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Telecommunications (Telco) stories - Page 82

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Gigabit network launched in China to offer unprecedented speeds
Sun, 27th Aug 2017
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China Unicom with Ericsson have launched a Gigabit LTE network that allows subscribers to experience high-speed mobile broadband data.
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TDR treads middle ground between telco & consumer disputes
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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smartphones
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The free and independent TDR service is designed to help consumers manage complaints about any service or provider from their telco.
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Eaton appoints Power On Australia as first integrator
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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As part of the agreement, Power On Australia will be able to design, engineer and integrate Eaton DC power systems for customers in Australia.
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Chorus completes $7 million broadband upgrade to speed up rural internet
Thu, 24th Aug 2017
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Before the upgrades, the residents and businesses in these rural areas could only access broadband speeds of 5Mbps or less.
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Kiwis are concerned about how cyberbullying and fake news could affect their lives
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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Two-thirds of New Zealanders are concerned about misleading information online, with fears of fake news up 13% since last year, says research by InternetNZ.
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New consent regime makes access to ultra-fast broadband easier & faster
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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chorus
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This will help us achieve our target of providing up to 85% of New Zealanders with access to fibre by the end of 2024.
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Work begins on first ever direct subsea link between Africa and South America
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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network infrastructure
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The subsea cable has 40 Tbps of capacity that will extend more than 6,500 kilometres providing a paradigm shift in Africa's comms sector.
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No sale: Private equity bidders can Vocus takeover talks
Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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Private equity giants Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Affinity Equity Partners end takeover talks with Vocus, causing a drop in share prices.
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Spark's chairman to retire later this year, new chair named
Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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Mark Verbiest, Chairman of Spark New Zealand, will retire from the Board later this year and will be succeeded by Justine Smyth.
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Motorola’s self-repairing screen could be the turning point for your phone’s war on concrete
Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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motorola
The phone would be able to sense the cracks on the touchscreen display and then apply heat to reshape and repair the damage...
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2degrees' chief fixed officer - Snap owner Mark Petrie - moves on
Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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2degrees' chief fixed officer, Mark Petrie, will leave the telecommunications company later this year after overseeing the integration with Snap.
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Vodafone named NZ's fastest mobile & fixed network operator
Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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Vodafone wins Speedtest Award for NZ's swiftest mobile and broadband, says Ookla, bolstering data-driven lives for Kiwis.
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Majority of organisations willing to pay more for 5G, Gartner report finds
Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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5g & beyond
The objective of the survey was to understand how demand for 5G is growing and to learn about adoption plans for this technology.
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Four telcos warned about breaching Fair Trading Act by Commerce Commission
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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Four NZ telecommunications companies have been warned by the Commerce Commission for breaching the Fair Trading Act.
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$21m Govt funding to power REANNZ innovation network for next seven years
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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The REANNZ network will receive an extra $21 million funding over the next seven years allocated from MBIE's Strategic Science Investment Fund.
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2degrees names Chorus the primary provider of national backhaul
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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2degrees and Chorus will commission the new 100Gb/s capacity during August. 2degrees is Chorus’ first national 100Gb/s customer.
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Is the end of open source VoIP in sight? Five reasons why it's on the way out
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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martech
Beware of partner programs that allow more established suppliers of the same solution to undercut new providers.
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Chunghwa Telecom conducts major senior management shakeup
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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Chunghwa Telecom’s management team has received a shakeup, with three major appointments to its executive team.
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Cloudscene: World's largest cloud directory launches telco marketplace
Tue, 8th Aug 2017
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Cloudscene's Marketplace connects buyers and sellers of colocation and cloud services, with over 5,000 service providers listed.
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Simon Bridges to introduce Bill to modernise Telco Act to Parliament
Tue, 8th Aug 2017
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The Commission will be able to make codes that address retail service quality if the industry fails to develop industry-led codes that are adequate.