Telecommunications (Telco) stories - Page 202

Kiwis flock to top summer spots, but does their internet follow? As holidaymakers hit Mt Maunganui, Nelson, and more, we check the broadband scene.

Iggy Pop collaborates with nine New Zealand musicians from his Miami studio using Skype, demonstrating the power of Orcon's broadband.

Available from: Vodafone and Telecom<br />In the market for a phone? Own a PlayStation 3? Then the Sony Ericsson Aino demands your attention.

Viewers have been flocking to a locally produced online drama series that allows the viewers to influence the story.

Unless a foolproof way is found of generating revenue from online news, the future of journalism itself is under threat.

Telecom has met the deadline to produce accounting separation reports – but is asking for a variation on milestones its wholesale service is required to meet.

Final talks on mobile termination rates see telecom giants clash, with 2degrees retracting offers as Vodafone and Telecom propose cuts.

Since 2degrees launched in August 42,500 mobile users have ported their number to the fledging mobile carrier – 85% from Vodafone.

The number of SKY channels on Vodafone’s mobile TV offering has been boosted to 14, with the addition of channels for children and sports fans.

The Advertising Standards Association has ruled in favour of 2degrees over a complaint it lodged against Telecom regarding misleading advertising.

Around 100,000 customers woke up to a day without cellphone coverage in New Zealand due to a hardware failure on the XT Network.

Vodafone’s new portable wi-fi device allows up to five users to share a 3G broadband connection but won’t support speeds from its HSPA+ upgrade.

2degrees has announced a new feature for prepay customers that allows them to top up their mobile credit balances with minimal hassle.

Telecom, Vodafone, and 2degrees face challenges as they upgrade networks and compete for faster data speeds, according to a report by Compuware.

Hard on the heels of Vodafone’s loss in the Court of Appeal this week, the Commerce Commission has today released its draft cost calculation for the TSO at $69.

A last ditch effort to get the three mobile providers around the table and hash out an agreement on mobile termination rates has failed.

Telecom is extending its free mobile TV offering for two months to enable an influx of new customers to sample the offering.

Vodafone may take its case against TSO levies it paid five years ago all the way to the Supreme Court after its case was dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

If the government wants rural schools to receive broadband speeds of 100Mbps it should get consumers to pay for it.

As part of Operational Separation, Telecom must comply with a complex set of undertakings which affect the  way its IT systems are managed.