, but users who don't require portability will likely find its price to be a deal breaker.
While the speed and pricing plans make it appealing for those who aren't deskbound, Unwired's Wireless Card is cruelled by the lack of true mobility and the Sydney-only coverage, which itself is undeniably patchy.
Australia still has way to go before it can meet its full potential with wireless and broadband.
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