From last month's feature, the estimated Unwired coverage area of Sydney. If you're in the red zone, Unwired should be available. If you're close to an Unwired tower OR someone close by connects to Unwired, chances are your C-band satellite reception will be affected, if not obliterated.

Last month, we told you about the introduction of Unwired - a wireless broadband system which (along with several other new players in the game) brings you the internet without the need to plug in to ADSL or cable services.

However, as we mentioned at the end of that story, every silver lining has a cloud . . . in this case, it’s C-band satellite television reception.

In October 2000, the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) auctioned off part of the 3.4GHz spectrum to three companies, raising over $112 million.

In doing so, they set in stone a progressive rollout of a huge fixed wireless network designed to carry broadband internet services in most populated areas of Australia, one that is already disrupting the reception of over 100,000 C-band satellite viewers across the country.