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The announcement that Sky will be entering the broadband market is no surprise, writes Brendan Ritchie.More

New Zealand's copper and fibre broadband connections held up well during the Covid-19 lockdown, despite increased levels of demand on the networks.More

"Voyager is a customer of the HD data centre in the same way as any other customer would be.”More

The report highlights the increase in usage of voice calls, broadband and mobile data while underscoring the strong uptick in usage of Vodafone NZ’s video conferencing tool.More

2degrees is proposing to cut 10% of its 1200-person workforce, in response to the evolving Covid-19 crisis. More

Telco cloud revenue from 5G core deployments will fall between 20%-30% short of the forecasted US$9 billion in 2020. The investment shortfall in modernising telco networks may be somewhere in the range of US$2 to US$3 billion in the short term.More

Locally, telco providers are leveraging customer experience analytics to build a 360-degree view of their customer journey across all channels and lines of business.More

“The addition of Azure ExpressRoute on MEGA Campus is a win-win to extend Microsoft Azure reach in the region."More

RtBrick, a provider of carrier routing software, has made its new broadband network gateway (BNG) software generally available this month.More

Voice solutions such as VoIP can help during COVID-19 and beyond.More

Vodafone New Zealand has opened 45 stores this week to support New Zealanders with essential services during the COVID-19 lockdown period. More

Telecommunications companies have closed their doors for usual retail service, but will provide repairs and modem and phone provisions only if there is a genuine connectivity issue.More

New Zealand Telecommunications Forum says demand for data will increase as New Zealanders use their home networks to access internet to continue working, learning and to entertain themselves once the entire country goes into self-isolation. More

"The exceptional COVID-19 crisis we are going through right now shows how vital information and communication technology networks and services are, both to respond to the current pandemic and to address disaster management."More

The platform set out by the ITU today aims to assist policy-makers, regulators and telecommunication companies by sharing ‘best practices and initiatives put in place during the COVID-19 crisis'.More

“The New Zealand telecommunication industry has high quality networks which are more than able to respond to extra demands on the networks from people working from home and spending more time at home due to self-isolation.More

"The OECD average price has dropped since last year, New Zealand is now more expensive than the international average.”  More

The Commerce Commission has released its Annual Telecommunication Monitoring Report this week, and the TCF says it is welcoming the report's findings. More

The key to thriving in this era of transformation will be the industry’s ability to provide customers with the very best user experience at the lowest cost using seamless, “invisible” technology.More

The offerings are designed to help telco companies rapidly deploy 5G services and put them on the path to revenue growth within the emerging market, HPE says.More

Will focus on 5G business services, data-driven customer experiences, and telecom core IT systems.More

Centralised offices, hot desking, and the other flexible workplace designs that have prevailed over the past 10 years are now making way for a massive increase in the “work from anywhere” concept. More

The ICT industry should work towards reducing their greenhouse gas emissions by 45% in the next 10 years, in order to comply with the Paris Agreement.More

The lab, which is located on Tuam Street, is designed to help New Zealand organisations understand how 5G technology can become part of their business.More