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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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Cradlepoint releases industry’s first 5G enterprise router
Tue, 31st Aug 2021
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Cradlepoint expands 5G product portfolio with industry's first enterprise-class router for primary, failover, or SD-WAN use cases.
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Spark expands uncapped wireless broadband to another half-a-million New Zealanders
Thu, 29th Jul 2021
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Spark expands uncapped wireless broadband to half-a-million more New Zealanders, bringing total to 1.2 million addresses.
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nbn sets world record for long-range 5G transmission
Thu, 14th Jan 2021
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Achieved a stable 5G mmWave transmission of close to 1Gbps at 7.3km, double the distance recorded three months ago, and a new record globally.
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Spark removes data caps on wireless broadband
Wed, 23rd Sep 2020
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Spark New Zealand offers uncapped wireless broadband for free, removing data caps on its Unplan Metro service.
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D-Link ANZ extends COVR Wi-Fi Certified EasyMesh System
Wed, 5th Aug 2020
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Adding these new options now allows the extension of the COVR Wi-Fi network to cover any home or home office with D-Link’s mesh Wi-Fi solution.
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D-Link Launches the DWL-7620AP Wireless Access Point
Wed, 26th Jun 2019
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D-Link unveils DWL-7620AP Wireless AP, enhancing Wi-Fi for businesses with 2.2Gbps and Tri-Band tech.
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D-Link ANZ launches new unified wireless PoE access point
Tue, 25th Jun 2019
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The DWL-7620AP supposedly leverages the full potential of 802.11ac Wave 2 to provide connectivity with combined data rates.
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Record-breaking data usage over school holidays
Mon, 6th May 2019
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Rather than pulling their hair out thinking of potential activities, it would appear Kiwi parents are turning to the internet to entertain their little ones.
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Cambium Networks releases ePMP fixed wireless broadband solutions
Wed, 10th Apr 2019
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New ePMP solutions from Cambium enhance wireless broadband connectivity.
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Former Internet Australia CEO weighs in on FTTC rollout
Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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NBN Co rolls out new Fibre-to-the-Curb tech amidst customer complaints & a CEO departure.
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Million dollar investment speeds up Hawke’s Bay rural broadband
Thu, 31st Aug 2017
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Taylor Broadband and WASP Broadband are merging to create one of New Zealand's largest rural internet providers. #broadband #technology.
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4.5G might become irrelevant faster than you think: Apple granted license to test 5G networks
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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Apple accelerates into the 5G future with a licence to test cutting-edge networks, potentially leaving 4.5G in the dust.
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The huge digital divide: 68% of Asia-Pacific residents still not connected to net
Tue, 21st Jun 2016
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The huge extent of the global digital divide has been uncovered, showing that 57% of the world's urban population are unconnected to the internet.
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Spark network provides new IoT wireless solution for farmers
Thu, 16th Jun 2016
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Increasingly, technology is having a bigger part to play in one or our country’s biggest earning industries - and for good reason.
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Cambium Networks announces new wireless broadband platform
Wed, 15th Jun 2016
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Next-gen of ePMP platform enables wireless internet service providers to provide wireless broadband connectivity in areas with high interference.
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One class school gets early connection to Wi-Fi
Tue, 12th Jan 2016
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Remote West Coast school Barrytown now has wireless internet access in its classrooms as the Ministry of Education stepped in ahead of UFB update.
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Rural New Zealanders keeping pace with Spark's wireless broadband
Mon, 30th Nov 2015
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Rural Kiwis revel in Spark's new wireless broadband, embracing fast 4G internet for work and leisure, leaving slow speeds behind.
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MIMP hops ahead of NBN for Kangaroo Island broadband
Thu, 20th Aug 2015
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MIMP has beaten the NBN to the punch in providing high-speed broadband services for Kangaroo Island, ousting Telstra in the process.
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Xirrus launched SaaS solution for complete control over Wi-Fi
Tue, 23rd Jun 2015
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Xirrus launches EasyPass, a suite of services that simplifies device onboarding to Wi-Fi networks, requiring fewer steps.
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Delay digital dividend decision InternetNZ
Thu, 10th Nov 2011
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InternetNZ urges delay in 700MHz band decisions to align NZ with international tech direction, advocating for future-proof strategy.
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Kiwi firm deploys Israeli technology
Wed, 28th Jul 2010
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EOL plans wireless expansion with technology that eliminates the need for towers.
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Fibre favoured in $300m rural bb plan
Thu, 22nd Apr 2010
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Fibre is the favoured technology in the government's rural<br />broadband plan, but wireless broadband will be considered if it can achieve<br />10Mbps to remote schools.
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Landcorp ditches satellite
Mon, 1st Jun 2009
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Landcorp ditches satellite service for Araneo wireless broadband, improving communication between farmers and central office.