Telecommunications (Telco) stories - Page 43

Interest in 5G has surged due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with 71% of enterprises accelerating their digital transformation plans, according to a study by EY.

Telco services supplier UCG is appointing all of its New Zealand Delivery Partner subcontractors as full members of the Employers and Manufacturers Association.

Spark launches first 5G network in parts of Hamilton, with coverage across Hamilton Central, Claudelands, Chartwell, and Fairfield. More coverage to come.

Google Cloud has announced a strategic partnership with B2B telco company Axiata Enterprise to support digitalisation in Asia.

The unified architecture simplifies collaboration between IT and operations and streamlines their deployments from the enterprise to the edge.

Ericsson predicts 5G mobile subscriptions will exceed over half a billion by the end of 2021, with an estimated one million new subscriptions every day.

VMware updates VMware SASE with VMware Cloud Web Security, a cloud-hosted global network of VMware SASE and partner points of presence.

Global 5G smartphone market set for rapid growth in 2021, with more than 500m units expected, driven by falling prices.

VMware and Vapor IO collaborate with a Multi-Cloud Services Grid to simplify and lower costs when deploying distributed 5G and real-time applications.

New Zealand's smartphone market experiences highest annual growth in 7 years, with a 30.1% increase in Q1 2021, according to IDC.

Telcos have banded together in an attempt to stamp out a relatively uncommon but potentially devastating type of fraud.

Orcon launches 8Gbps broadband plan, doubling the speed of its fastest plan less than 18 months after its 4Gbps launch.

The race is on for OEMs to find a level of differentiation in their flagship portfolios to help boost margins and improve market share.

The Commerce Commission has revealed its draft decisions on price-quality regulation for Chorus and information disclosure requirements for fibre companies.

More than half of consumers plan to upgrade to a 5G device within the next two years, according to Blancco Technology Group.

Customer loyalty is at stake as telcos fail to deliver adequate service, prompting organisations to adapt or fail to gain a competitive advantage.

Vocus-owned ISP Orcon is replacing its 'business' and 'residential' plans with a tailored approach to meet every customer's needs.

It’s part of the telco’s network investment programme, through which ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ are pumped into the country’s digital infrastructure.

The consumer watchdog will continue to regulate three core telecommunications services in order to protect consumers.

UK regulators uphold regulation on three wholesale telecoms services to maintain competition and protect consumers.