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Australia's Optus blackout explained: What is a ‘deep network’ outage?

Optus suffered one of the largest telecommunications outages in Australian history.

‘An extra lane on the motorway’ - One NZ wants to buy Dense Air, rival snarls

Commerce Commission to referee Dense Air deal, which could hurt Spark and 2degrees.

Fibre sale touted as win for Bay consumers

'Now is the right time to hand the stewardship on to a parent company.'

Chorus unveils tool to help it face the next big natural disaster

Plus: Spark, One and 2degrees update on their post-Gabrielle efforts to boost resilience.

NZ's fastest mobile network revealed

Others respond.

Infratil’s CDC Data Centres gets another valuation hike, Auckland plans expanded

Yet another revaluation as CDC's construction plans expanded, accelerated.

Consumer Watchdog critical as Contact Energy hikes prices by 10pc

Price rise for around half the firm's customers. Move follows broadband price rise.

$478K in refunds for Slingshot and Orcon customers over undisclosed break fees

Payments, which follow High Court action, range between $149 and $250 per customer.

Watchdog calls power-broadband deals ‘bundles of confusion’

Power companies respond. Plus: our telco czar's next two targets.

One NZ joins smartwatch fray with $5/month plan

"Wearable" plans from One NZ and Spark let you leave your phone at home.

I have to stop phubbing everyone - including my other half

OPINION: I try to stay focused, but my attention is waning.

'World-first' satellite-to-normal-phone call completed

Lynk is competing with Elon Musk's Starlink in the cell tower in the sky stakes.

Buried lead cables less risky than DIY, health expert says

Kiwis making bullets, sinkers, doing up old homes face lead poison risks.

Shaneel Lal: Telcos unite to cancel anti-trans trolls

Opinion: Businesses will combat haters by bonding together on important social issues.

One NZ drops '100% mobile coverage’ for new tagline

A cease and desist letter was sent to the local mobile heavyweight.

Chorus takes $7m hit on cyclone, flooding damage

Cyclone has a nasty sting its tail for Chorus.

How old is your iPhone? 2degrees reveals shutdown date for 3G network

It follows rivals Spark and One NZ, who have already announced kill dates.

Infratil buys stake in Console Connect - in which Chinese Govt has indirect stake

Console Connect carries 17 per cent of the world's internet traffic.