You're connected to Wireless Tasmania Portal!
What's on this site?
The portal is a new way in which to explore new mobile digital content, services and applications. We've prepared some resouces to help you enjoy the Hobart waterfront. Visit the main attractions, check out local events or read about the area in our waterfront guide book. Check the view of Hobart looking back towards Mt Wellington from our new webcam!
Where is the hotspot?
The external hotspot currently includes the area immediately around Salamanca Place, Parliament Gardens, Princes Wharf No1 and Salamanca Square. Coverage has also been extended across the waterfront to the Henry Jones Art Hotel side of Hunter Street, including Constitution and Victoria Docks.You can download a PDF map here.
Are there any costs?
There is basic free internet connectivity for visitors who are in the hotspot area. Registration is easy! Once the free session is over, you have the option of purchasing internet access through our project ISP partner, Tasmanet Pty Ltd
Virtual French Connection at PW1 for MONA FOMA
(image courtesy of The Mercury)
We are very pleased to be supporting the virtual artist performance of Pierre Henry for MONA FOMA. Approached by MOFO organisers, Wireless Tasmania and our partner ISP TasmaNet had no hesitation in working with MOFO organisers in Melbourne and Paris to support the concert, given Pierre Henry could not physically travel to Hobart.
TasmaNet wil be be...
MOFO Jan 13 - 22
MONA FOMA returns to the waterfront! Curated by living legend Brian Ritchie, who said this year's MOFO "the world is catching on. Research indicates that so-called mainlanders and otehr foreigners flock to Tasmania in increasing numbers to experience this thing." Nuff said!
To assist visitors, the project team has included MOFO as free content whilst you are in the Hobart...
Live Web Cams Around the Waterfront
Want to see what activity is going on around different parts of the waterfront? So far, cameras are located at Constitution Dock and Princes Wharf No 1 forecourt. In association with our project partners the Mercury and network operator Tasmanet, visitors now have the ability to watch live streaming vision. Over time we will be experimenting with locations, image and streaming...
Get Ready for Creative Tasmania!
Get ready for Creative Tasmania Summer Schools. Creative Tasmania is a collaboration between the creative arts schools at UTAS: the Tasmanian School of Art, the School of Visual and Performing Arts and the Conservatorium of Music.
The UTAS creative arts schools are running a statewide summer school over January 2012 under the banner 'Creative Tasmania'. UTAS will be presenting...
