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Spark partners with Enable for 'street in a week' in Christchurch

Spark and Enable's 'street in a week' arrives in Christchurch, promising day-long fibre installs to hasten broadband upgrades.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 21st Feb 2017

Unified Communications

InternetNZ welcomes govt's Telco Act Review

InternetNZ hails review of New Zealand's broadband pricing under Telco Act as step towards fair costs for fibre connectivity post-2020.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Feb 2017

Unified Communications

nbn announces huge revenue growth, well on track for 2020 goal

nbn remains on track to reach its 2020 goals as it reports strong financial results for the six months to December 2016.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Feb 2017

Unified Communications

Fibre driving increase in switching broadband providers

Record number of Kiwis switching broadband providers, with over 22k comparing plans on Broadband Compare website.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Feb 2017

Network Infrastructure

Singapore, Hong Kong first in Colt's major Asia network investment

Colt's investment surge powers Asian digital boom, as Singapore and Hong Kong lead network expansion for high-bandwidth delivery.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Jan 2017

Unified Communications

HKT to build fiber 'super highway' to help Hong Kong become Asia's data center hub

HKT is planning to build a super high capacity fiber optic cable linking the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate to Chai Wan in Hong Kong.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Nov 2016

Network Infrastructure

NTT Communications opens gateway into Asia Pacific with new undersea network cable

NTT Communications' Asia Pacific Gateway was launched last week, bringing together Asian countries through a high-bandwidth optical submarine cable.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Nov 2016

Unified Communications

ComCom calls for submissions on rural fibre

Public to have one week to give their views on rolling out fibre on rural electricity infrastructure, says NZ Communications Minister Amy Adams.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Nov 2016

Unified Communications

Communities transform - Whakatane UFB build now complete

Chorus has deployed Ultra-Fast Broadband to 7000 locations in Whakatane, potentially transforming New Zealand's economy.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 26th Sep 2016

Network Infrastructure

Infinera massively increases speed on data center interconnect product

Infinera unveils the second-gen Cloud Xpress, boosting data throughput to 1.2 Tb/s per rack, enhancing Metro connectivity, and reducing operational costs.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Sep 2016

Molex

Molex launches high-speed I/O cabling to speed up data centers

Molex is bringing better technology and storage solutions to the data center market, making sure that networking solutions offer cutting-edge tech.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Sep 2016

Network Infrastructure

Google brings FASTER speeds to Taiwan through fiber optic cable network

Google has connected its Taiwanese data center to the FASTER undersea cable network, promising better speeds for Taiwan, Japan and Asia.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Sep 2016

Unified Communications

Infinera helping wholesale telcos to rethink their business model

We look at the challenges that telco service providers are facing. We uncover the answer to one of their issues.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Sep 2016

Hyperscale

Increase in data centers across the globe driving fiber optic market

The increase in the amount of data centers across the globe is driving fiber optic connector growth, according to new forecasts.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Aug 2016

Unified Communications

Spark to test high speed Gigabit connections in Christchurch

New Zealand telco Spark tests Gigabit connections in Christchurch, enabling more people to upgrade their internet speeds.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Aug 2016

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Unified Communications

Revealed: Who is New Zealand's cheapest non-contract ISP?

When it comes to Internet in New Zealand, many Kiwis are led to believe there are only a few options from the major players. However, this isn't true.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Nov 2016