Telecommunications (Telco) stories - Page 98

Severe weather and Chorus network faults cause havoc for Spark users, leading to a significant surge in landline problems.

It's about to get a whole lot easier for Kiwis to choose the best internet service provider based on your needs, and ISPs can no longer hide.

Shared property and apartment dwellers will find it easier to connect to Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) in light of new changes made to the UFB rollout.

Ultrafast Fibre celebrates 50,000th connection to its UFB network, with CEO William Hamilton saying this reflects the company's strength as a trusted provider.

The Commerce Commission Telecomms Monitoring Report says data used by broadband subscribers each month rose 50% from 32GB in 2014 to 48GB in 2015.

It's reported that 45% of consumers have given up within a minute of their search because it's taken too long.

Wellington has immense value to the tech sector and will become more important as IT influence extends beyond the enterprise, WREDA says.

The NZ telco market is fiercely contested - now Spark has come out with claims that they’re the biggest revenue earners.

The huge extent of the global digital divide has been uncovered, showing that 57% of the world's urban population are unconnected to the internet.

Chorus announces UFB rollout is complete in Rotorua, bringing the service to almost 27,000 schools, businesses, health services and residents.

Spark Ventures chose BMC's Remedyforce solution to manage infrastructure that 'powers a new generation of consumer and business digital services'.

Increasingly, technology is having a bigger part to play in one or our country’s biggest earning industries - and for good reason.

Two Degrees Mobile and NEC New Zealand have announced that they are collaborating trend to help make New Zealand cities smarter.

Next-gen of ePMP platform enables wireless internet service providers to provide wireless broadband connectivity in areas with high interference.

NZ tablet market wobbles as slate sales slide, but detachable varieties soar with a sharp 142% growth, IDC reports.

The Rural Broadband Initiative build has come to an end, with Chorus' role in the $234 million dollar initiative being praised.

InternetNZ us calling for network neutrality following the proposed merger of Sky and Vodafone announced last week.

This is good news for DTS and any other business focused ISP. Everything coming out of Vodafone and Sky seems to relate to the consumer market.

NZ telco provider Spark has said it's business as usual for the company, after the news broke this week that Sky will be buying out Vodafone NZ.

Sky's the limit as Vodafone plots a merger with Sky TV, aiming to shake up content delivery and tighten grip on NZ's telco market.