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Spark launches rollover data & minutes for all customers
Unified Communications

Spark launches rollover data & minutes for all customers

Spark unveils new rollover plans, allowing customers to save up to 3.5GB data and 500 minutes for a full year but prompts a switch to new plans.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Sep 2017
Photo gallery: Lenovo honours local partners at gala awards
Partner Programmes

Photo gallery: Lenovo honours local partners at gala awards

Dicker Data, Ingram Micro, Datacom, Data#3 and New Era IT were among the winners at this year's Lenovo Business Partner Gala Awards, held on Saturday.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Sep 2017
Using robotics, IoT & data analytics to clean up NZ's waterways
Robotics

Using robotics, IoT & data analytics to clean up NZ's waterways

IoT, data analytics and automation are being used to clean up waterways in New Zealand and globally, says NZ IoT Alliance executive director.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 24th Aug 2017
Spark's chairman to retire later this year, new chair named
Unified Communications

Spark's chairman to retire later this year, new chair named

Mark Verbiest, Chairman of Spark New Zealand, will retire from the Board later this year and will be succeeded by Justine Smyth.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Aug 2017
Four telcos warned about breaching Fair Trading Act by Commerce Commission
Unified Communications

Four telcos warned about breaching Fair Trading Act by Commerce Commission

Four NZ telecommunications companies have been warned by the Commerce Commission for breaching the Fair Trading Act.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Aug 2017
Snapchat your way through the streets of Paris: Spark overhauls roaming plans
Unified Communications

Snapchat your way through the streets of Paris: Spark overhauls roaming plans

Spark ignites travel connectivity with a £14 seven-day global roaming pack, promising Kiwis hassle-free adventures abroad.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
4.5G the fastest network you can't use: Can your phone handle the nationwide upgrade?
Unified Communications

4.5G the fastest network you can't use: Can your phone handle the nationwide upgrade?

4.5G is the next generation of mobile internet technology, yet many consumers with older smartphones will need to upgrade to use the network...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2017
Auckland Council, Spark open their final community basketball court in Glen Innes
Wireless Networks

Auckland Council, Spark open their final community basketball court in Glen Innes

Auckland Council hopes that the free Wi-Fi at this basketball court will encourage the community to increase their physical activity.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Jul 2017
City of sensors: Spark NZ rolls out nationwide IoT network
Internet of Things

City of sensors: Spark NZ rolls out nationwide IoT network

Spark, a New Zealand telecoms company, has begun a nationwide roll-out of a low power wide area network to enable IoT.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Jul 2017

Stories from Other Regions

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8 businesses that launched te reo Maori initiatives for Maori Language Week
Trade Me

8 businesses that launched te reo Maori initiatives for Maori Language Week

Businesses in New Zealand are launching initiatives to celebrate Maori Language Week and promote the use of the Maori language.

By Julia Gabel • 5 min read • Fri, 15th Sep 2017
Spark gets rainbow tick of approval for workplace diversity & inclusion
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Spark gets rainbow tick of approval for workplace diversity & inclusion

Spark's managing director Simon Moutter and chairman Mark Verbiest hold leading roles in Champions for Change initiatives.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Aug 2017
Kiwi IoT future heats up as Spark joins Vodafone in IoT network prep
Internet of Things

Kiwi IoT future heats up as Spark joins Vodafone in IoT network prep

Spark and Vodafone are set to capitalise on New Zealand's IoT potential, each launching IoT networks to support expected industry growth worth NZD $2.2 billion.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jul 2017
Qrious unveils Kiwi big data platform-as-a-service offering
Platform-as-a-Service

Qrious unveils Kiwi big data platform-as-a-service offering

Spark's Qrious has launched its Qonnect big data platform designed to provide NZ companies with a cloud-based platform-as-a-service big data solution.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Jun 2017
Queenstown broadband upgrades to 4.5G, the fastest in New Zealand
Unified Communications

Queenstown broadband upgrades to 4.5G, the fastest in New Zealand

Spark upgrades Queenstown to 4.5G, delivering the fastest broadband speeds in New Zealand and setting the stage for a 5G future.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 20th Jun 2017
Spark drops dealer partner model for consumer market; buys back stores
Digital Entertainment

Spark drops dealer partner model for consumer market; buys back stores

Spark is dumping its dealer partner model for the consumer market, taking on direct management of stores currently managed by Leading Edge and Orb.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Jun 2017
Carpool Coaching: Business mentoring inspired by Carpool Karaoke
Entrepreneur

Carpool Coaching: Business mentoring inspired by Carpool Karaoke

Spark Lab's new campaign, 'Carpool Coaching,' takes business mentoring for a ride by drawing inspiration from James Corden's 'Carpool Karaoke'.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Jun 2017
ISPs build backdoors into customer modems, creating security breach
Malware

ISPs build backdoors into customer modems, creating security breach

Vodafone and Spark are among the ISPs. Their policy is to use the access for troubleshooting, but it still raises red flags.

By Alex Crossan • 3 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017
Spark's Xtra email completes transition from Yahoo to NZ-based provider
Email Security

Spark's Xtra email completes transition from Yahoo to NZ-based provider

Spark ditches Yahoo, partners with SMX to bring over 800k Xtra email accounts back to a secure, NZ-based server.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 11th May 2017