“Apple Australia next month is expected to introduce a new AirPort Express bundle that may wed the company’s portable Wi-Fi router with a local wireless data service,” Slash Lane reports for AppleInsider.
“One possibility… is that Apple has agreed to resell service or modems from local over-the-air Internet provider Unwired alongside its most compact WiFi router. The Sydney-based firm is in the process of building a nationwide, fixed wireless telecommunications network offering carrier grade Internet services,” Lane reports.
“The service, currently available in Sydney and Melbourne, make use of a wireless network using base towers that broadcast a radio wave signal, offering speeds between 256K to 1Mbps without the need for a phone or data line,” Lane reports. “Monthly service plans range from $20 to $100 depending on bandwidth allowance and speeds.”
More in the full article here.
