Telecom and Geekzone community partner to develop crowdsourced modem
Posted on 27-May-2013 12:05 News, Broadband
In a New Zealand telecommunications first, Telecom New Zealand has partnered with an online community to agree, design and develop recommendations for a mid / high-end modem which the company will adapt to bring into production.
Kordia sells Orcon business
Posted on 15-Apr-2013 13:16 News, Broadband
The buyer is a group of New Zealand business people, headed by Warren Hurst, Managing Director of Vivid Networks
Telecom completes Yahoo! Xtra review
Posted on 5-Apr-2013 12:14 News, Broadband
Telecom New Zealand announced today that it will continue to offer its Yahoo! Xtra email service with Yahoo as its email provider.
Telecom New Zealand confirms job cuts
Posted on 28-Mar-2013 09:39 News, Broadband
Telecom expects to reduce its number of full time equivalent employees from 7,530 at 31 December 2012 to approximately 6,300 to 6,600 by the middle of this year.
Ericsson to open fibre optic cable duct production facility in Porirua
Posted on 21-Feb-2013 13:51 News, Broadband
The facility located in Todd Park, Porirua will initially service the New Zealand fibre needs as part of the Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) and Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI) Network deployments, with potential to also meet demand in the Asia Pacific region.
Telecom New Zealand to review its email service
Posted on 12-Feb-2013 20:35 News, Broadband
Telecom said today it was commencing a review of email service to its broadband customers following a series of issues which have impacted negatively on the Yahoo! Xtra service over the past year
Telecom investing in core infrastructure upgrade
Posted on 5-Feb-2013 10:52 News, Broadband
Telecom New Zealand has contracted Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade the telecommunications provider’s core transport network to a converged 100Gbps Optical Transport Network (100G OTN) this calendar year.
Belkin to buy Linksys router maker from Cisco
Posted on 25-Jan-2013 14:28 News, Broadband
Belkin, a private company based in Playa Vista, Calif., with operations and sales in more than 100 countries, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Cisco’s Home Networking Business Unit.
Australian domain registrar Instra Corp powers mega.co.nz
Posted on 18-Jan-2013 22:23 News, Broadband
As Mega prepares to launch their new cloud storage service on January 19, 2013, Instra Corporation – a global domain name registrar – is primed to provide expert product, billing and technical support services to mega.co.nz users.
Inventor of the Web Sir Tim Berners-Lee to deliver public lecture in Wellington
Posted on 16-Jan-2013 14:36 News, Broadband
Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s lecture will focus on the social, economic and innovation opportunities of the Internet. Through the story of his invention of the World Wide Web, he will explain why the Internet needs openness to deliver these opportunities.
Vikram Kumar resigns from InternetNZ
Posted on 8-Jan-2013 09:51 News, Broadband
InternetNZ Chief Executive Vikram Kumar announced today that he has resigned effective 31 January 2013, after three years of leading the organisation through a period of major transformation.
Rank Group extends global networking agreement with AT&T
Posted on 20-Nov-2012 11:17 News, Broadband
Rank Group is a private company which invests across a variety of industries and aims to build and grow leading global businesses, including Reynolds Group Holdings, one of the largest packaging companies in the world.
Free ultra-fast broadband connections for New Zealand homes
Posted on 1-Nov-2012 10:09 News, Broadband
Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams has today confirmed a deal has been reached for free non-standard residential connections to the ultra-fast broadband network.
