Work on first section of new TGA undersea cable to start
Posted on 17-Mar-2016 10:09 News, Broadband
A team of specialist submarine cable experts will arrive in Raglan this month to lay the first section of the Tasman Global Access (TGA) undersea cable, being built by Alcatel-Lucent, contracted by a consortium of Spark, Vodafone and Telstra.
Vodafone and Downer engineers and riggers to work in Fiji
Posted on 26-Feb-2016 16:49 News, Broadband
A second team of engineers and riggers, dubbed the Red Response Team, are en route to Fiji to help Vodafone Fiji repair damaged communication equipment and re-establish telecommunications services.
Rural Broadband Initiative upgrades bring faster speeds
Posted on 1-Feb-2016 11:29 News, Broadband
More rural New Zealanders are experiencing faster internet speeds thanks to Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI) towers being upgraded to 4G, Communications Minister Amy Adams said today.
Compass Communications to buy Ultracom's UFB business
Posted on 28-Jan-2016 12:46 News, Broadband
New Zealand owned and operated Compass Communications Limited has reached a conditional offer to acquire the Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) business of Ultracom, which provides telecommunications services to customers in the Northland region, using the Northpower Fibre network.
New Plymouth set to Go Faster with UFB
Posted on 26-Jan-2016 20:50 News, Broadband
The next generation of online game designers will get free, hands-on experience next month as part of an event to showcase Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) in action.
Southern Cross expands LA and Silicon Valley access
Posted on 14-Jan-2016 09:34 News, Broadband
Southern Cross Cable Network is expanding its footprint to make its international capacity services available from a further four key data-centre locations across Los Angeles and Silicon Valley.
Southern Cross increases capacity
Posted on 12-Jan-2016 07:46 News, Broadband
Southern Cross Cable Network has successfully completed its latest upgrade adding 900Gbs to all segments of the Network, bringing total Network lit capacity to 5.8Tbs.
Spark continues focus on customer service improvements
Posted on 16-Dec-2015 19:00 News, Broadband
All of the 100 new customer service agents Spark committed to employing back in September are now trained and answering phones in its contact centres, and the company is looking for a further 40 new agents to work in its Christchurch-based call centre.
Kiwi internet business OnlyDomains sells for NZ$35m
Posted on 9-Dec-2015 10:31 News, Broadband
OnlyDomains, an online retailer of domain names and other services, has agreed to be acquired by CentralNic, one of the fastest growing technology companies on the London Stock Exchange.
MyRepublic announces nationwide 1Gbps symmetrical UFB for SMEs
Posted on 17-Nov-2015 19:00 News, Broadband
ISP MyRepublic is announcing a New Zealand wide enterprise grade 1Gbps symmetrical UFB service at mass market pricing for small and medium-sized businesses, starting at $499.99 for fibre broadband with unlimited data.
Spark Digital speeds up delivery by developing "WAN in a Week"
Posted on 3-Nov-2015 11:32 News, Broadband
Spark Digital is launching WAN in a Week, a faster alternative to fibre installation for business customers. Designed as a temporary mobile solution running over 3G, it can be used to quickly connect business locations around the country in less than a week, rather than waiting for third party fibre installations.
One month left for councils to get digital enablement plans sorted
Posted on 19-Aug-2015 18:33 News, Broadband
Local authorities have four more weeks to submit a digital enablement plan outlining how they will take advantage of new investment from the Government's broadband extension, Communications Minister Amy Adams says.
