Telecommunications-as-a-Service (TaaS) stories
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VIAVI solutions awarded $21.7 million NTIA grant for Open RAN project
Tue, 16th Jan 2024
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
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optimization
VIAVI Solutions lands a substantial $21.7M grant from the U.S. NTIA to further their Open RAN project, touted to revolutionise the telecom supply chain while fortifying Arizona's burgeoning tech scene.
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Pismo appoints Simon Keys as spearhead the expansion in the Oceania region, including Australia & New Zealand
Fri, 1st Jul 2022
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
Pismo, a cloud-native payment processing platform, appoints Simon Keys to lead expansion in Australia and New Zealand amid global growth.
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Q&A: SMX director talks TaaS, compliance and NZX attacks
Wed, 2nd Sep 2020
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ddos
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email security
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risk & compliance
Telecommunications-as-a-Service providers face pressure to enhance security measures following NZX attack. SMX co-founder shares insights.
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Spark evolves into enterprise security provider overnight
Wed, 11th Apr 2018
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cybersecurity
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first digital
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spark
Digital disruption fuels the $500bn hacking industry, prompting Spark to expand its security offerings in New Zealand.
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Dimension Data doubles down on government with new appointment
Mon, 5th Mar 2018
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government
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dimension data
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taas supplier panel
Dimension Data has appointed a Government national sales manager to build on its role as a supplier to Government.
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TaaS panel supplier round-up - the big four and more
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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uc
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contact centre
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dimension data
Since its launch in 2015, the TaaS panel has undergone a fair few changes, especially in recent days. We have a look at who is doing what, right now.
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Spark expands TaaS to offer end-to-end solutions
Thu, 8th Feb 2018
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uc
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microsoft
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contact centre
Spark expands TaaS portfolio, adding contact centre, cloud security, and unified communication services, enhancing end-to-end solutions for government agencies.
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CCI to provide conferencing services to NZ government
Thu, 1st Feb 2018
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nz government
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mnf group
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cci
CCI has been selected to provide audio, web and operator-assisted conferencing services to New Zealand government agencies.
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Gen2 added to TaaS panel as managed security provider
Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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uc
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contact centre
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government
New Zealand owned and operated Gen2 has been appointed as a provider of managed security services for the NZ Government’s TaaS panel.
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IPFX announces inclusion on NZ Government’s TaaS panel
Fri, 26th Jan 2018
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uc
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contact centre
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government
Independent Kiwi company joins the panel that intends to improve the state of the Government’s telecommunication without disrupting daily operation.
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Vocus Communications wins a place on the NZ TaaS panel
Fri, 26th Jan 2018
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government
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vocus group
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taas
The telecommunications-as-a-service panel aims to improve the way tel-com services are delivered to government agencies across NZ.
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Spark gains three new TaaS certifications
Wed, 1st Nov 2017
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uc
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iaas
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contact centre
The certification by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) comes after Spark signed up its 100th TaaS customer earlier this year.
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Global experts to congregate at upcoming 10th annual event in KL
Fri, 14th Jul 2017
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apm
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devops
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software development
The 10th edition of Asia’s annual event in the field of software testing, SOFTEC Asia, will soon be taking place in Kuala Lumpur.
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2degrees lands major Government TaaS contract
Mon, 12th Sep 2016
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government
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ministry of primary industries
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2degrees
2degrees has been chosen by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries to provide site connectivity and telecommunications services.
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New Spark TaaS implementation brings govt back to Christchurch CBD
Fri, 15th Apr 2016
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hyperscale
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telco
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colocation
Spark and Statistics NZ have teamed up to provide one of the first TaaS government connectivity networks, bringing staff back to central Christchurch.
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Vodafone brings Telecommunications-as-a-Service to Govt
Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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uc
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telco
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government
Careers New Zealand has entered into a partnership agreement with Vodafone, becoming one of the first government agencies to adopt TaaS.