Telco giant given greenlight to build Whangārei satellite station
Nine satellite antennas to go atop a hill just south of Whangārei.
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Why broadband is spiking every half hour under lockdown
The shields are holding, telcos say. Spark offers hardship relief.
Labour promises $60m fund to improve internet in rural areas
Labour is also promising to spend $10m to improve mobile phone reception in the provinces.
Netflix NZ returns to full quality as Covid cap finally lifted
During lockdown, NZ got close to the brink.
Chunk of fibre business sells to overseas investor for $854m
Shares sold to Japanese institutional investor.
Chorus, ISPs split on best way to connect students with no broadband
Chorus says it will waive wholesale charges for around 50,000 students for six months.
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2degrees caught cheating with broadband tests
Rogue staff blamed. Testing contract worth $3m yeilds compromised results.
Kate McKenzie: Chorus will put bad fibre installs right
Comment: Before the year's end, 75 per cent of New Zealanders will have fibre available.
Council investigates issues raised in 5G petition
Mangawhai residents sign petition to stop 5G, citing potential serious health risks.
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YouTube personalities beat rugby and music in survey of NZ kids online.
Home's broadband internet so slow it's been unusable
Chorus promises cable repair after broadband "unusable" for three weeks.
Children at heart of free internet for disadvantaged families
Kids are performing better at school with improved home internet access.
Left behind: School survey finds gulf in kids' internet access at home
A survey has found a huge digital divide between schoolchildren in rich and poor areas.
Vodafone faces FibreX charges, up to $16m in fines
Watchdog alleges telco is making misleading claims as a crackdown continues.
Chorus kicking off ultra-ultra-ultrafast broadband trial
Thirty households get 10 gigabit per second connections. Does anyone need it?
Spark boils over Huawei saga as NZ falls behind Oz on 5G
Optus will offer a killer 5G home broadband product from next month.
Spark guaranteed World Cup streaming grief: RugbyPass boss
Tim Martin says there's a ton of things that can go wrong - many out of Spark's control.
Freeview beats Sky in race to deliver live TV without an aerial or dish
PLUS: Sky TV launches "Download to Go"; Chorus stats show surging streaming video use.
Chorus probes claims of 'improper behaviour' by broadband contractors
Chorus wouldn't comment on the exact nature of the allegations.
Bandwidth crush predicted as Air NZ makes Wi-Fi free
The good news: Air New Zealand is offering free Wi-Fi to customers. Here's the bad news.
ComCom consults as consumers face forced upgrade to UFB fibre after 2019
111 emergency calling issue will have to be sorted.
Money will extend air training; help iwi initiatives
Funding announced includes $400,000 toward possible aviation hub in Whanganui
Why Spark can now take a shot at Super Rugby and the All Blacks
Spark is "demonstrating its ambition to become a key player in the local sports market."
Nova Energy enters broadband market
Energy retailer Nova is making the move into the telecommunications space.
Spark snares another sport to broadcast, moves into live production
Telco names a heavy-duty streaming partner, starts taking sign-ups for Spark Sport.
Space centre gets millions more from MBIE, despite blowing business plan
Regional hubs and hiring plans abandoned.
Chorus subbie tells of tough life on the front line
Withheld payments, unexpected deductions and ultra-thin margins for Ultrafast Broadband.