He started his career at Koç Group, Istanbul as Systems Analyst. He migrated to Canada in 1982 & worked for General Motors Co. & Bell Canada International as systems programmer & management consultant, respectively. As part of the Bell Canada team, he worked on the privatization of Malaysia Telecom from 1986 to 1992.

He later established his own consultancy company in Kuala Lumpur and provided management consultancy services to major international companies, such as IBM, Fujitsu, Andersen Consulting & Petronas. His major achievement in Malaysia was project management of the design & implementation of data/voice systems of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur.

He returned to Turkiye in 1997 & joined Turkcell, the leading mobile operator. As Technical Director, he was responsible for planning, investment, implementation and operation of the GSM network.
Mr. Ünsal joined SUPERONLINE in 1999 as the General Manager and led a young & dynamic team in creating and providing high quality consumer and corporate Internet services, and making Superonline the leading ISP/Portal in the Turkish Market.

Superonline has been elected as "The Best ISP of Europe" in 2000. After liberization of telecom sector in Turkey, as the Managing Director, Savaş Ünsal and the Team now transforming Superonline as "New Generation Telecommunication Operator" providing data, voice, and multimedia to consumer and corporate customers.

Superonline is acquired back by Turkcell in 2009. After serving at  the Board, Mr. Ünsal has left the operations of the company in  May 2010 and launched his consultancy company; İCE İletişim Hizmetleri Ltd and also founded HOT! internetTV platform.