Jason Paris stories
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One NZ celebrates first year with launch of digital One Wallet
Wed, 3rd Apr 2024
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smartphones
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cryptocurrency
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blockchain
To mark its first anniversary, One NZ has launched the One Wallet, a state-of-the-art digital wallet pre-loaded with a combined value of $37 million.
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One NZ and SpaceX launch 'direct to cell' satellites for global coverage
Thu, 4th Jan 2024
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smartphones
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spacetech
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cleantech
One NZ, in cooperation with SpaceX, launched its first six 'direct to cell' satellites enabling expanded telecommunication coverage from 2024, and has joined a global alliance to offer reciprocal satellite roaming services.
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Mighty Ape shakes up Kiwi telco market with prepay plans
Mon, 28th Aug 2023
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telco
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prepay
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mobile plan
Mighty Ape, New Zealand's iconic online retailer, is set to disrupt the telecoms sector with its new prepay mobile plan, Mighty Mobile.
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Vodafone NZ to rebrand as One New Zealand in early 2023
Wed, 28th Sep 2022
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uc
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
Vodafone NZ has announced a significant rebrand, with the company announcing it is changing its name to One New Zealand in early 2023.
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Google Cloud to open first cloud region in NZ - among others
Wed, 10th Aug 2022
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data analytics
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Google Cloud has announced plans to bring three new cloud regions, one each in New Zealand, Malaysia and Thailand.
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Vodafone $1.7b passive mobile tower sale to InfraRed and Northleaf
Mon, 18th Jul 2022
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smartphones
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vodafone
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infratil
Vodafone NZ sells passive mobile tower assets for $1.7bn to InfraRed Capital Partners and Northleaf Capital Partners.
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Vodafone NZ buys remaining stake in retail joint venture
Thu, 19th May 2022
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partner programmes
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open source
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vodafone
Vodafone New Zealand has purchased the remaining 50% stake in the specialist joint venture (JV) with private equity company Millennium Corp.
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Vodafone NZ donates more than $43 million to over 1000 charities
Thu, 12th Nov 2020
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vodafone
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mental health
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charity
The company has supported more than 1000 charitable organisations since 2002 with donations totalling over $43 million.
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Vodafone NZ completes international optical network upgrade
Fri, 25th Sep 2020
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
The project enables a dedicated, resilient and diverse set of internet pathways upon which international data can be transferred at millisecond speed.
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Spark and Vodafone get behind InternetNZ's digital inclusion action plan
Mon, 14th Sep 2020
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government
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internetnz
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vodafone
More than 50 organisations have now signed the plan, which was shared with Government and the public in May this year.
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Vodafone NZ moves forward on digital reinvention with appointment of strategy officer
Tue, 7th Jul 2020
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uc
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recruitment
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contact centre
Mooney will be tasked with helping to guide the business through its ongoing reinvention towards becoming a more digitally focused business.
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Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees team up with police and NZTA to tackle texting while driving
Fri, 3rd Jul 2020
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nzta
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2degrees
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police
Spark, Vodafone, and 2degrees join forces with police and NZTA to combat texting while driving in NZ through educational campaigns and research initiatives.
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Former Air NZ chief people officer heads to Vodafone
Thu, 16th Jan 2020
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recruitment
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air new zealand
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vodafone
Jodie King appointed chief people officer at Vodafone NZ, bringing her expertise in building culture and customer focus from Air NZ.
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Telecom doubles home data plans
Fri, 27th Apr 2012
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telco
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data cap
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broadband
Telecom has increased the data caps on all of its home broadband plans by at least 100%, reflecting the massive upswing in consumer usage.