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Broadband stories - Page 5

In two words, Broadband is a fast connection. To the internet, of course. While ‘fast’ isn’t generally defined as it is a moving target (what was considered fast 5 years ago isn’t considered fast today), Broadband generally refers to the fastest available consumer connections regardless of technology type. Wireless networks or fibre networks are equally described as ‘Broadband connections’, often prefixed as ‘wireless Broadband’ or ‘Fibre Broadband’. The name derives from the broad array of technologies available for the creation of a high-capacity internet connection.
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Noel Leeming first to offer Starlink in New Zealand
Thu, 22nd Dec 2022
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Noel Leeming becomes first retailer in New Zealand to offer Starlink broadband internet, with hardware available from late December.
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Chorus sees spike in business demand for faster fibre connections
Fri, 9th Dec 2022
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Businesses are spending more on super fast, commercial grade, fibre network connections as more of their operations move online.
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ComCom announces a much broader next phase of MBNZ
Tue, 29th Nov 2022
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The Commerce Commission has unveiled the next phase of Measuring Broadband New Zealand (MBNZ), widening the programme to cover new technologies.
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Skafold appoints Ben Papps as Executive General Manager & Investment Principal
Fri, 11th Nov 2022
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Former MTX Group CEO Ben Papps appointed Executive General Manager and Investment Principal at Skafold to oversee digital and data industry investments.
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Samsung reaches new 5G mmWave milestone in Australia
Tue, 8th Nov 2022
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Samsung has hit a new milestone in Australia, achieving 10km long-range transmission over 5G mmWave in a recent field trial conducted with NBN.
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Good connectivity key to business growth
Mon, 24th Oct 2022
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Pure SEO, New Zealand's largest SEO agency, credits its success to good internet connectivity, according to Founder and CEO Richard Conway.
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Cloud4Wi increases involvement with Wireless Broadband Alliance
Fri, 14th Oct 2022
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Cloud4Wi has increased its involvement with the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) by upgrading its membership level from Implementer to Principal Member.
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Voyager Internet’s 100 Gigabit network upgrade to provide advanced services nationwide
Mon, 10th Oct 2022
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Voyager Internet is nearing completion on its 100 Gigabit national network upgrade, meeting growing capacity requirements and providing premium level broadband.
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Versa announces partnership with Nabiq to deliver 5G services
Thu, 29th Sep 2022
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Versa’s VOS enables a unique approach to 5G edge solutions by combining virtual machines with SASE multi-tenancy to enable 5G UPF data plane.
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Vodafone NZ to rebrand as One New Zealand in early 2023
Wed, 28th Sep 2022
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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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Poor mobile coverage most prominent issue for telco services
Thu, 22nd Sep 2022
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While overall complaint numbers declined significantly in the period, the proportion of mobile complaints increased to 39.7% of all complaints.
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Kacific wins big at the World Business Outlook Awards
Fri, 16th Sep 2022
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The Kacific Group has been recognised in the World Business Outlook Awards for providing high-quality broadband services and infrastructure throughout APAC.
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Kacific appoints Ivan Fong as Managing Director of the Pacific
Fri, 9th Sep 2022
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Ivan Fong, an experienced telecommunications leader, appointed as Managing Director of Pacific-based Kacific to drive strategic growth.
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Samsung and Spark switch on 5G in over 20 Auckland suburbs
Mon, 5th Sep 2022
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This comes after a successful rollout of commercial 5G services in the urban areas of Auckland and Christchurch beginning in March 2021.
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Chorus posts $959 million 2022 revenue for fibre broadband
Tue, 23rd Aug 2022
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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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Chorus announces Hyperfibre sponsorship deal with NZ Esports
Thu, 4th Aug 2022
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Chorus has put its support behind New Zealand's Esports community with a newly announced three-year Hyperfibre sponsorship deal with NZ Esports.
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MyRepublic unveils 'choose the speed you need' mobile plans
Tue, 2nd Aug 2022
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Broadband provider MyRepublic has announced the details of its new 'choose the speed you need' mobile plans, designed for New Zealanders.
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Singapore found to have the speediest internet rates in the world
Mon, 20th Jun 2022
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New research from BanklessTimes has shown that Singapore has the highest recorded median internet speed in the world at 207.61 MBPS.
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Mercury launches broadband and fibre packages for NZ customers
Thu, 16th Jun 2022
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Mercury has officially launched Mercury Broadband, giving its electricity and gas customers the ability to add fibre to their existing Mercury account.
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Most NZ broadband can deliver four HD Netflix streams at the same time
Mon, 13th Jun 2022
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99% of top broadband plans in New Zealand can handle four simultaneous high-definition Netflix streams, says Measuring Broadband New Zealand programme report.