Security

The wireless systems used by Unwired to deliver business grade Internet services have been designed from the outset with robust security in mind.

Unlike less secure wireless technologies, such as Wi-Fi, Unwired makes use of secure wireless protocols such as WiMAX 802.16d and also proprietary technologies to guarantee the security and integrity of its transmissions.

Security is provided over the Unwired Business network using the following methods:

Device Authentication

WiMAX X.509 certificates are used to verify the authenticity of each WiMAX Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) in the network. TDMA and Apparatus licensed technologies use proprietary mechanisms to the same effect, ensuring that only Unwired provided and provisioned CPE are able to connect to the Unwired business network.

Data Encryption Schemes

  • Customer data is encrypted using cryptographic schemes of proven robustness to provide privacy. Both AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) and 3DES (Triple Data Encryption Standard) are used with the encryption key periodically refreshed to ensure ongoing protection.
  • Underlying these authentication and encryption mechanisms is the Unwired Private 3.5 GHz or Apparatus licensed spectrum. This introduces inherent security since equipment that operates in these frequencies is not available to the general public, as opposed to the case with Class licensed 5.4 and 5.8 GHz equipment.

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