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

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 ...

New Zealand’s ultrafast broadband arrived just in time for the worldwide streaming video revolution. The government-supported UFB network build started in late 2011, Netflix officially opened for ...

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 ...

Joe Caccioppoli says New Zealand businesses are rapidly adopting high-bandwidth IoT applications. He says close to half of respondents to a recent survey are either already investing in the technology ...

A report commissioned by the mobile carriers and their tower partners challenges the idea that fibre should be the first choice for rural connectivity. Connecting Rural New Zealand was written by ...

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 ...

Spark and One NZ both use SpaceX’s Starlink Direct-to-Cell constellation. At the infrastructure level they are running identical technology. 2degrees is on an entirely different path. One NZ had the ...

New Zealand is geographically isolated and depends on submarine cables to connect to the world. They carry everything: voice, internet data, streaming video and cloud traffic. Geographically isolated ...

Carriers found thousands of less common handsets during New Zealand's otherwise smooth 3G shutdown. Kordia warns companies that letting staff loose on AI tools is a security risk. Datagrid gets ...

Telecommunications commissioner Tristan Gilbertson says the Commerce Commission’s focus in 2026 is reviewing fibre regulation, improving retail service quality and considering the deregulation of ...

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 ...