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Vodafone NZ sees a sharp decline of 26,000 customers as market fresh-face 2degrees makes its mark, suggesting stiff competition ahead.

Ag-Hub clinches top TUANZ Innovation Award for its pioneering cloud software for farmers, highlighting NZ's lead in farming tech.

UK website speculates fast-growing Chinese vendor Huawei could be in line for a sweet equipment supply role within the UFB project.

Mark Ratcliffe retains CEO role post-Chorus de-merger, ensuring leadership continuity for the network arm as shareholders vote.

TE Connectivity to build Pacific Fibre's trans-Pacific cable, a $320m project aiming to enhance funding and expand customers.

TelstraClear CEO Allan Freeth criticises NBR report, emphasizing customer focus over industry 'CEO clubs' in telecoms sector.

Smaller telcos set to rejoin the dispute resolution scheme in light of new pricing and practice changes effective next month.

In an industry-consolidating move, the Telecommunications Industry Group is to merge with the Telecommunications Carriers' Forum.

Waikato's Te Rapa sees the start of a £300m Ultra-Fast Broadband rollout, promising to connect 75% of NZ to high-speed internet by 2019.

Pacific Fibre challenges Southern Cross's NZ internet monopoly, securing a $91 million deal with REANNZ amidst a mixed market for fibre broadband.

Huawei aims to dominate the New Zealand market, showcasing cutting-edge Android devices and planning to be a top five global handset vendor by 2013.

Pacific Fibre secures first crucial deal worth $91m with REANNZ, advancing NZ's $400m international internet link project.

The Government's National Infrastructure Plan highlights investment and regulatory issues faced by the telecommunications industry.

2degrees targets NZ's small businesses with competitive mobile plans, promising major savings and flexible contracts. #NZBusiness #MobilePlans.

Vodafone NZ launches 'Share Everything Day' to capture a 24-hr snapshot of Kiwi life via social media, aiming for a unique insight into national trends.

Simm's, soon to be expressonline, partners with Huawei after seven months of talks, starting with enterprise networking products and aiming to expand further.

2degrees earns top marks in Kiwi customer satisfaction survey, securing five-star rating across all categories from Canstar Blue.

Niue's Internet Niue investment surpasses $4m, offering free service post-connection, with 90% island coverage. Rising satellite costs challenge sustainability.

Alcatel-Lucent launches a groundbreaking 400GBps chip, boosting data speeds fourfold and halving power usage, setting a new industry benchmark.

The Telco Bill stirs controversy over the $1.35bn Ultrafast Broadband initiative, despite assurances of improved rural school connectivity.