The battle of video-on-demand is stepping up as Spark's Lightbox announces a new studio deal with one of the world's biggest content providers.

Online TV service Lightbox and Coliseum Sports Media have signed a 50:50 partnership but at this stage they are not promising lower prices.

Vodafone and Spark chiefs Russell Stanners and Simon Moutter have put aside competition to partner up and build the transtasman telecommunications cable along with Telstra.

Spark 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.

Spark 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.

Cloud computing is built on data centres which are sprouting out of the ground like weeds at the moment around the world.

Chorus shares rose to a 13-month high after the Comcom lifted the price it can charge for access to its copper lines.

Everyone's poring over the Commerce Commission's draft decision on ye olde copper phone line network. And no one's happy.

Spark has warned that its prices could rise after the Commerce Commission this morning proposed a new wholesale rate that Chorus can charge retailers.

Simon Moutter talks about how he's navigating Spark through a period of unprecedented disruption in the telecommunications industry.

New 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.

Spark New Zealand has got closer to Chinese telecommunications vendor Huawei Technologies in an expanded deal.

Spark, formerly Telecom, says there are early signs that its rebranding has been successful.

Spark says it is nearing the end of the first phase of its transformation from a traditional telco to a digital services business.

NZ’s chief censor is mulling charges against Slingshot and Orcon, which both give customers access to websites with movies that could be either unclassified or banned.

An analyst says further job cuts in the telco sector will occur in coming months as Spark looks to cut staff in its technical department.

Spark NZ yesterday briefly reclaimed the top spot as the most valuable company on the NZX, a position it once firmly held in its previous incarnation as Telecom.

Check out a snapshot of some of the stellar performers on the New Zealand sharemarket this year, as it surged ahead breaking new records.

New Zealand shares gained for a third day yesterday, paced by Contact Energy and TrustPower, as investors spooked by recent volatility sought high-yield stocks. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare rose to a record.

Chorus has decided not to anger its customers, and has pulled the proposals that could have led to slower broadband performance for everyone.

A company which tore up its Spark contract after becoming frustrated by its "unreliable and slow" service has been whacked by more than $25,000 of termination fees.

If you haven’t changed your passwords for a while, or use the same one across several services, now’s a good time to fix that, writes Juha Saarinen.