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The first West Coast fibre enabled cell site, called Fox West, has gone live. More

The Commerce Commission is consulting on a proposal from Chorus to spend $1.6 billion over the first three years of the new fibre regulatory regime. More

The Commerce Commission has launched an online survey in a bid to help telecommunications stakeholders have their say on the next phase of regulation for fibre service providers.More

The code sets out the requirements Chorus must meet before it can stop providing wholesale copper phone and broadband services, including ADSL and VDSL. More

Chorus, Xero and 2degrees were amongst the finalists in this year's Deloitte Top 200 Awards, with both Chorus and Xero taking out their categories. More

The survey covered broadband usage, working from home, telehealth usage and online shopping behaviour.More

Hyperfibre will be available to more than three million people across New Zealand.More

As New Zealand’s largest internet infrastructure owner and operator, Chorus has developed connectivity solutions on our fibre network over the last few years to support emerging enterprise network needs.More

"The purpose of this paper is to set out our early thinking on how we approach the major aspects the new regulations will cover."More

"Working remote is here to stay and has connotations across the board for enterprises in terms of health and safety, communication, managing productivity and importantly connectivity."More

As the copper withdrawal looms, Chorus is looking at how it can leverage its fibre network to provide new products and services across the country.More

Vocus slammed the news from Chorus that it will increase fibre prices, labelling the move as "cynical, money grabbing and unwarranted".More

"It’s our job to build for the future rather than solely adding capacity for today."More

Once complete the new cable will cross from Maraetai Beach to Woodside Bay on the island.More

"Broadband in New Zealand was really put to the test by our pandemic response, so it is encouraging that speeds have held up so well."More

“By 2022, most New Zealanders are expected to have access to fibre at home. That means large parts of the traditional copper phone and broadband network may no longer be needed."More

“Recent events, and being under lockdown, have been truly unprecedented times and it’s not surprising to see that reflected in the way Kiwis have been using their broadband."More

Chorus will resume installations of fibre when New Zealand moves out of lockdown and into alert level 3 next week, the company has announced.More

Some ISPs have already reported a huge increase in daytime, home-based internet usage as New Zealanders move their work into their living rooms, studies and spare rooms.More

Traffic has begun to increase in day time broadband traffic as the network starts to see the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. More

Consultation is open on the draft guidance until 28 April 2020, with cross-submissions due by 12 May 2020.More

The growth in EBITDA was achieved through a combination of operating cost reductions and strong broadband connections growth.More

The availability of Hyperfibre means New Zealand is one of only 10 countries in the world to deploy broadband faster than one gigabit per second, and it is the first in the Southern Hemisphere.More

“When the kids are at school, there’s a clear peak at 4pm when they come home, but when they’re on holiday, you can see much more consistent use throughout the day."More