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NZ Government gets behind digital tech with new telco laws
Unified Communications

NZ Government gets behind digital tech with new telco laws

New Zealand government unveils plans for new regulation of broadband and phone services to keep up with digital transformation.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Apr 2016
Software approach breaks data center optical comms records
Hyperscale

Software approach breaks data center optical comms records

A Hong Kong polytechnic university has broken world records for fastest optical communications for data centers, logging 24-times the existing speeds.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Apr 2016
New wireless broadband service from Spark
Unified Communications

New wireless broadband service from Spark

Spark launches new wireless broadband service for selected urban customers, aimed at appeasing those who are frustrated with slow copper broadband.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Apr 2016
NZ's fastest growing city encouraged to utilise UFB
Unified Communications

NZ's fastest growing city encouraged to utilise UFB

Mayor Stuart Crosby urges Tauranga residents and businesses to harness Ultra-Fast Broadband to maximise opportunities as the city continues rapid growth.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
Christchurch: NZ's IoT and smart city extraordinaire?
Unified Communications

Christchurch: NZ's IoT and smart city extraordinaire?

Government reaffirms commitment to smart and sustainable Christchurch rebuild, with investment in Ultra-Fast Broadband.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
CityLink turns 20 years old
Space

CityLink turns 20 years old

It might have recently turned 20 years old, but if you mention the name CityLink in Auckland, people immediately think 'bus company'.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Dec 2015
Alcatel-Lucent researchers complete optical network breakthrough
Unified Communications

Alcatel-Lucent researchers complete optical network breakthrough

Breakthrough prototype technology from Bell Labs will increase optical network capacities by more than tenfold, according to a recent report.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Nov 2015
1 in 20 NZ broadband connections through fibre
Unified Communications

1 in 20 NZ broadband connections through fibre

Fibre broadband is doubling in popularity among Kiwis, now making up 1 in 20 connections, with over 100,000 fibre-optic setups nationwide.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Oct 2015
Superloop snaps up ApexNetworks in $5.8m deal
Superloop

Superloop snaps up ApexNetworks in $5.8m deal

Dark fibre provider Superloop has snapped up ISP ApexNetworks in an effort to rapidly deploy managed services capability for channel customers.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Oct 2015
NBN launches FTTN, promises 'very high speeds' still achieveable
Unified Communications

NBN launches FTTN, promises 'very high speeds' still achieveable

The NBN has launched its commercial fibre to the node product, saying 'most' end-users on the trial got wholesale speeds of 100Mbps download.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Sep 2015
Porirua to have fastest Wi-Fi in Australiasia
Wireless Networks

Porirua to have fastest Wi-Fi in Australiasia

Porirua City Council to offer the fastest free public Wi-Fi service in Australasia by end of year. #technology #publicwifi.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Jul 2015
Lifecycle Service Orchestration ramps up in APAC
DevOps

Lifecycle Service Orchestration ramps up in APAC

It's time for the provisioning of 21st-century data services to enter, well, the 21st century. That's starting to happen, for one in the APAC market.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Thu, 23rd Jul 2015
Vector launches Cloud Link offering for Kiwi enterprise
Hyperscale

Vector launches Cloud Link offering for Kiwi enterprise

Vector launches cloud link service to connect Kiwi enterprises to multiple data centres to access cloud applications.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2015
Slingshot comes to the rescue of elderly Wellington residents
Unified Communications

Slingshot comes to the rescue of elderly Wellington residents

Slingshot and Consumer NZ have finalised an agreement to provide more affordable services to elderly UFB customers in Wellington.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 6th May 2015
Voice comes to fibre for Spark landlines
Unified Communications

Voice comes to fibre for Spark landlines

Spark has launched voice-over-fibre for landline calling, bypassing the need for OTT services, and has cut pricing for most of its fibre plans.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 6th May 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Fibre optics stories

IO boosts connectivity with Superloop in Singapore
Unified Communications

IO boosts connectivity with Superloop in Singapore

IO partners with Superloop to create a dark fiber network in Singapore, improving connectivity for IO customers.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jul 2016
Chorus says regulator understates network pricing costs such as trenching
Chorus

Chorus says regulator understates network pricing costs such as trenching

Chorus has made a further submission to the Commerce Commission ahead of the final determination on pricing of its copper network.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Aug 2015
Chorus says RMA fix needed as fibre rollout stumbles
Unified Communications

Chorus says RMA fix needed as fibre rollout stumbles

Chorus urges government to amend the Resource Management Act, citing lengthy fibre installation delays for multi-unit properties and shared driveways.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 26th May 2015