| Wired Media is also called as Guided transmission media. | Wireless Media is also called as Unguided transmission media. |
| In guided transmission, there is a physical link made of wire/cable through which data in terms of signals are propagated between the nodes. | In unguided transmission, data travels in air in terms of electromagnetic waves using an antenna. |
| The types of wired media are twisted pair cable, co-axial cable, fiber-optic cable. | The types of wireless media are radio waves, micro waves, infrared waves. |