KEY OPPORTUNITY TO SPEED UP THE INFO HIGHWAY
Adam Gifford - New Zealand Herald
19 November 2008
Among those beating a path to Wellington are information technology and commuications organisations keen to turn the new National Government's campaign rhetoric into workable policies. More>
TELCO WANTS TO TALK
Tom-Pullar Strecker - The Dominion Post
19 November 2008
Telecom says it is looking forward to having a deep conversation with the National government. More>
THUMBS UP FOR NATIONAL'S BROADBAND UPGRADE PLAN
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Press
18 November 2008
The Telecommunications Users' Association of New Zealand (Tuanz) is confident National ministers Bill English and Steven Joyce will deliver on National's plan for a $3 billion fibre optic broadband network. More>
FIBRE TO THE FORE
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
17 November 2008
The National-led government will face an uphill battle persuading financial analysts it is serious about its plans for a $3 billion open access fibre network, co-funded by taxpayers, despite more pieces of the jigsaw falling into place. More>
BROADBAND TEST REVEALS WHOS THE FASTEST
Matt Greenop - New Zealand Herald
17 November 2008
Internet service provider Orcon has topped a nationwide broadband speed survey. More>
INTERNET AUDITION SHOWS WAY TO FUTURE
Simon Hendry - New Zealand Herald
13 November 2008
Bright and early Tuesday morning, cellist Davina Shum and double bassist Darija Andjelic Andzakovic turned up in Auckland's CBD to audition for spots with Britain's Southbank Sinfonia orchestral academy. More>
CHORUS TOO SMALL TO HIT BIG NOTES
Jenny Keown - The Independent
13 November 2008
Telecom's network unit Chorus says it is under "significant cost pressure" from its outsourced field services workforce as it renegotiates its contract with Transfield. More>
TELECOM PUTS FOCUS ON COSTS IN DOWNTURN
Tom Pullar-Strecker - Weekend Press
8 November 2008
Telecom has put a freeze on hiring non-essential staff as it seeks to loosen its regulatory straight-jacket and arrest a downward drift in earnings. More>
LIGHTSPEED OR LOW-SPEED INTO THE FUTURE
John Drinnan - New Zealand Herald
7 November 2008
The push for speedier internet pits Labour's approach - detailed, sensible, but low-key - against National's visionary but undeveloped proposal for an expensive taxpayer-backed rollout of fibreoptic cable. More>
INDUSTRY HEADS FORM DIGITAL LEADERSHIP GROUP
Hazel Phillips - National Business Review
7 November 2008
New Zealand has an image overseas as being technologically advanced in the digital market, but it's an impression that doesn't necessarily ring true for digital industry bods, who have banded together to form a niche support group. More>
CALL FOR DIGITAL MINISTRY TO OVERSEE FIBRE ROLL OUT
Jenny Keown - The Independent
6 November 2008
The Telecommunications Users Association (TUANZ) is calling on the winner of the election to set up a seperate digital ministry to develop the country's digital networks. More>
SOUTHERN CROSS OFFERS SWEETNER
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
3 November 2008
Southern Cross Cable Network says it has cut the cost of capacity on its submarine fibre cable that carries almost all communications traffic in and out of New Zealand by at least 44 per cent. More>
CONSULTANT SUGGESTS LINES FIRMS FOR FIBRE
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
3 November 2008
Electricity lines companies may be the best partners for a National government building a $3 billion fibre-optic broadband access network, according to an Auckland consultant who specialises in helping businesses make capital investment decisions. More>
VECTOR BACKS TELECOM ON SUB-LOOP
Jenny Keown - Independent Financial Review
30 October 2008
Telecom would never have embarked on the build-out of its $1.4 billion fibre network if it had realised how low the Commerce Commission would set the rate of return, says electricity distributor Vector. More>
ALCATEL-LUCENT: WE'RE UP TO IT
Jenny Keown - Independent Financial Review
30 October 2008
Alcatel-Lucent NZ chief executive Steve Lowe denies speculation its lack of experience in building third generation mobile networks increases execution risks in the roll-out of Telecom's mobile network. More>
CABLER SENDS OUT POSITIVE SIGNALS
Tina Law - The Press
30 October 2008
Christchurch's fibre-optic cable network company lost $306,000 in its first year of operation - less than half of its forecast loss. More>
NEW FIRM CHASES CELL PHONE NICHE
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Press
30 October 2008
An Auckland start-up hopes to carve a niche in the $2.3 billion mobile phone market by wholesaling Vodafone's network to customers who want savings over prepay call charges but don't want to sign up to two-year phone contracts. More>
PUSH FOR AFFORDABLE RURAL BROADBAND
Chris Gardner - Waikato Times
29 October 2008
Affordable broadband could soon be offered in the rural Waikato after Wintec joined the region's councils to investigate which areas are poorly served. More>
THREAT TO CABLE PLAN
The Dominion Post
29 October 2008
The global credit crunch may torpedo a plan to construct a submarine telecommunications cable that would carry communications traffic to and from New Zealand in competition to the Southern Cross Cable. More>
RAPID GROWTH IN BROADBAND USE REPORTED
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post Weekend
25 October 2008
New Zealand was switching to broadband faster than most other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries in the first half of the year, with the sixth highest growth rate in connections. More>
TELECOM'S PROTESTS BRING HINT OF EASIER REGULATION
John Drinnan - Weekend Herald
25 October 2008
Communications Minister David Cunliffe has hinted a Labour government would ease regulations, allowing merit reviews of Commerce Commission telecommunications decisions. More>
TELECOM BOSS FRONTS UP ON REGULATION
Jenny Keown - Independent Financial Review
23 October 2008
In an exclusive interview with the Independent, a clearly frustrated Telecom chief executive Paul Reynolds has revealed he is utterly perplexed by the regulatory framework in New Zealand. More>
NATS' FIBRE PLAN SAFE FROM REVIEW
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
20 October 2008
The National Party says a decision to shave $800 million off its infrastructure spending plans would not affect its proposal to spend about $1.5 billion over six years on a half share of a fibre optic broadband access network. More>
TELSTRA TARGETING 70 EXCHANGES
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
20 October 2008
Telstraclear says it will take advantage of unbundling to install its own Internet access equipment in 70 of Telecom's 714 telephone exchanges, making widespread use of superfast broadband technology VDSL2. More>
OPEN BOOKS, SAYS COUNCILLORS
Tom Fitzsimmons and Claire McEntee - The Dominion Post
20 October 2008
A broadband company part owned by three Wellington local authorities is too secretive and needs to be opened up to the public, councillors say. More>
SUPER-FAST BROADBAND FOR CBDS - AT A PRICE
Simon Hendry - New Zealand Herald
16 October 2008
TelstraClear has launched a VDSL2 service to business customers, making it the first local internet service provider to offer broadband using the super-fast variant of standard DSL technology. More>
TELCO TAKES HIGH-TECH MOBILE PLUNGE
John Drinnan - New Zealand Herald
16 October 2008
Telecom chief executive Paul Reynolds told a press conference in the viewing lounge of the Sky Tower management were "on top of the world" announcing a $218 million upgrade of the company's new 3G mobile network. More>
TELECOM BRINGS WORLD'S BEST MOBILE TO NZ
Press Release: Telecom New Zealand - Scoop
15 October 2008
Telecom today announced it will transform New Zealand's mobile landscape by June 2009, providing customers with access to the most advanced, nationwide, 3G mobile services available and further underlining the company's commitment to investing in New Zealand. More>
WAY CLEARED FOR THIRD MOBILE PLAYER TO ENTER THE MARKET
John Drinnan - New Zealand Herald
7 October 2008
Communications Minister David Cunliffe is applauding a Vodafone deal with New Zealand Communications (NZC) that will make it easier for a third mobile phone player to enter the market. More>
TELECOM CONTRACT SECURES 1400 TRANSFIELD JOBS
Claire McEntee - The Dominion Post
7 October 2008
The jobs of 1400 Transfield engineers are safe after Telecom network arm Chorus agreed to renew its contract with the Australian contractor. More>
TELECOM REBELS FAIL TO GAIN BOARD SEATS
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
3 October 2008
Telecom chairman Wayne Boyd told shareholders at a somber annual meeting in Wellington that he shared their plan, successfully fending off a bid by disgruntled investor Elliott International to get two new independent directors on to the board. More>
GETTING MORE SPEED FROM HUMBLE COPPER
Simon Hendry - New Zealand Herald
2 October 2008
Politicians, industry leaders and cheerleaders for productivity have all been busy pushing the economic benefits of bringing broadband into the nation's homes over new high-speed fibre optic cables. More>
INTERNETNZ RECEIVES STAGE 1 OF BROADBAND REPORT
Press Release: Internet NZ - Scoop
30 September 2008
InternetNZ has received Stage 1 of its Broadband Strategy Options for New Zealand, prepared by Auckland-based Network Strategies. More>
MOBILE GIANT RINGS UP RECORD PROFIT
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
30 September 2008
Vodafone New Zealand has continued to make hay, posting a 18 per cent jump in profits to a record $191 million in the year to March. More>
THE ELECTION OF THE DECADE?
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
29 September 2008
Communications Minister David Cunliffe says Labour would have to consider at the time whether to scrap National's "stalinist" fibre-to-the-home roll-out, were it to lose November's election but return to power before the $3 billion project could be completed. More>
W-850 DECISION DUE
Thom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
29 September 2008
Telecom is expected to confirm this week that it will build a nationwide WCDMA mobile network using its 850MHz radio spectrum, but speculation that long standing partner Alcatel-Lucent - and not rival Ericsson - has won the contract threatens to take the shine off the announcement. More>
TRANSFIELD SAYS CONTRACT LOSSES FORCED LAYOFFS
James Weir - The Press
26 September 2008
Australian infrastructure and engineering services firm Transfield Services has been loosing money for several months on its big contract with Telecom, according to a memo to all its staff. More>
TELECOM CONTRITE OVER TOWERS
New Zealand Herald
26 September 2008
Telecom admits it could have responded better to community concerns about cellphone towers. More>
TELCO REDUNDANCIES FORESHADOW INDUSTRY PROBLEMS
Press Release: Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union - Scoop
25 September 2008
Telco redundancies foreshadow major industry problems - EPMU More>
HEAT ON IN BROADBAND SECTOR
The Press
24 September 2008
Competition in wholesale broadband is growing with the launch of a new product from Telecom, just a day after rival Vodafone announced a move into the market. More>
CABLE RFI NEARS
The Dominion Post
22 September 2008
Efforts to build support for a new international telecommunications cable to compete with the Southern Cross Cable should enter a new phase next month. More>
TELECOM REMEDIES BREACH OF BRAODBAND OBLIGATIONS
New Zealand Herald
18 September 2008
Telecom has remedied a breach of its separation undertakings linked to the spread of higher broadband speeds. More>
HOLOGRAM ROVES THE TASMAN
Kris Hall - The Dominion Post
17 September 2008
Forget conference calls or video crosses - beaming your hologram for a live chat is a step closer to becoming a household reality. More>
BROADBAND HANGS UP IN ROTORUA
Nikki Preston - Waikato Times
13 September 2008
Some North Hamilton residents wanting high-speed internet access may not get broadband until next year and will have to wait until 2010 for trouble-free connection across the whole area. More>
TOWER ACTIVISTS URGE MPS TO CHANGE LAW
Patrick Gower - New Zealand Herald
12 September 2008
Urgent law change is required to stop cellphone companies from forcing towers upon communities wherever and whenever the want, MPs were told yesterday. More>
CHORUS STRIKES SOUR NOTE ON BROADBAND
Chris Barton - New Zealand Herald
11 September 2008
Chorus, the newly separated part of Telecom that owns the network, is touting for business: "Chorus is interested in working with councils and local community groups to extend broadband infrastructure out into zone 4". More>
INTERNETNZ WELCOMES PLANS FOR MANAGED SPECTRUM PARK
Press Release: InternetNZ - Scoop
10 September 2008
InternetNZ (the Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) welcomes the Government's finalising of plans for a Managed Spectrum Park (MSP) in the 2.5GHz band. More>
GOVT WADES INTO PHONE COMPANY PRICE BATTLE
John Drinnan - New Zealand Herald
9 September 2008
The Government has stepped into the row between Vodafone and New Zealand Communications as a third network looks unlikely in time for the election. More>
BUSINESSES WILL GAIN FROM THE SEPARATION OF TELECOM
Patrick Kershaw - The Press
8 September 2008
It is likely that you will have heard murmurings in the market regarding the separation of Telecom. So what does this mean for the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) market? More>
DAVID CUNLIFFE AND THE THREE MUSKATEERS?
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
8 September 2008
There's been no shortage of backchat from Vodafone and TelstraClear on National's plan to invest $1.5 billion in a fibre network, and a stony silence from Telecom. More>
INTERNET WAR SHIFTS TO NEW FRONTIERS
John Drinnan - Weekend Herald
6 September 2008
The Commerce Commission has released draft plans to give rivals access to Telecom's new cabinets. More>
FEEDBACK SOUGHT ON BROADBAND SPECTRUM
Press Release: New Zealand Government - Scoop
5 September 2008
Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe today announced the release of a discussion paper on the operation of the Managed Spectrum Park (MSP) in the 2.5 GHz radio spectrum band. More>
NATIONAL TRUMPETS FIBRE IN ALL KIWI HOMES
Tina Law - Waikato Times
4 September 2008
National's $3 billion plan to provide ultra-fast broadband to all New Zealanders will boost the country's economy by up to $4.34 billion a year, the party's communications spokesman says. More>
FAST FORWARD
Tina Law - The Press
4 September 2008
National's $3 billion plan to provide ultra-fast broadband to everyone will boost the economy by up to $4.4b a year, the party's communication spokesman says. More>
MORE TAURANGA CABINETS JOIN CHORUS
Bay of Plenty Times
3 September 2008
The first three of more than 140 roadside cabinets have been switched on, marking a further step in developing the broadband network in Tauranga. More>
TELCO HITS OUT AT NATIONAL'S FIBRE PLAN
John Drinnan - New Zealand Herald
2 September 2008
One of the biggest challengers on the telecommunications business, TelstraClear, has attacked National Party plans for a fibre-optic network, saying the party should be focused on business. More>
KAPITI SEABED CABLE SHELVED
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
1 September 2008
NZX-lister telco TeamTalk has mothballed a proposal to build a submarine telecommunications cable between Kapiti and Sydney following the Government's decision to invest public money in a new international link. More>
CUNLIFFE RIDES THE SECOND WAVE OF DIGITAL STRATEGY
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
1 September 2008
The Government has released "version 2.0" of its Digital Strategy, hoping to show its vision for the country's technological future goes beyond knee-capping Telecom and bringing greater competition to the telecommunications industry. More>
MICROSOFT TECHED - CONNECTING KIWIS TO EACH OTHER AND THE REST OF THE WORLD
David Cunliffe - Government Press Release
31 August 2008
I've been asked to answer the question: What are you doing to get New Zealanders connected to each other and the rest of the world. More>
VECTOR KEEN TO BUILD FIBRE-OPTIC NETWORK
Andrew James - The Dominion Post
28 August 2008
Vector says it has the capability and scale to build a $1 billion-plus fibre-optic network covering the Auckland region. More>
DIGITAL STRATEGY 2.0 - SMARTER THROUGH DIGITAL
Press Release: New Zealand Government - Scoop
28 August 2008
Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe launched Digital Strategy 2.0 today. More>
APPLICATIONS FOR $340 MILLION BROADBAND FUND
Press Release: New Zealand Government - Scoop
26 August 2008
Applications are now open for the government's $340 million fund to accelerate broadband. More>
DELIVERY OF RURAL BROADBAND STEPPED UP
Damien O'Conor - Government Press Release
25 August 2008
The government's commitment of $75 million for rural projects aimed at extending the reach of broadband is great news for people living in remote areas of New Zealand. More>
4G NETWORKS WILL OFFER MORE FOR LESS
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
25 August 2008
Third generation mobile networks are likely to start to give way to 4G networks based on the LTE technology standard in two or three years. More>
NO TIME TO QUESTION THE NEED FOR SPEED
Tom Pullar-Strecker and Claire McEntee - The Dominion Post
18 August 2008
The Government paid $43 million for New Zealand to join the club of countries operating high-speed research networks when it decided to meet the capital costs of the Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network, or Karen, in 2006. More>
PRICE OF GETTING UP TO SPEED
Chris Barton - New Zealand Herald
14 August 2008
National nationalises the network. Crazy as that sounds, this could be the outcome of the party's proposed $1.5 billion, six year investment in a new fibre-to-the-home network for New Zealand. More>
FREE.NZ IS THE DOMAIN NAME OF THE GAME
Adam Gifford - New Zealand Herald
13 August 2008
Internet New Zealand held its annual meeting recently. You probably didn't hear about it. Just a bunch of people from across the political spectrum sitting in a room talking about stuff most of us now take for granted. More>
A BREAKUP WE DON'T NEED
New Zealand Herald
13 August 2008
Nine months into his stewardship of Telecom, Paul Reynolds must be wondering what he stepped into. More>
US INVESTOR SEEKS TELECOM SPLIT
Jon Hoyle - The Dominion Post
12 August 2008
A United States private investment firm founded by billionaire vulture fund pioneer Paul Singer chose the aftermath of Telecom's gloomy annual results announcement to nominate two new directors to the Telecom board. More>
RESIDENTS ANGRY OVER PHONE TOWER
Matt Calman - The Dominion Post
11 August 2008
Work has begun on a cellphone tower in Titahi Bay, leaving residents distraught and angry about what they say has been a lack of consultation. More>
TELECOM PAYS THE TOLL
John Drinnan - Weekend Herald
9 August 2008
Chief executive Paul Reynolds has filled a gaping hole in the leadership at Telecom and analysts are welcoming what so,e yesterday called a "logical plan for change". More>
NATS WOULD GUARANTEE FIBRE NETWORK RETURN
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
4 August 2008
"Mum and dad" investors could receive a guaranteed return by investing alongside a future National governments in a $3 billion fibre optic network, National Party communications spokesperson Maurice Williamson says. More>
SPEED TRAPS BLOCK THE ROAD TO FASTER INTERNET
Anthony Doesburg - New Zealand Herald
1 August 2008
Feeling let down by your flash new broadband connection? Sadly you're not the only one. More>
NET REVOLUTION LEAVES DIAL-UP USERS BEHIND
Eloise Gibson - New Zealand Herald
30 July 2008
The gulf between dial-up internet users and those with broadband is greater than that between dial-up users and those with no internet access at all, says the leader of an internet survey. More>
RESEARCH SHOWS KIWIS ARE BECOMING MORE INTERNET SAVVY
Government Press Release - Judith Tizard
28 July 2008
Internet use is a regular and important part of life for the majority of New Zealanders according to the latest World Internet Project New Zealand (WIPNZ) survey released by AUT. More>
VODAFONE TESTING FASTER LANDLINE BROADBAND
The Dominion Post
28 July 2008
Vodafone has begun testing faster landline broadband technology and expects to offer it to business customers this year. More>
TSO REFORM SHOULD REFLECT MODERN LANDSCAPE
Press Release: TCF - Scoop
25 July 2008
Telecommunications Service Obligation should reflect modern landscape. More>
BROADBAND LURES KIWI TALENT
New Zealand Herald
24 July 2008
Early in his career Steve Lowe was a Post Office engineer in the pre Telecom era. After time overseas working in senior technology roles - most recently as Asia pacific vice president for AT&T - he returned to New Zealand this year to head up the local business of Alcatel Lucent. More>
ADVERTISING CLICKS ON TO MOBILE MARKET
Simon Hendry - New Zealand Herald
24 July 2008
Advertising via mobile devices took a step forward this week when the company behind the first attempt to push a TV-style ad out to local mobile users declared its campaign a success. More>
AFFORDABLE BROADBAND FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES
Press Release: Orcon Internet - Scoop
23 July 2008
Farmers and rural communitites can now ditch painful dial-up internet connections and get Orcon's next-generation broadband beamed directly to the home. More>
WIMAX RULES ARE 'CURBING INVESTMENT'
Claire McEntee - The Dominion Post
21 July 2008
Spectrum rules designed by the Government to increase competition in the telecommunications market could be discouraging telcos from building WiMax networks, according to analysts and telecommunications companies. More>
ORCON'S REACH TO DOUBLE AGAIN
Press Release: Orcon Internet - Scoop
16 July 2008
Orcon's roll-out of unbundled high-speed internet and phone services continues with availability in 23 suburbs by the end of August. More>
THE SAW THAT COULD SAVE US $2B
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
14 July 2008
Diamond-encrusted circular saws could shave billions of dollars off the cost of the National Party's proposed home fibre network, a key plank in the party's election campaign, but have some roading engineers breaking out in a cold sweat. More>
TELECOM'S REVERSAL OF LOGIC
Ernie Newman - Sunday Star Times
13 July 2008
Challenging the promises of both major political parties to accelerate development of New Zealand's communications infrastructure is the classic defensive reaction of an incumbent wishing to eke out the return from outdated technology before committing to reinvest. More>
FIBRE OPTIC AND NUMBER EIGHT WIRE
Rod Oram - Sunday Star Times
13 July 2008
Within a couple of months, fibre optic cable will run right into the few dozen homes in Mangamaire, connecting the hamlet 15km north of Eketahuna to the world with ultra-high speed broadband. More>
COLD SHOWER FOR FIBRE FEVER
Tim Hunter - Sunday Star Times
6 July 2008
Build it and they will come, is the accepted wisdom on high-speed fibre-optic internet. More>
$630M TO BE SPENT ON TELCO NETWORKS
Weekend Herald
5 July 2008
The nation's two telecommunications giants Vodafone and Telecom have announced separate plans for major network upgrades which will see a collective $630 million invested in the sector. More>
TELECOM PARTNER GETS DEAL AGAIN
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post Weekend
5 July 2008
Telecom has awarded long-standing partner Alcatel-Lucent a $130 million contract to provide hardware and software for it's "next generation" phone and broadband network. More>
BROADBAND COMPETITION GOES RURAL
Jon Hoyle - The Dominion Post Weekend
5 July 2008
Vodafone's move to take mobile broadband to rural New Zealand will finally introduce some of the benefits of market competition to rural consumers, according to one analyst. More>
TELECOM HITS 15-YEAR LOW
Jon Hoyle - New Zealand Herald
4 July 2008
Defensive stock suffer as market mood slumps. More>
ORCON BROADENS HORIZONS ONE BUNDLE AT A TIME
New Zealand Herald
3 July 2008
Loop unbundling is enabling ISP's broadband strategy to become a reality. More>
RIVAL FOCUSES ON POACHING TELECOM'S LANDLINE USERS
John Drinnan - New Zealand Herald
30 June 2008
Vodafone is pulling out the stops in introducing new products and services this year. More>
PURCHASE ADDS TO CITY NETWORK
Alan Wood - The Press
27 June 2008
Christchurch city's high speed fibre-optic cable network company has just grabbed ownership of a rival system. More>
BUSINESS MODELS
John Drinnan - New Zealand Herald
27 June 2008
Political parties have joined the fray calling for more fibre optic networks delivering endless bandwidth so people can download programming to homes, But that raises the question about content to fill that capacity. More>
FIBRE POLICIES PRAISED
The Press
25 June 2008
The fibre-optic policies of both National and Labour will offset this country's isolation problem, a Telecommunications Summit in Auckland has been told. More>
BROADBAND CAN BRIDGE GAP SAYS TELCO EXPERT
Errol Kiong - New Zealand Herald
25 June 2008
New Zealand's broadband network performance is lagging behind benchmark western European countries, but moves over the past 2 1/2 years - including the forced regulation of Telecom - means it is in a good position to catch up, a telecommunications conference has heard. More>
BROADBAND GAINS MAY MISS RURAL DISTRICTS
Kathy Graham - Waikato Times
24 June 2008
Many farmers and rural areas may not see any benefit from the Government's promise to fund improved access across rural communities. More>
RURAL LINK EXPLAINED
Waikato Times
24 June 2008
Rural Link is a joint venture between Waikatolink (Waikato University's technology transfer and commercialisation) and rural IT provide Rezare Systems which leverages the telecommunications capabilities of the Wand group. More>
BROADBAND PLANS VAGUE
Andrew Jones - The Press
24 June 2008
The Government and National's competing plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money to turbo-charge New Zealands broadband networks have drawn vaguely positive but non-committal responses from the country's two big telecommunications companies. More>
GIVE US A BREAK URGES TELECOM CHIEF
John Drinnan - New Zealand Herald
24 June 2008
Telecom chief executive Paul Reynolds pleaded for a period of stability in the telecommunications industry at a conference in Auckland yesterday. More>
INDIA KEY TO REVAMP TELCO
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Press
23 June 2008
Telecom has awarded Indian company Tech Mahindra a contract worth $20 million to $30 million to help reshape its retail business, providing customers with more self-service options and cutting costs. More
BROADBAND VISIONS GO HEAD TO HEAD
John Drinnan - New Zealand Herald
23 June 2008
Plans by National and Labour for New Zealand's fibre optic broadband future will go head to head today in what is expected to be a pivotal conference for the telecommunications industry, Tel.con9. More>
3500 NEW HOUSES TO BE CONNECTED TO FIBRE
The Dominion Post
23 June 2008
Telecom expects to lay fibre optic cable to 3500 houses in 13 new subdivisions over the next two years, but wholesale head Matt Crockett says that is no great cause for excitement. More>
IT'S NOT JUST THE MONEY, IT'S THE PEOPLE
Tim Hunter - Sunday Star Times
22 June 2008
Entrepreneurs often undergo hardship in the early days as their businesses struggle to take off. Dave Cox endured more than most. More>
SEPARATE ACCOUNTING PROPOSED FOR TELECOM BUSINESS UNITS
Weekend Press
21 June 2008
Telecom will have to give financial information about its separated business units, a Commerce Commission draft plan shows. More>
PROJECT PUTS NET AT SUPER SPEEDS
John Drinnan - Weekend Herald
21 June 2008
Telecom and internet service provider WorldxChange have unveiled their pilot project in Orewa, north of Auckland, allowing super-fast fibre-optic broadband into new apartment buildings and subdivisions. More>
SPEECH TO KANZ BROADBAND SUMMIT
David Cunliffe - beehive.govt.nz
19 June 2008
Speech notes from keynote address to the Korea Australia New Zealand (KANZ) OECD Broadband Summit, 19 June 2008, Seoul, Korea More>
BROADBAND PUSH DOWN ON THE FARM
Simon Hendry - New Zealand Herald
19 June 2008
Building a fibre-optic network stretching out to the country's farming backblocks may seem like an expensive pipe dream but one lobby group is on a mission to prove it can work. More>
BROADBAND CHECK MISSES CITY LIMITS
Nikki Preston - Waikato Times
18 June 2008
A Commerce Commission report which named Hamilton as having the best broadband services in the country only surveyed a small part of the city, it has emerged. More>
'PAY AS YOU GO' BROADBAND
Claire McEntee - Waikato Times
17 June 2008
TelstraClear business customers will pay less for exceeding data limits under "pay as you go" broadband plans launched yesterday. More>
CHCH BROADBAND GETS WORST RATING IN NZ
John Hartevelt - The Press
17 June 2008
Christchurch has the worst urban broadband network in the country and hard-hit residential users will have to wait three years for improvement. More>
BIGGER DEFINITELY NOT BETTER
Eloise Gibson - New Zealand Herald
16 June 2008
Two of New Zealand's biggest broadband providers are the worst performers, says the Commerce Commission. More>
NEED WE ENVY AUCKLAND IT'S REWARD?
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
16 June 2008
The Queen City now has it's choice in it's exchanges. Tom Pullar-Strecker looks at competition from Wellington's perspective. More>
COUNCILS, TELCOS GIVE BIF A GO
Claire McEntee - The Dominion Post
16 June 2008
Councils and telcos are preparing to apply for funding from the Governments $325 million Broadband Investment Fund, despite political uncertainty over the fund's future. More>
TELSTRACLEAR DEFENDS PRICE RISES
Jon Hoyle - The Dominion Post Weekend
14 June 2008
TelstraClear's move to raise it's cable broadband prices as it's competitors drop theirs has puzzled on analyst. More>
CHEAPER OPTION
Tim Cronshaw - The Press
13 June 2008
Farmers crying out for faster internet connection now have a cheaper option of hooking into a satellite deal with capacity for up to 60,000 users. More>
OPEN LINES SPARK TELCO FRENZY
Simon Hendry - New Zealand Herald
12 June 2008
A technology spend-up by phone and internet companies connecting their own equipment to Telecom's exchanges looks set to benefit other players in the telco sector, as well as delivering cheaper prices and better services to customers. More>
PROVIDING RELIABILITY IN THE BROADBAND MARKET
Simon Hendry - New Zealand Herald
12 June 2008
While local loop unbundling is cutting the cost of DSL broadband, one telecommunications company believes it has found a lucrative niche targeting business wanting to keep working when the cheap but sometimes unreliable copper wire-based network falls over. More>
MAJOR CHANGES AHEAD FOR MOBILE MARKET
Jon Doyle - The Press
4 June 2008
New Zealand's high priest of mobile communications knows the day of reckoning is at hand, with mobile networks set to go faster...More>
FIBRE-OPTIC PLAN WILL MEAN IMPORTING ARMY OF EXPERTS
Dan Eaton - The Press
23 May 2008
Plans to supercharge broadband speeds unveiled in the Budget will require an army of engineers and other experts from Asia. More>
GEARING UP TO MEET TELECOM CHALLENGE
Marta Steeman - The Press
21 May 2008
Eaton Power Quality Company is gearing up produce one telecommunications cabinet every 85 minutes for Telecom. More>
COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN OVER CABLES
Fiona Beck - New Zealand Herald
21 May 2008
Our links with the world can withstand disasters. More>
TECHNOLOGY ANALYST PLUGS NZ HIGH-SPEED FIBRE NETWORK
Jon Hoyle - The Press
14 May 2008
A high-speed fibre-optic network connected to the rest of the world would partially insure New Zealand against the new-found isolation it will face from the final oil shock. More>
VECTOR IN HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND EXPANSION
John Drinnan - New Zealand Herald
8 May 2008
Vector has embarked on a marketing push for businesses to use its expanding Auckland fibre-optic network. More>
ORCON EXTENDS FAST NET REACH
John Drinnan - New Zealand Herald
1 May 2008
State-owned telco Orcon is happy with the slow uptake for its unbundled services offering fast broadband as Vodafone plans to launch into the fixed line business. More>
ACROSS THE TASMAN, TWO CABLES BETTER THAN ONE
Anthony Doesburg - New Zealand Herald
25 April 2008
Security rather than speed the major plus of planned fibre optic link. More>
THE BROADBAND PLAN
Mike Houlahan - New Zealand Herald
23 April 2008
National's ambitious billion-dollar-plus plan to bring faster internet access to three-quarters of New Zealand homes and companies...More>
KORDIA TO DO SUMS ON CABLE
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
21 April 2008
Kordia chief executive Geoff Hunt says ther is a good chance the state-owned enterprise will invest in a trans-Tasman fibre optic communications cable to break Southern Cross Cable's near-monopoly on international bandwidth, but it has yet to put together a business case. More>
CABLE: PIPE DREAM OR DATA CAP BUSTER?
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
14 April 2008
Broadband has brought booming demand for international bandwidth, but making a buck out of that demand is fraught with risk. More>
COUNCIL BEATS A RETREAT ON BROADBAND
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
14 April 2008
Wellington City Council has mothballed plans to invest in a fibre optic network to improve broadband in the capital after conceding it had missed the boat on claiming a share of millions of dollars in government subsidies. More>
LITTLE UP-TAKE ALL ROUND WHEN IT COMES TO FIBRE
Adam Gifford - New Zealand Herald
9 April 2008
City businesses and new housing benefit but brownfield homes are in hard basket. More>
PLAN TO SPEED UP ROLLOUT OF BROADBAND
Waikato Times
7 April 2008
Independant think tank the New Zealand Institute is proposing the creation of a price-regulated monopoly investor in a national fibre access network, to speed up the rollout of broadband. More>
CABLE TO CARRY FAST NET HOPE
The Press
8 April 2008
A state-owned enterprise and an Australian telecommunications company have teamed up to bring faster, cheaper, safer internet to New Zealand through a new submarine cable. More>
BRITON IS TELECOM'S NEW FINANCE CHIEF
New Zealand Herald
2 April 2008
A former colleague of Telecom boss Paul Reynolds is joining him in New Zealand as the telco's new chief financial officer. More>
CALLS FOR MONOPOLY TO BOOST BROADBAND
John Drinnan - New Zealand Herald
2 April 2008
Private think-tank the New Zealand Institute is calling for a regulated monopoly company to lay swathes of fibre optic cable to jumpstart New Zealand's broadband capability. More>
TELECOM HIT BY SEPARATION ANXIETY
Jon Doyle - The Dominion Post
1 April 2008
Telecom's revised plan to split into three stand-alone businesses was accepted by Communications Minister David Cunliffe yesterday and immediately went into effect. More>
SEPARATION PARTY PUT OFF TILL ANOTHER DAY
John Drinnan - New Zealand Herald
31 March 2008
The new-look Telecom New Zealand is off to a false start with Telecommunications Minister David Cunliffe unable to give final approval for the separation plan set to begin officially today. More>
BROADBAND PUSHED AS ELECTION ISSUE
Jon Hoyle - The Dominion Post
19 March 2008
Telcoms advocacy group Tuanz aims to make broadband an election issue, saying the Government's vision does not go far enough. More>
BROADBAND DEBATE STUCK IN A LOOP
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
24 March 2008
The Government's May 2006 reforms of the telecommunications industry were once the solution to all New Zealand's broadband problems. More>
TELECOM'S LOBBY PUTS ITS ELECTION MANIFESTO
John Drinnan - New Zealand Herald
25 March 2008
Tuanz wants to galvanise political action around the provision of fibre-optic cable. More>
ORCON FIRST INTO UNBUNDLED MARKET
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
13 March 2008
State-Owned Internet provider Orcon looks set to shake up the broadband market today by announcing that it will take advantage of the unbundling of Telecom's phone exchanges to offer customers in Auckland aggressively priced voice and boradband plans with high data traffic caps. More>
BROADBAND AHEAD OF DIAL - UP
Jon Hoyle - The Press
7 March 2008
Broadband subscribers have finally overtaken internet dial-up subscribers for the first time but you ain't seen nothing yet, IDC telecommunications research manager Rosalie Nelson says. More>
RMA EXEMTIONS DOWN TO CABINET
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
3 March 2008
The Environment Ministry will not release its recommendations on the range of telecommunications equipment that should be exempted from the Resource Management Act, following public consultations, meaning the next step will be a final ruling from Cabinet. More>
MINISTER REJECTS TELECOM PLAN: INCENTIVE PACKAGE QUESTIONED
Jon Hoyle - Weekend Press
1 March 2008
Telecommunications advocacy groups believe the biggest obstacle to the telecommunications sector moving to a level playing field is about the be removed. More>
COUNCILS COOL ON BROADBAND HELP REQUEST
Jon Hoyle - The Dominion Post
21 February 2008
Calls for Telecom's chief executive and the communications minister for local authorities to help fund faster broadband has been met with a cool response. More>
FINAL PIECE OF THE PUZZEL
Weekend Herald
9 February 2008
The Commerce Commission has released draft terms and prices for backhaul services, the final link connecting competitors to Telecom's local loop and bitstream services. More>
TELECOM. TRIPLE SPLIT MAY GO
The Press
1 February 2008
Communications Minister David Cunliffe says he will consider junking Telecom's plans to split itself into three business units, after critics slammed the proposal. More>
TELCO RMA WIN LOOKS IN THE BAG
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
28 January 2008
The Environment Ministry will recommend exempting some telecommunications infrastructure from the Resource Management Act, despite concerns voiced by submitters during public consultations. More>
'MEDIA COMPANIES' MAY FACE BROADBAND LEVY
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
28 January 2008
The Government is considering forcing media companies to contribute to the cost of building fibre optic broadband infrastructure and DVB-H transmission networks that would let people view television channels on their mobiles. More>
VECTOR SIGNS TELCO DEAL
Andrew Janes - The Press
15 February 2008
Vector will embark on a big expansion of its Auckland fibre optic network with Vodafone as its key customer. More>
FASTER CABLE SPEEDS UP BROADBAND
Matt Greenop - New Zealand Herald
15 February 2008
Extended fibre optic network will give Aucklanders better internet connections. More>
VECTOR CASH FOR RING OF FIBRE
Andrew James - The Dominion Post
15 February 2008
Vector will embark on a major expansion of its Auckland fibre optic network, with Vodafone as its key customer. More>
TELECOM'S SPLIT PLAN FALLS FAR SHORT, SAYS CRITICS
Jon Hoyle - The Dominion Post
26 January 2008
Critics of Telecom's lastest version of its plan to split itself into three business units say it falls far short of providing the level playing field for the sector theTelecommunications Act requires. More>
FIBRE NETWORK GIVES TELSTRACLEAR OPTIONS
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
25 January 2008
TelsraClear is not ruling out investment in local loop unbundling or fibre infrastructure following the completion of a $29 million fibre network in the lower South Island. More>
TELECOM PLANS COULD BACKFIRE IN THE LONG RUN
Jon Hoyle - Waikato Times
24 January 2008
Telecom's strategy of cabinetisation would result in higher prices and poorer service for consumers in the long-term. More>
TELECOM'S BROADBAND UNDER SCRUTINY
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
22 January 2008
Telecom's plan to increase broadband speeds by shortening the copper loops connectjig homes to the internet has come under further scrutiny in a report released by InternetNZ. More>
GOVT WANTS TELCOS TO DISCUSS CASH INPUT
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
11 January 2008
Cunliffe invites industry to talks but says state funding is a last resort. More>
TELECOM'S CHORUS TAKES CENTRE STAGE
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
17 January 2008
Telecom is looking to hit a high note with the launch of Chorus, its network management business. More>
TELCO FACES CHALLENGE TO VOICE CALL SHARE
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
17 January 2008
Telecom's rivals will increasingly turn to broadband technology to challenge the dominance of the incumbent in the voice market, according to an industry alalyst. More>
CANADIANS PROMISE BROADBAND OPTION
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
17 January 2008
Craig Wireless plans WiMAX network after spending $1 million on spectrum. More>
NOW'S THE TIME ALL THE HARD BROADBAND WORK SHOULD START TO PAY OFF
Ernie Newman - New Zealand Herald
18 January 2008
Fibre is the future and New Zealand should take the lead. More>
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: THE YEAR AHEAD
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
18 January 2008
Best services will win the day. Investment will emerge from under a cloud of hype from telcos. More>
FINDING WAYS FOR EVERYONE TO JOIN FAST LANE
Paul Reynolds - New Zealand Herald
18 January 2008
Telecom CEO Paul Reynolds outlines what we can expect from NZ's telco revolution. More>
TELECOM STARTS WORK ON SLOW SPOTS
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
15 January 2008
Long-awaited work on sorting out Auckland's broadband blackspots has begun. More>
GOVT WANTS TELCOS TO DISCUSS CASH INPUT
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
11 January 2008
Cunliffe invites industry to talks but says state funing is a last resort. More>
CONCERNS EMERGE OVER GOVT'S DIGITAL STRATERGY
Jon Hoyle - The Press
2 January 2008
The next months are crucial for New Zealand's hi tech economy goals. More>
STATEGY IN SLOW LANE
Jon Hoyle - Waikato Times
29 December 2007
Its time for the public and private sectors to put the digital stategy structres in place. More>
PUTTING HIGH-SPEED PLANS IN FAST LANE
Jon Hoyle - The Dominion Post
27 December 2007
The next months are crucial for New Zealand's hi-tech economy goals. More>
TELECOM COMMITS TO NETWORK PLAN
The Dominion Post
21 December 2007
Telecom has confirmed its October promise to roll out faster boradband, starting next year, a part of a binding agreement with the Government over its division into three separate businesses. More>
TELECOM REPEATS ITS BROADBAND PLEDGE
The Press
20 December 2007
Telecom chief executive Paul Reymolds has reiterated Telecom's commitment to rolling out fast broadband to smaller regions and rural communities. More>
DITCHING THE PHONE LINE WILL COST TELCOS MORE
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
14 December 2007
Final prices firms will pay to use Telecom's services higher than in draft proposal. More>
BROADBAND UPTAKE MAY SLOW WITH PRICE RISES
John Hoyle - The Dominion Post
10 December 2007
Firms forecast Telecom upgrade will eat into profit margins. More>
LESS THAN LIGHT SPEED
Peter Griffin - New Zealand Herald
7 December 2007
Fibre optic calbe promises internet heaven - more and faster sevices. But while technology is coming, there are still plenty of roadblocks. More>
NEW RULES COULD SEE BROADBAND COSTS LEAP
Jon Hoyle - The Dominion Post
5 December 2007
The cost of broadband could soar to as much as $45 a month after the government's changes come into effect, Sydney-based telecommunications analyst Paul Budde says. More>
BROADBAND BONDS' AN OPTION
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
3 December 2007
Discussions about debt and duplication dominated the Digital Summit in Auckland, after Finance Minister Micheal Cullen said that the Government might consider issuing an infrastructure bond to fund public investment in broadband infrastructure. More>
DIGITAL FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHTER
Rod Oram - Sunday Star Times
2 December 2007
The Nations telecommunications sector is clearly entering a new constructive phase. More>
NEW SUBDIVISIONS TO GET FIRST TASTE OF SUPER-FAST WEB SERVICES
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
30 November 2007
Up to 1000 homeowners in 10 new subdivisions will be the first to try the phone and internet services of the future delivered by fibre cables to their doorstep. More>
GOVT MULLS NEW WAYS TO FUND BROADBAND
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
29 November 2007
The Government is considering using an investment vehicle to help fund high-speed broadband networks. More>
THORNY ISSUE OF BROADBAND MORE THAN JUST TALKFEST
Peter Griffin - New Zealand Herald
29 November 2007
Someone at the Digital Future Summit conference had to bring it up and it was best coming from Stephen Tindall, the man who was instrumental in bringing us the last big meeting of minds on all things digital in theis country - 2001's Knowledge Wave conference. More>
TELCO CARVE-UP 'NEEDS TO BE FUTURE-PROOF'
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
28 November 2007
Telecom's carve-up into three divisions needs to take into account the future telecommunications environment, say its competitors. More>
TELECOM RIVALS HIT SPEED BUMPS
Helen Twose - NZ Herald
22 November, 2007
Telecom's plan to start broadband upgrade in cities seen by rivals as a blow to investment...
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NZ'S BROADBAND RANK RISES
Jon Hoyle - The Press
7 November 2007
New Zealand has moved up a place in the OECD broadband rankings helped along by an increasing number of New Zealanders using cable to get connected. More>
WIMAX MAY NOT PAPER OVER CRACKS IN THE KIWI SHARE
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
5 November 2007
In the world of WiMax and wireless broadband, radio spectrum equals bandwidth. The more a telco has, the easier it is to offer customers cheaper and faster broadband and "rich" multimedia services such as video-on-demand. More>
TELECOM SPLIT COSTS 'EQUATE TO YEAR'S BROADBAND FEES'
Tom Pullar-Strecker & Claire McEntee
5 November 2007
Broadband users could pay a high price - equivalent to one year's subscription costs - to meet the cost of the operational separation of Telecom, says Victoria University economist Bronwyn Howell. More>
EX-TELECOM STRATEGY HEAD SAYS ALL CALLS SHOULD BE FREE
The Dominion Post
5 November 2007
One of the main architects of the original Kiwi Share agreement between Telecom and the Corwn, John Crook, has called for a radical shake up of the agreement which he says would deliver economic benefits worth billions of dollars. More>
COMCOM JOINS RANKS OF 'KIWI SHARE' CRITICS
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
5 November 2007
The Commerce Commission has called for the "Kiwi Share" agreement that guarantees people access to phone lines at capped prices and free local calls to be pared back. More>
$55M PUMPED INTO BID FOR THIRD NETWORK
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
5 November 2007
Investors pumped more than $55 million into NZ Communications this year to kick-start its bid to build a third mobile network, according to accounts just filed by the company. More>
TELECOM CHIEF HAS PROMISES TO KEEP ON BETTER BROADBAND
Simon Hendery - New Zealand Herald
1 November 2007
Telecom's new chief executive, Paul Reynolds, has made a positive first impression with the vim and vigour he exudes in front of the TV cameras and his enthusing about the company's determination to deliver customers the broadband service they have been crying out for. More>
HUGE FINES HANGING OVER TELECOM
Helen Twose - Weekend Herald
27 October 2007
Telecom faces fines of tends of millions of dollars if it reneges on a commitment to roll out high-speed broadband services across New Zealand. More>
PLAN TAKES FIBRE TO NZ STREETS
Helen Twose - Weekend Herald
27 October 2007
Telecom says final pricing for wholesale broadband services and local loop unbundling will be a crucial ingredient in the plan to build a $1.4 billion high-speed network. More>
$1.4B PLEDGE FOR MORE BROADBAND
John Hoyle - The Dominion Post
27th October, 2007
Telecom has announced it will spend $1.4b delivering quicker broadband to every NZ town and city...
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TELECOM URGES RETHINK ON TIME FRAME
Jon Hoyle - The Dominion Post
22 October 2007
Telecom is urging the Commerce Commission to reconsider the proposed time frame it will need to follow to give its competitors access to its data network. More>
'RIGHT REGULATIONS KEY' TO BROADBAND SUCCESS
Jon Hoyle - The Press
18 October 2007
Faster Broadband in New Zealand will pay dividends in economic growth if the telecomunications regulations are right, the president of internet protocol for the French Telecommunications giant Alcatel Lucent, Basil Alwan, said. More>
TSO 'HINDERING LINE INVESTMENT'
Jon Hoyle - The Dominion Post
16 October 2007
Lobby group TUANZ is urging the Government to allow Telecom's competitors to compete for its hard-to-reach customers, saying the status quo under the Telecommunications Service Obligations in anti-competitive and hindering investment. More>
BROADBAND FOR RURAL RESIDENS
Sunday Star Times
7 October 2007
Satellite services which provides broadband is available to almost every location in New Zealand. The is no reason why rural New Zealanders are not able to receive broadband. More>
ADVANTAGES TO OPERATIONAL SEPARATION
Helen Twose - Weekend Herald
6 October 2007
Experience with the British telecommunications company has shown a strong share price as a result from operational separation. More>
TUANZ PUSH FOR GOVERNMENT TO LEAD NATIONAL FIBRE-OPTIC NETWORK
Gareth Vaughan - The Press
5 October 2007
The New Zealand Institute have estimated that with expansion of a fibre-optic network in New Zealand would enable improved national economic benefits. More>
THREE DEGREES OF SEPARATION IMPOSED ON TELECOM
Gareth Vaughan - The Dominion Post
27 September 2007
Estimates from Telecom indicate the enforcing of the three-way operational separation on Telecom by government, in an effort to boost competition in telecommunications and cut prices for consumers, will cost about $360 million. More>
PITFALLS IN TELECOM'S THREE WAY SPLIT
Jon Hoyle - Dominion Post
17 September 2007
Telecom will be cut into three under a new regulatory regime that some in the sector see as having the potential to kneecap the Government's broadband plans. The Ministry of Economic Development will reveal how this division will look later this month. More>
TENDER CALL FOR TELECOM CABLE ROLLOUT
Tom Pullar-Strecker - Dominion Post
14 September 2007
The Government is being urged to put the job of rolling out fibre-optic cable to Telecom's roadside cabinets out to tender and give the company's competitors access to its ducts and manholes. More>
SUBSCRIBERS STICK WITH OLD TELECOS
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
13 September 2007
Five months after the introduction of number portability, barely any phone and mobile users have taken advantage of the service allowing them to switch phone companies and take their phone number with them. More>
TELCO PRICING RULES FLAWED ON TWO COUNTS
Tom Pullar-Strecker - Dominion Post
10 September 2007
The Commerce Commissions decision to "de-average" access to the local loop by charging different prices for the use of Telecom's copper wires in urban and rural areas is flawed and stands a good chance of being reversed. More>
DOUBTS ARISE ON TELECOM AGEING EXCHANGE GEAR
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Press
05 September 2007
Phone outages could become increasingly common as aging equipment in Telecom exchanges becomes harder to repair. The next-generation network promised in Telecom's $200 million deal with France's Alcatel may not be complete until 2010 at the earliest. More>
REGULATION THE STICKING POINT
Tom Pullar-Strecker - Dominion Post
05 September 2007
Vodafone has threatened to down tools if the Commerce Commission presses ahead with regulation that will help competitors piggy-back on its network. More>
TELECOS WANT FASTER ACCESS
John Hoyle - The Press
04 September 2007
A Commerce Commission draft ruling proposal for access to Telecom's exchanges, isn't good enough for Telecommunications companies, with Ihug wanting access to 100 urban exchanges in the first year. More>
TELECOM SAYS COMMISSION THREATENS NETWORK FUTURE
Helen Twose - NZ Herald
31 August 2007
Telecom says its copper wire network will suffer a slow deterioration, unless the Commerce Commission raises the prices for competitors - or Telecom will not earn enough to cover costs and future investment. More>
PRICE IS RIGHT FOR TELECOM'S RIVALS
Helen Twose - NZ Herald
30 August 2007
Telecom's grip on the phone and internet market was further loosened yesterday as the Commerce Commission announced the prices other telecommunications companies will pay to provide broadband. More>
OECD LISTS AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT
Paula Oliver - NZ Herald
22 August 2007
NZ has shortcomings in research and development, transport infrastructure, broadband. The OECD 240 page review highlights the challenges of infrastructure bottlenecks, energy delivery and broadband internet access. More>
GOVERNMENT INVITES SUBMISSIONS ON TSO
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
20 August 2007
The Government is inviting telcos and the public to comment on whether the "Kiwi Share" agreement should be expanded to provide a public right to broadband. More>
TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGIME 'STIFLING INVESTMENT'
Jon Hoyle - Dominion Post
20 August 2007
The telecommunications regulatory regime appears to be stifling infrastructure investment - the opposite of original intentions. More>
RINGING THE CHANGES
Helen Twose - Weekend Herald
18 August 2007
What will phone and internet services be like in the new teleco environment? Consumers should brace themselves for more market consolidation, more deals that bundle mobile, land line and broadband together, and more company partnerships. More>
TELSTRACLEAR IN NEW DEAL WITH TELECOM
John Hoyle - The Press
14 August 2007
TelstraClear yesterday signed a contract giving it access to Telecom's mobile network, allowing them to offer a range of new mobile services. More>
HP CALLS FOR BROADBAND PARTNERSHIP
The Dominion Post
13 August 2007
Hewlett-Packard, which should this year become the first information technology company to ever exceed US$100 billion in sales, wants to see a public-private partnership created to promote broadband investment and help its business here. More>
NEW ERA OF COMPETITION IN TELECOMS
New Zealand Herald
02 August 2007
Telecom's rivals have seen too many false dawns to greet any harbinger of genuine competition with too much enthusiasm. There was, however, no doubt in their satisfaction at the Commerce Commissions suggested price for access to Telecom's local network. More>
LOOSE REINS TOO LATE
Helen Twose - NZ Herald
03 August 2007
Less than half of Telecom's competitors now rate regulation as a barrier to growth as a result of the Government's telecommunications reforms that began last year. More>
TELECOM PLANS MIXED SIGNALS
John Hoyle - The Press
1 August 07
Farmers and businesses outside the main centres should expect little competition for Telecom as rival companies say proposed line charges are too high.
COMMISSION'S RATES OPEN DOOR TO NEW INVESTMENT
Helen Twose - NZ Herald
1 August 07
Telecom's internet rivals say they now have incentives to invest in broadband infrastructure after the Commerce Commission issued an unexpected price for use of the copper wire network. More>
TELECOM CRITICISED FOR LOW INVESTMENT
Jon Hoyle - The Press
20 July 07
Recent OECD report states NZ spends a greater proportion of its gross domestic product on telecommunications than any other developed country. The Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand used the report to argue that Telecom is failing to adequately invest in its fixed line services. More>
NZ BROADBAND STILL LAGGING
Warren Gamble - The Press
18 July 2007
New Zealand continues to lag behind in respect to broadband use and speed with the OECD ranking the country 22nd out of 30. The industry observers state that hopes of turnaround in this area are rapidly fading with the execution of the Telecommunications Act stalled. More>
NZ's WEALTH TELCOS STINGY ON INVESTMENT
Peter Griffin and Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
19 July 2007
New Zealand is lagging behind when it comes to investing in telecommunications, even though it makes more from the sector than other developed countries, a new report shows. More>
TELECOM INVESTMENT 'LOW'
Jon Hoyle - The Dominion Post
19 July 2007
New Zealand spends a greater proportion of its GDP on telecommunications than any other developed country but its telecommunications sector rates poorly on ploughing that revenue back, an OECD report says. More>
CALLPLUS STILL ON TRACK
Peter Griffin - Weekend Herald
14 July 07
Telecoms operator CallPlus claims its ambitious plan to network the country using wireless broadband technology is still intact, despite a delay. More>
GOVERNMENT SETS DEADLINE FOR TELECOM PROPOSAL
Stuff.co.nz with NZPA
05 July 07
The Government will hold talks with Telecom on the company's proposal to sell off its network assets, but says if no conclusion is reached within two months it will go ahead with its plan to separate the company into three different divisions. More>
BRITISH MONITORING FIRM WILL TAKE PULSE OF ISPs
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
22 June 2007
New Zealand will soon have its first independent picture of broadband performance, and be able to see how much speeds improve after the Government's telecommunications reforms are introduced. More>
TELECOM PUTS FAITH IN NEW NETWORK
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
21 June 2007
Telecom says it is not concerned about the fact that its new mobile network will be different from that of Australia's Telstra - one of its biggest roaming partners. More>
MOBILE BROADBAND UPGRADE 50% COMPLETE
Scoop
18 June 2007
Over half of Telecom's Mobile Broadband network has now been upgraded with market-leading technology. More>
TELECOM LOOKS TO OUTSIDER AS CHIEF
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
14 June 2007
Briton Paul Reynolds looks set to replace Theresa Gattung as the next chief executive of Telecom after the company decided to pass over chief financial officer Marko Bogoievski.
TELECOM SUBMITS PLAN FOR OPENING EXCHANGES
The Dominion Post
14 June 2007
Telecom has submitted a plan to the Commerce Commission that, if accepted, would see competitors able to install equipment in 40 of its 600 or so phone exchanges by early 2009.
NZ INTERNET SPEED A 'BABY'S CRAWL'
Ian Steward - The Press
13 June 2007
New Zealand's slow internet speeds are threatening to leave the nation out of the global economy, one of the web's founders says.
TELECOM'S MOBILE MOVE AIDS TELSTRA & THIRD ENTRANT
The Dominion Post
11 June 2007
TelstraClear and would-be third mobile network operator NZ Communications may be among the winners from Telecom's decision to invest $300 million in a new mobile phone network.
TELSTRACLEAR: YOU'RE STUCK WITH BIG TWO
New Zealand Herald
08 June 2007
TelstraClear has poured cold water on hopes for a third competitor in the New Zealand mobile market soon. More>
TELECOM ANNOUNCES $300M NETWORK UPGRADE
New Zealand Herald
08 June 2007
Telecom is to spend $300 million improving its mobile network. More>
TELECOM'S UNBUNDLING STALL TURNED DOWN
NZPA
08 June 2007
The Commerce Commission has turned down a request from Telecom for a delay in the timeframe for the company to provide its first standard terms proposals for unbundling the local loop. More>
REGULATOR TO STICK TO LOCAL LOOP UNBUNDLING TIMETABLE
NZPA
08 June 2007
The Commerce Commission has turned down a request from Telecom for a delay in the timeframe for the company to provide its first standard terms proposals for unbundling the local loop.
MOBILE PHONE OPERATORS EYE SPECTRUM SALE
Peter Griffin - New Zealand Herald
07 June 2007
Mobile phone operators are keen to claim a larger share of the broadband market in the next couple of years, but one factor may hold them back - a lack of radio spectrum to deliver them over the air. More>
TELSTRA THREATENS TO PULL THE PLUG
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
07 June 2007
Australian giant Telstra is threatening to dramatically scale back its investment in New Zealand if Government telecommunications reforms fail to deliver investment returns. More>
TELSTRA STILL KEEPING EYE ON NZ
Gareth Vaughan - The Dominion Post
07 June 2006
Australia's Telstra remains keen for its kiwi offshoot, TelstraClear, to become a fully fledged mobile phone operator and would consider buying British giant Vodafone's New Zealand business if it were on the block. More>
MOBILE PHONE OPERATORS EYES SPECTRUM SALE
Peter Griffin - The New Zealand Herald
07 June 2007
Mobile phone operators are keen to claim a larger share of the broadband market but a lack of radio spectrum to deliver them over the air may hold them back. More>
WIRELESS LIFELINE FOR COUNTRY CUSTOMERS
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
06 June 2007
Rural phone users will soon be able to cut the line with Telecom and go wireless for phone services.
BREAKING UP NOT HARD TO DO IN THE UK
Helen Twose - New Zealand Herald
05 June 2007
Telecommunications Users Association head Ernie Newman is backing the Government's plan to split Telecom after seeing how well similar action is working in Britain. More>
NEW TELECOM NETWORK ROAMS INTO VODAFONE TERRITORY
Tim Hunter - Sunday Star Times
03 June 2007
A nice little sweetener awaits Telecom if, as expected, it decides to build a new mobile network.
SIX PROVIDERS FOR WIMAX BROADBAND
Tom Pullar-Strecker - The Dominion Post
01 June 2007
A Government plan to auction two big blocks of prized radio spectrum in December will ensure at least six national providers of high-speed WiMax wireless broadband.
BROADBAND NEEDS STATE ASSISTANCE - GATTUNG
James Weir - The Dominion Post
01 June 2007
The Government should spend hundreds of millions of dollars in partnership with phone companies if it wants to see widespread fast broadband soon, according to outgoing Telecom chief executive Theresa Gattung.
