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• Vividwireless goes social, open source to attract uni students

  University students will form the target demographic of vividwireless’ push into the Sydney and Melbourne market as it ramps up the national rollout of its WiMAX network.

• Vocus sells for $20m to investment fund

  Vocus Communications has been sold to an ASX-listed private equity firm for $20 million.

• Spence out as Unwired CEO

  Unwired CEO David Spence has stepped down from his responsibilities after six years at the helm of the ISP.

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  VividWireless 4G to roll out across capitial cities within 12 months

  Australia’s first 4G wireless network will begin rolling out across capital cities within a year, according to Seven Network director Ryan Stokes.

• Q&A: ISPs in 2010 — Unwired

  With the revelation of the NBN, the potential break up of Telstra, the AFACT vs iiNet and ISP-level filtering trials, 2009 has shaped up as quite a year for ISPs. What could be in store in 2010? We ask some of the leading internet service providers. In this edition, Unwired’s CEO David Spence.

• SP AusNet to use WiMAX network for 680,000 smart meters in Victoria

  Victorian electricity distributor, SP AusNet, will partner with 12 companies and utilise WiMAX technology to rollout 680,000 smart meters in the state over the next three years.

• Unwired: Machine-to-machine the next wireless boom

  Machine-to-machine wireless communication could soon emerge as a major source of telecommunications growth, according to Unwired’s CEO David Spence.

• Wireless broadband war: Unwired fights back

  The wireless broadband market is heating up, with Unwired Australia announcing an overhaul of its wireless broadband pre-paid pricing.