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Long wait ahead for Spark's Gigatown plans
Unified Communications

Long wait ahead for Spark's Gigatown plans

Spark will offer Dunedin locals its fastest Ultra Fibre plans at heavily discounted prices ahead of its Gigatown plans later this year.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2015
2degrees attempts to reel in customers with new mobile plans
Unified Communications

2degrees attempts to reel in customers with new mobile plans

2degrees has launched its 2015 mobile plans and says they are simplified, provide customers with the latest technology and up to triple the value.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2015
Vocus to spend US$58.5m to beef up Southern Cross Cable
Unified Communications

Vocus to spend US$58.5m to beef up Southern Cross Cable

It will increase the firm's existing capacity by almost 10 times to ensure it will continue to meet the rapid growth in internet data demand.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2015
UFB speeds – expectation versus reality
Unified Communications

UFB speeds – expectation versus reality

UFB promises vs. performance: Research reveals actual speeds closely match top offered rates, defying naysayers and upholding service integrity.

By Brendan Ritchie • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2015
Spark 1H profit falls 13% after streamlining operations; outlook still uncertain
Unified Communications

Spark 1H profit falls 13% after streamlining operations; outlook still uncertain

Spark New Zealand's first-half profit fell 13 percent after the company formerly called Telecom slimmed down its business, selling assets such as AAPT.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2015
Slingshot best performing broadband provider
Unified Communications

Slingshot best performing broadband provider

Slingshot has been named as the best performing broadband provider in New Zealand for the second year running.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2015
Spark teams up with Putti to help SMEs
Unified Communications

Spark teams up with Putti to help SMEs

Spark Business is offering customers a Putti 'build your own' mobile-responsive website free for 24-months (RRP $19.95 per month).

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2015
Vodafone fibre cut, call centres down around the country
Unified Communications

Vodafone fibre cut, call centres down around the country

Vodafone is experiencing an unexpected fibre cut in Auckland, Penrose, and says this is impacting Vodafone call centres nationwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 1 min read • Mon, 16th Feb 2015
Momentum growing for UFB completions
Unified Communications

Momentum growing for UFB completions

Three central North Island towns are now fully-fibred as momentum grows around the government's ultra-fast broadband build.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Feb 2015
Software Defined Networking to be a billion dollar market by 2018
Network Infrastructure

Software Defined Networking to be a billion dollar market by 2018

According to IDC the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) market will surpass the $1 billion mark by 2018 in the APEJ region alone.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Feb 2015
MARKET CLOSE:NZ shares fall led by Spark; MRP, Contact fall on yield caution
Unified Communications

MARKET CLOSE:NZ shares fall led by Spark; MRP, Contact fall on yield caution

New Zealand shares fell led by Spark New Zealand as investors booked profit on recent gains in regular dividend paying stocks.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Spark: No compo for you
Unified Communications

Spark: No compo for you

Spark says no to compo as irate customers rage over last night's major North Island outage, leaving many without vital communication links.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Spark crapped itself last night
Unified Communications

Spark crapped itself last night

Spark customers were sent into an annoyed frenzy last night when a breakdown impacted data, texts and phone calls.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2015
Mega trends boost unified communications market
Unified Communications

Mega trends boost unified communications market

Frost and Sullivan has identified 'mega trends' that will support unified communications (UC) market growth in the APAC region.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015
More rural towns to get access to better broadband
Unified Communications

More rural towns to get access to better broadband

Chorus has finished work on 28 new fibre-fed broadband cabinets across New Zealand as part of the Government's Rural Broadband Initiative.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2015
BT ramps up push into NZ market
Unified Communications

BT ramps up push into NZ market

BT strides into NZ with Asnet for advanced communication solutions, enhancing global links and collaboration for local businesses.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2015
Spark's Revera sued by consultant over $3.1 million commission fee
Unified Communications

Spark's Revera sued by consultant over $3.1 million commission fee

Revera has been sued by a consultant who claims he missed out on $3.1 million in commission fees when the business was sold to Spark New Zealand in 20.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2015
Consumer NZ poll slams Vodafone and Spark
Unified Communications

Consumer NZ poll slams Vodafone and Spark

Consumer NZ survey finds sharp drop in customer satisfaction with Vodafone and Spark, underperforming in service reliability.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015
Bigpipe takes aim at Spark
Unified Communications

Bigpipe takes aim at Spark

Bigpipe has set its sights on gaining the number three spot in the New Zealand market and says OTT services may be on the cards.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2015