Global Fibre stories
The long wait is over. We've finally had the announcement on who will build and manage the bulk of the Government's Ultra-fast Broadband network.
Sam Morgan champions a pivotal second broadband cable to enhance NZ's connectivity and competition, reducing costs and data caps.
Comms Minister Steven Joyce wants contracts signed by the end of the quarter, otherwise they'll be re-tendered.
Mitel expands its unified communications solutions in the Asia-Pacific, enhancing local support with VMware for seamless virtualisation.
Telecom NZ readies for the fibre era, poised to shape a digital future with over 25,000km of fibre, aligning with government's Ultra Fast Broadband plans.
Chorus has reached halfway in its Fibre to the Node<br />programme and will switch on its 1800th cabinet today, the company has<br />announced.
Education consultant Charles Newton warns the Government that delivering fibre broadband to rural schools is just step one in a complex digital puzzle.
Telecom aims to cover the rest of New Zealand after missing out on two UFB regions. CEO Paul Reynolds stresses the importance of a Chorus split.
Hamilton, Tauranga, Whangarei, New Plymouth, and Wanganui have been named as the first cities for ultra-fast broadband rollout, the government announced today.
Enable Networks sees profit growth driven by surging fibre demand and plans to expand ultra-fast broadband coverage to 85% of Christchurch businesses next year.
Communications Minister Steven Joyce tells Huawei technology summit that the benefits of UFB need to be publicised.
Crown Fibre Holdings has received refined proposals for New Zealand's Ultra-Fast Broadband initiative, aiming to deliver fibre to 75% of Kiwis in 10 years.
The New Zealand government will invest NZD $37.5 million to upgrade 239 schools to ultra-fast broadband, aiming to connect 97% of schools within six years.
Connector Systems has inked a deal to distribute SmartOptics' wave division multiplexing solutions in New Zealand, expanding its product range in the market.
WiMAX has long been talked about, but will it take off in New Zealand or will it be a technology that showed promise but never got traction?.
Exalt urges New Zealand to halt fibre cable installations, touting wireless solutions that offer lower latency and cost just 5% per mile compared to fibre.
The government favours fibre in the Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI) with a USD $300 million investment to boost connectivity in rural schools.
Cabinet approves NZD $300 million rural broadband plan; Telecom warns of up to NZD $56 million annual EBITDA impact, shares dip to $2.17.
Prime Minister John Key is promising that physical work will<br />have begun on the Government's Ultra Fast Broadband plan by the end of the<br />year.
NZICT Group CEO Brett O'Riley stresses that bridging New Zealand's ICT skills gap involves both training and making the public aware of its importance.
