Broadband infrastructure stories
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Industry leaders react to King's Speech on tech & cybersecurity
Last week
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breach prevention
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firewalls
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ai
Industry leaders react to the King's Speech, highlighting the importance of connectivity, cybersecurity, and AI in the new Labour government's legislative agenda.
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MedUX report: BT leads UK in broadband Quality of Experience
This month
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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sky
BT tops MedUX's inaugural UK benchmark report, leading in overall broadband Quality of Experience with high scores for reliability, speed, and streaming.
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Online voting in the UK could attract 4.9 million new voters
Last month
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labour party
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london
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telco
Research by Broadband Genie suggests that implementing online voting in the UK could welcome 4.9 million new voters. Is it the solution we need?.
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Telcom Group chosen for phase two of Cardiff fibre network
Tue, 14th May 2024
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digital divide
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investment
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telco
Cardiff Council has selected Telcom Group to deploy the next phase of its full fibre internet network, aiming for 100% coverage by 2025.
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WBBA unveils guidebook for global broadband investment at BDC Barcelona
Tue, 19th Mar 2024
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telco
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investment
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fwa
The World Broadband Association (WBBA) has released a guidebook offering strategic insights for fostering global broadband development, launched at Barcelona's BDC 2024.
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Increased demand for digital infrastructure sees Teltrac expand to southern NZ
Thu, 8th Apr 2021
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broadband
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digital initiatives
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telco
Teltrac will open in the southern region of the country with presence across three cities, Dunedin, Invercargill and Queenstown.
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nbn sets world record for long-range 5G transmission
Thu, 14th Jan 2021
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
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nbn
Achieved a stable 5G mmWave transmission of close to 1Gbps at 7.3km, double the distance recorded three months ago, and a new record globally.
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Telecom equipment market returns to growth in 2Q20
Wed, 9th Sep 2020
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smartphones
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
According to research by Dell’Oro shows that the global market is finding its feet again with vendor ranking remaining stable.
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Chorus describes goals as it posts $52m profit
Mon, 24th Aug 2020
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
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fibre
As the copper withdrawal looms, Chorus is looking at how it can leverage its fibre network to provide new products and services across the country.
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Vodafone seeing traffic increasing up to 100% more than February
Fri, 3rd Apr 2020
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uc
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hybrid & remote work
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contact centre
Vodafone says it has added more capacity and has changed the way it manages voice and data traffic across the network.
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New Zealand's national broadband map gets a revamp
Thu, 5th Mar 2020
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telco
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internetnz
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broadband
InternetNZ has launched a revamped Broadband Map NZ, offering more accurate data on wireless availability and better tools for comparing internet technologies.
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Ultrafast Fibre to trial 10Gbps fibre broadband
Wed, 11th Dec 2019
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ultrafast fibre
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ufb
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telco
New Zealand businesses with a need for cutting-edge performance cloud software and transfer vast amounts of data are expected to be early adopters of the trial.
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Vocus adds Hawaiki capacity, network upgrades
Wed, 4th Sep 2019
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network infrastructure
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hawaiki cable
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telco
Vocus boosts its network with additional Hawaiki cable capacity and significant upgrades, enhancing service quality for Australian and New Zealand customers.
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Gravity and Kacific partner to bring broadband to rural NZ
Tue, 3rd Sep 2019
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spacetech
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solar power
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telco
Gravity and Kacific have inked a 3-year deal to bring competitive satellite broadband to rural New Zealand, powered by the new Kacific1 satellite.
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Broadband access equipment revenue dips to $2.9B
Thu, 13th Jun 2019
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cable
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broadband
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telco
Global broadband access equipment revenue fell 2% Y/Y in 1Q 2019 to USD $2.9 billion, driven by a decrease in CCAP spending, reports Dell’Oro Group.
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Chorus’ message: just be more committed to paying
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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fibre
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telco
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chorus
Vocus says prices could increase by between $12 and $200 per user, which would have to be absorbed by the provider or paid for by the consumer.
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NZ among the world’s countries with the fastest internet
Fri, 1st Mar 2019
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fibre
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telco
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ultrafast fibre
The latest data from OECD's broadband portal has found that New Zealand is punching well above its weight in high-speed fibre.
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Kiwis paying more than $100m too much for inferior internet
Thu, 28th Feb 2019
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fibre
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telco
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ultrafast fibre
Kiwis are overspending by NZD $100m annually for slower internet; switching to Ultra-Fast Broadband could save households between NZD $145 and $471 each year.
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Vodafone and PNSol champion new ‘invisble network’ broadband project
Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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telco
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ufb
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broadband
Broadband Forum has launched Broadband QED, a project aimed at enhancing the quality of broadband networks, led by Vodafone and Predictable Network Solutions.
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ComCom releases findings from fibre services study
Thu, 20th Dec 2018
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chorus
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commerce commission
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fibre
The Commerce Commision has released the summary report for its study to inform the development of regulations for Chorus and other fibre companies.