JB Rousselot stories
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Chorus reports strong half-year results amid CEO transition
Fri, 1st Mar 2024
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Amid plans for a CEO changeover, Chorus reports a robust half-year performance bolstered by increased fibre broadband uptake.
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Govt paper pushes case for fibre connectivity in rural NZ
Mon, 5th Dec 2022
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hybrid & remote work
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connectivity
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telco
Chorus has welcomed the New Zealand Government's release of a new paper that sets out the country's high-level connectivity vision over the next decade.
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NZIER and Chorus find economic potential in rural connectivity
Tue, 15th Nov 2022
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network infrastructure
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fibre
Closing rural-urban digital divide in New Zealand could bring economic benefits of NZD$16.5bn over 10 years, says NZIER report commissioned by Chorus.
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ComCom issues final decision on Chorus Regulatory Asset Base
Thu, 6th Oct 2022
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fintechs
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chorus
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commerce commission
A company's RAB amounts to the value of the assets the company has used for delivering regulated fibre services to New Zealand consumers.
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Education Perfect accelerates Māori language through tech
Wed, 7th Sep 2022
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edutech
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te reo māori
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education perfect
New Zealand edtech company, Education Perfect (EP; aims to boost Māori language learning with its online courses and competitions.
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Chorus posts $959 million 2022 revenue for fibre broadband
Tue, 23rd Aug 2022
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fibre
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Chorus' fibre broadband demand fuels revenue growth of $959m, exceeding its goal of one million fibre connections by December.
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First West Coast fibre enabled RCG site goes live
Wed, 17th Feb 2021
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chorus
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fibre
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telco
The first West Coast fibre enabled cell site, called Fox West, has gone live providing 4G wireless broadband and mobile calling services in New Zealand.
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Chorus deploys new submarine fibre optic cable to Waiheke Island
Fri, 19th Jun 2020
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network infrastructure
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chorus
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fibre
Chorus has begun work on a second submarine fibre optic cable to Waiheke Island, significantly increasing its internet and data capacity.
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Chorus network data for April shows fibre essential to life in lockdown
Sat, 9th May 2020
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e-learning
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hybrid & remote work
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New Zealand households connected to fibre averaged 500GB of monthly consumption in April, equivalent to 12 hours of Zoom video conferencing per day.
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Chorus: First day of significant increase in broadband traffic
Fri, 20th Mar 2020
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hybrid & remote work
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chorus
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telco
Traffic has begun to increase in day time broadband traffic as the network starts to see the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Chorus reports strong EBITDA following solid half
Wed, 26th Feb 2020
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telco
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financial results
The growth in EBITDA was achieved through a combination of operating cost reductions and strong broadband connections growth.