Fibre stories - Page 10
Infinera helping wholesale telcos to rethink their business model
Thu, 1st Sep 2016
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We look at the challenges that telco service providers are facing. We uncover the answer to one of their issues.
Spark to test high speed Gigabit connections in Christchurch
Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
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New Zealand telco Spark tests Gigabit connections in Christchurch, enabling more people to upgrade their internet speeds.
Kiwi businesses thriving with the rollout of Ultra Fast Broadband
Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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The benefits of UFB have been made clear for New Zealand tourism companies, as the rollout of UFB in Rotorua and Queenstown reaches its completion.
Results are in: Quarterly UFB figures show Kiwis remain 'enthusiastic'
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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Ultra Fast Broadband is in high demand in New Zealand, with over 2.4 million people now able to connect, according to Communications Minister Amy Adams.
NZ Government gets behind digital tech with new telco laws
Thu, 14th Apr 2016
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New Zealand government unveils plans for new regulation of broadband and phone services to keep up with digital transformation.
Software approach breaks data center optical comms records
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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A Hong Kong polytechnic university has broken world records for fastest optical communications for data centers, logging 24-times the existing speeds.
New wireless broadband service from Spark
Mon, 4th Apr 2016
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Spark launches new wireless broadband service for selected urban customers, aimed at appeasing those who are frustrated with slow copper broadband.
NZ's fastest growing city encouraged to utilise UFB
Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
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Mayor Stuart Crosby urges Tauranga residents and businesses to harness Ultra-Fast Broadband to maximise opportunities as the city continues rapid growth.
Christchurch: NZ's IoT and smart city extraordinaire?
Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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Government reaffirms commitment to smart and sustainable Christchurch rebuild, with investment in Ultra-Fast Broadband.
CityLink turns 20 years old
Wed, 9th Dec 2015
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It might have recently turned 20 years old, but if you mention the name CityLink in Auckland, people immediately think 'bus company'.
Alcatel-Lucent researchers complete optical network breakthrough
Fri, 20th Nov 2015
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Breakthrough prototype technology from Bell Labs will increase optical network capacities by more than tenfold, according to a recent report.
1 in 20 NZ broadband connections through fibre
Fri, 16th Oct 2015
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Fibre broadband is doubling in popularity among Kiwis, now making up 1 in 20 connections, with over 100,000 fibre-optic setups nationwide.
Superloop snaps up ApexNetworks in $5.8m deal
Thu, 8th Oct 2015
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Dark fibre provider Superloop has snapped up ISP ApexNetworks in an effort to rapidly deploy managed services capability for channel customers.
NBN launches FTTN, promises 'very high speeds' still achieveable
Mon, 21st Sep 2015
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The NBN has launched its commercial fibre to the node product, saying 'most' end-users on the trial got wholesale speeds of 100Mbps download.
Chorus says regulator understates network pricing costs such as trenching
Tue, 18th Aug 2015
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Chorus has made a further submission to the Commerce Commission ahead of the final determination on pricing of its copper network.
Porirua to have fastest Wi-Fi in Australiasia
Wed, 29th Jul 2015
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Porirua City Council to offer the fastest free public Wi-Fi service in Australasia by end of year. #technology #publicwifi.
Lifecycle Service Orchestration ramps up in APAC
Thu, 23rd Jul 2015
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It's time for the provisioning of 21st-century data services to enter, well, the 21st century. That's starting to happen, for one in the APAC market.
Vector launches Cloud Link offering for Kiwi enterprise
Mon, 8th Jun 2015
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Vector launches cloud link service to connect Kiwi enterprises to multiple data centres to access cloud applications.
Chorus says RMA fix needed as fibre rollout stumbles
Tue, 26th May 2015
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Chorus urges government to amend the Resource Management Act, citing lengthy fibre installation delays for multi-unit properties and shared driveways.
Slingshot comes to the rescue of elderly Wellington residents
Wed, 6th May 2015
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Slingshot and Consumer NZ have finalised an agreement to provide more affordable services to elderly UFB customers in Wellington.