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Telecommunications (Telco) stories - Page 119

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Vodafone fibre cut, call centres down around the country
Mon, 16th Feb 2015
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Vodafone is experiencing an unexpected fibre cut in Auckland, Penrose, and says this is impacting Vodafone call centres nationwide.
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Momentum growing for UFB completions
Mon, 16th Feb 2015
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Three central North Island towns are now fully-fibred as momentum grows around the government’s ultra-fast broadband build.
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MARKET CLOSE:NZ shares fall led by Spark; MRP, Contact fall on yield caution
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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New Zealand shares fell led by Spark New Zealand as investors booked profit on recent gains in regular dividend paying stocks.
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Spark: No compo for you
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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Spark says no to compo as irate customers rage over last night's major North Island outage, leaving many without vital communication links.
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NZ Post to extend trial of mobility scooters to cut costs of mail, freight deliveries
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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New Zealand Post is to extend a trial of customised mobility scooters that allow posties to deliver both parcels and letters, helping the state-own.
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Spark crapped itself last night
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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Spark customers were sent into an annoyed frenzy last night when a breakdown impacted data, texts and phone calls.
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Qrious partners with Roy Morgan Research to provide insights into Kiwi market
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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Qrious teams up with Roy Morgan to transform NZ market insights, merging cutting-edge analytics with detailed consumer profiling.
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Kiwis paying through the roof for residential broadband
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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Kiwis hit with some of the highest costs for basic home broadband, ranking 77th globally, says Point Topic report.
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Westpac's new online banking platform a Kiwi first
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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Westpac launches 'Westpac One', New Zealand's premier fully-responsive online banking platform, revolutionising digital finance.
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Kiwis seek unlimited data plans and video streaming sites
Tue, 10th Feb 2015
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According to Kiwi statistics from the CallPlus network streaming video is up, peer-to-peer sharing is down, and online shoppers are turning to China.
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More rural towns to get access to better broadband
Tue, 10th Feb 2015
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Chorus has finished work on 28 new fibre-fed broadband cabinets across New Zealand as part of the Government’s Rural Broadband Initiative.
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Spark's Revera sued by consultant over $3.1 million commission fee
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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Revera has been sued by a consultant who claims he missed out on $3.1 million in commission fees when the business was sold to Spark New Zealand in 20.
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50% of Kiwi schools now using Network for Learning's internet services
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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Nearly 1,300 schools are now using the government-funded N4L Managed Network, with it’s uncapped data, web filtering and network security services.
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Consumer NZ poll slams Vodafone and Spark
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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Consumer NZ survey finds sharp drop in customer satisfaction with Vodafone and Spark, underperforming in service reliability.
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Bigpipe takes aim at Spark
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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Bigpipe has set its sights on gaining the number three spot in the New Zealand market and says OTT services may be on the cards.
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Vocus and Spark form construction joint venture for fibre
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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The joint venture puts Spark in an even better position to help New Zealand businesses navigate a digital future in which fibre will become increasing.
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End of the landline as more Kiwis head online?
Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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Three out of four households in New Zealand have internet access, while households with access to a landline telephone has dropped to 86%.
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Why SMBs need to go mobile
Fri, 30th Jan 2015
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SMBs must embrace mobile tech for boundless productivity and workforce attraction, asserts Concur's SMB director, Matt Goss.
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New players pose threat to established unified comms vendors
Wed, 28th Jan 2015
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Emerging UC players set to shake up the New Zealand market, challenging giants like Microsoft and Cisco with fresher cloud-based solutions.
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Chris Quin leaves Spark after nearly 25 years
Wed, 28th Jan 2015
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Craig Young, TUANZ chief executive, says Quin’s open leadership, experience and general ability took Spark through some interesting times.