An open letter from Ispanz to the Telecommunications Commissioner warns of the dangers Starlink poses to the sector. Commerce ...

SpaceX has achieved much since it launched its Starlink low earth orbit satellite broadband service in 2020. Commercial service started in February 2021. At the last count, Starlink said it has 1.5 ...

Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) buy wholesale services from mobile networks and sell them to customers. They can do this without needing to own or invest in network infrastructure. Often run ...

The Commerce Commission orders immediate improvements to telco debt practices and a revised disconnection code by end of 2026. Also: NZ domains hit a record high, a new cable surveillance system ...

Starlink passed the 4 million customer milestone at the end of September. SpaceX’s low earth orbit satellite broadband network added a million customers or 33 percent in around 4 months. In December ...

Last week SpaceX launched what it hopes will be the largest stock market listing in history. The company aims to raise US$75 billion to fund its ambitious rocket and space travel development programme ...

Satellites reach further into rural and remote New Zealand than any other telecommunications technology. They are an affordable and simple option for homes and businesses that are beyond the fibre and ...

A conversation between two 2degrees employees in the Hunua Range near Auckland was the first call made by a telco using a low earth orbit satellite and standard phone handsets. The call was over Lynk ...

Render of AST SpaceMobile's tennis court-sized test satellite in low earth orbit. 2degrees and AST SpaceMobile say they will offer a New Zealand satellite-to-mobile next year, with a launch date ...

2degrees shows revenue and market share growth despite loss. Spark rolls out MVNO-as-a-service. Southern Cross advances its Tasman Express cable project. 2degrees reported a net loss before tax of $22 ...

A new 7.5 metre satellite dish and five mobile towers mean Chatham Islanders now have 4G mobile voice and data. The network was built by the Rural Connectivity Group, a joint project run by Spark, ...

Fibre passes around 87 percent of New Zealand households, most of them in urban areas. The remaining 13 percent are rural, but this is an arbitrary distinction. This group includes everything from ...