New Zealand hands over mid-band spectrum in return for rural rollouts
Spark, 2degrees and One New Zealand have all received a chunk of 5G frequencies as part of a scheme to improve mobile coverage.
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One New Zealand marks rebrand with SpaceX deal
The telco formerly known as Vodafone NZ wants coverage to be One less thing its customers have to worry about and thinks satellites are the answer.
NZ again hands over 5G spectrum without auction
The government of New Zealand has announced its decision to hand over mid-band spectrum to the country’s mobile operators without auction in a bid to speed the rollout of 5G services.
Spark calls upon AWS and Mavenir for 5G SA trial
There are signs that Amazon could be in line for another 5G standalone (SA) networking deal.
Vodafone NZ brings in NZ$1.7 billion from selling its towers
Vodafone New Zealand has agreed a NZ$1.7 billion deal that will see InfraRed Capital Partners and Northleaf Capital Partners take control of 80% of its mobile towers assets.
Largest submarine cable between Australia and the US launches
Southern Cross Cables says its NEXT submarine network is the most capacious yet to connect Australia, New Zealand, Pacific islands, and the US.
New Zealand heads towards cap on Chorus fibre revenues
New Zealand’s competition body has shared its view on the value of Chorus’s fibre network, a figure that will form the basis of its move to cap its fibre revenues.
LoRaWAN goes trans-Tasman via Spark’s NNNCo deal
LoRaWAN boosted its cross-border credentials on Monday thanks to a partnership between Spark New Zealand and Australia’s National Narrowband Network Company (NNNCo).
Spark doubles down on IoT, eHealth and sport content to ignite future growth
New Zealand operator Spark has launched a new three-year plan that focuses on significantly diversifying its offering.
New Zealand sensibly abandons latest 5G auction and just hands the spectrum over
A chunk of mid-band spectrum was due to be auctioned-off in New Zealand around now, but COVID-19 has caused a change of plan.
Samsung gets a 5G Spark in New Zealand
Korean tech giant Samsung has scored a much needed 5G deal win with Kiwi operator Spark.
Nokia celebrates 50th 5G deal win but it still lags Ericsson and Huawei
Being chosen by Spark New Zealand for some 5G work marks Nokia’s 50th 5G commercial contract, but Ericsson and Huawei have got more.
Nokia gets 5G gig from new-look Vodafone New Zealand
Just days after Vodafone flogged its New Zealand business, Nokia has been unveiled as its 5G network partner.
‘Five Eyes’ align security objectives but where does this leave Huawei?
After a meeting in London, the members of the ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence alliance has released a communique to reinforce the relationship and outline quite generic objectives.
Vodafone officially walks away from New Zealand
Vodafone has completed the sale of its Kiwi business to a consortium of investors for €2.1 billion.
Vodafone ditches Kiwis and cuts dividend in search of ‘financial headroom’
Vodafone has announced the sale of its New Zealand arm and a cut to the dividend as the firm searches for spreadsheet breathing room amid the Liberty Global acquisition, annual loss and spectrum auctions.
New Zealand joins the march against Huawei
Kiwi telco Spark has had an application to incorporate Huawei’s radio access network (RAN) equipment in its 5G infrastructure plans slapped down over security concerns.
BBWF 2018: Chorus sings the praises of centralised infrastructure model
Yesteryears rumbling story was the enforced separation of BT and Openreach, and while this might have been nothing more than a thinly veiled show, Ofcom might look at the success of Chorus for future inspiration.
NZ and Canada decline to jump on the Huawei banned wagon
Despite the current fashion for banning Huawei among US allies, New Zealand and Canada have both indicated they may not play ball.
Another kicking for the UK in NZ as Vodafone/Sky merger officially collapses
Vodafone is having a similar experience to the UK and Irish Lions in New Zealand as it finally pulls the plug on its troubled merger with Sky in the land of the All Blacks.
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