TelecommunicationsIrate users target VodafoneHundreds of New Zealand Vodafone customers have condemned a proposal by the telecommunications company to cut local customer services jobs and outsource some of the work to the Philippines.20 Jan 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsVodafone scraps 100 customer care jobsThe Herald has obtained an internal Vodafone document detailing plans to scrap around 100 customer care staff and increase outsourcing to the Philippines.19 Jan 08:40 PM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Roaming overseasAs I wrote last year, it’s been great to have a simple way to travel overseas and use your voice and data plan there for an added $5 a day on Vodafone in many countries.19 Jan 01:49 AM
TelecommunicationsVodafone price hike 'shaky ground'Vodafone is on "shaky ground" in raising its fibre internet prices along with copper-line broadband charges, says InternetNZ.07 Jan 12:16 AM
TelecommunicationsTelcos set to hike prices next monthThe country's three biggest internet companies are planning to charge customers more from next month and the general manager at one of them doesn't think broadband will ever be as cheap as it was....06 Jan 04:00 PM
Media and marketingSport is added to Lightbox packageOnline TV service Lightbox and Coliseum Sports Media have signed a 50:50 partnership but at this stage they are not promising lower prices.18 Dec 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsTelcos bury hatchet for cableVodafone and Spark chiefs Russell Stanners and Simon Moutter have put aside competition to partner up and build the transtasman telecommunications cable along with Telstra.18 Dec 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsMoutter guiding telco's progressSpark Telecommunications company Spark under the strong leadership of Simon Moutter has this year reclaimed the top spot as the most valuable company on the NZX.11 Dec 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsInternet outage hits thousandsSome Aucklanders were without broadband for up to 12 hours after a fault with Chorus cut the internet connection.10 Dec 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsAucklanders' internet down for 12 hoursAn issue with broadband electronics was behind the outage that caused 15,000 Auckland households to lose internet overnight.10 Dec 03:16 AM
BDBDTelecommunicationsSpark hikes its pricesSpark says it has 'no choice' but to hike retail prices for its home phone and broadband plans, a move that will kick in from February.09 Dec 08:29 PM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Data centres and Amazon's amazing scaleCloud computing is built on data centres which are sprouting out of the ground like weeds at the moment around the world.04 Dec 11:05 PM
BDBDTelecommunicationsChorus shares rise to 13-month highChorus shares rose to a 13-month high after the Comcom lifted the price it can charge for access to its copper lines.03 Dec 12:07 AM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Internet prices and ye olde copper networkEveryone's poring over the Commerce Commission's draft decision on ye olde copper phone line network. And no one's happy.02 Dec 08:41 PM
BDBDTelecommunicationsPrice warning after Chorus winSpark has warned that its prices could rise after the Commerce Commission this morning proposed a new wholesale rate that Chorus can charge retailers.01 Dec 10:45 PM
TelecommunicationsMobile phone pricing competitive: reportNew Zealand's mobile phone sector is performing well on an international basis, with competitive pricing and good mobile coverage, according to a report by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.27 Nov 04:00 PM
BDBDTelecommunicationsSpark forges closer ties with HuaweiSpark New Zealand has got closer to Chinese telecommunications vendor Huawei Technologies in an expanded deal.24 Nov 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsApps use taking over from calls, textsMobile phone users are increasingly turning to messaging apps and shunning traditional calling and texting.21 Nov 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsNZ on edge of phone revolutionNew Zealand is on the edge of a smartphone revolution being led from an epicentre in Asia.21 Nov 04:00 PM
BDBDConstructionF&P at record on higher profitNew Zealand shares rose as Fisher & Paykel Healthcare advanced to a record after lifting its annual profit guidance. Xero fell as its first-half results showed a slower pace of growth.20 Nov 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsSpark to Netflix: Bring it onSpark is "confident" its internet-based television service Lightbox has enough to offer to see off any challenge from the US streaming giant.19 Nov 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsNew York City unveils payphone of the futureNew York has unveiled the most ambitious plan yet for the payphone of the future offering WiFi connections, free calls and more.18 Nov 02:48 AM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Spark roaming and iMac Retina 5K reviewHerald tech blogger Juha Saarinen looks at Spark's new roaming plans and gets his hands on an iMac Retina 5K monitor.12 Nov 12:41 AM
TelecommunicationsSpark rebrand is igniting successSpark, formerly Telecom, says there are early signs that its rebranding has been successful.07 Nov 04:00 PM
BDBDTelecommunicationsSpark closer to a customer-focused retailer - MoutterSpark says it is nearing the end of the first phase of its transformation from a traditional telco to a digital services business.07 Nov 02:34 AM
TelecommunicationsCreditors accept offer from ex-Orcon ownerCreditors have accepted a 20c-in-the-dollar proposal from one of Orcon’s former owners but a court has yet to approve the deal.06 Nov 11:37 PM
