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Cogent forms Skype for Business practice
Unified Communications

Cogent forms Skype for Business practice

The Skype for Business practice will help Cogent meet the demand for Skype for Business solutions, while also complimenting its existing capabilities.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 21st Jul 2015
Gisborne puts its hand up for Round 2 of Government broadband funding
Unified Communications

Gisborne puts its hand up for Round 2 of Government broadband funding

Gisborne District Council calls for broadband and mobile blackspot funding to extend coverage in key tourism sites.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Jul 2015
Huawei P8 smartphone, in Spark NZ stores now
Unified Communications

Huawei P8 smartphone, in Spark NZ stores now

The new Huawei P8 is now available at Spark New Zealand stores, with the first 1,000 customers getting a $200 discount.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 17th Jul 2015
Spark launches waterproof phone dock
Unified Communications

Spark launches waterproof phone dock

Spark New Zealand is trialling a shower dock that allows people to take their smartphones with them in the shower.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Jul 2015
Wi-Fi networks more important now than ever before
Wearables

Wi-Fi networks more important now than ever before

Increased adoption of the Internet of Things and Bring Your Own Device is resulting in growing demands for Wi-Fi networks.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Jul 2015
Retail IoT brings fresh revenue opportunities
Internet of Things

Retail IoT brings fresh revenue opportunities

Advanced analytic capabilities are crucial for retailers to compete in the digital world, providing opportunity for resellers and retailers alike.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Jul 2015
Aussie IT departments unprepared for rise of IoT
Internet of Things

Aussie IT departments unprepared for rise of IoT

The Internet of Things presents challenges for Australian IT departments due to a lack of skills and growing network complexity, says SolarWinds.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Jul 2015
VMob maximises Microsoft Azure services with new alliance
Unified Communications

VMob maximises Microsoft Azure services with new alliance

VMob partners with Microsoft Azure Mobile Engagement to provide full functionality of its personalisation platform to Azure customers.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Jul 2015
New marketing GM for Spark Home, Mobile and Business
Unified Communications

New marketing GM for Spark Home, Mobile and Business

Ex-Nike senior exec Clive Ormerod joins Spark as the marketing GM, poised to elevate brand and customer experience.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Jul 2015
Enterprise managed services growing telco revenues
Unified Communications

Enterprise managed services growing telco revenues

Telecoms providers will generate over $297bn in revenue from global services to enterprise customers by 2020, says Ovum.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Jul 2015
Cradlepoint takes on Aussie enterprise and IoT markets with distie deal
Internet of Things

Cradlepoint takes on Aussie enterprise and IoT markets with distie deal

Wireless networking vendor Cradlepoint has signed its first Australian distributor with promises of big margins and opportunities for local resellers.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Jul 2015
REANNZ rolls out SDN switch, completes NZ first
Network Infrastructure

REANNZ rolls out SDN switch, completes NZ first

New Zealand's REANNZ has deployed the country's first organisation-wide Software-Defined Networking switch in its Wellington office.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Jul 2015
InternetNZ's new grants round open for applications
Unified Communications

InternetNZ's new grants round open for applications

InternetNZ is offering community grants to fund projects that support better access and use of the internet in New Zealand.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Jul 2015
'Ambitious vision' required to drive NZ connectivity forward
Unified Communications

'Ambitious vision' required to drive NZ connectivity forward

Tuanz is calling on the government to have 'an ambitious vision' for rural connectivity and accept that connectivity is a right, not a want.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jul 2015
Mobile and online messaging traffic skyrockets
Unified Communications

Mobile and online messaging traffic skyrockets

Mobile and online messaging traffic will reach 160 trillion per annum by 2019. This is up from 94.2 trillion this year and equals 438bn daily.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Jul 2015
Toshiba develops new technologies, gears up for IoT products
Internet of Things

Toshiba develops new technologies, gears up for IoT products

Toshiba unveils cutting-edge tech for IoT, slashing microcontroller power use and enhancing wireless ICs, set to disrupt wearable tech.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jul 2015
SIP trunks – what is the adoption in NZ?
Unified Communications

SIP trunks – what is the adoption in NZ?

SIP trunks have been around for a number of years but you could say that New Zealand has been slow to get going with SIP.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Jul 2015
Labour: Rural broadband initiative 'massive policy failure'
Unified Communications

Labour: Rural broadband initiative 'massive policy failure'

Labour condemns the Government's rural broadband initiative, calling it a massive policy failure and criticising a planned additional NZD $150 million spend.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 6th Jul 2015
Vodafone wants to help families in digital age
Unified Communications

Vodafone wants to help families in digital age

Vodafone is courting families with the launch of some new services aimed to help parents navigate the digital world.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Jul 2015