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Fibre stories - Page 8

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Revealed: Who is New Zealand’s cheapest non-contract ISP?
Mon, 21st Nov 2016
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When it comes to Internet in New Zealand, many Kiwis are led to believe there are only a few options from the major players. However, this isn't true.
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ComCom calls for submissions on rural fibre
Mon, 7th Nov 2016
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commerce commission
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Public to have one week to give their views on rolling out fibre on rural electricity infrastructure, says NZ Communications Minister Amy Adams.
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A message from beyond the grave: World's first coffin with WiFi
Fri, 14th Oct 2016
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video
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gaming
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Kiwi company MyRepublic unveils the world's first Wi-Fi enabled coffin, ensuring connectivity transcends to the afterlife.
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New Zealand's fibre connections double, Statistics NZ reports
Fri, 14th Oct 2016
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Number of fibre-optic broadband connections in New Zealand has more than doubled since June 2015, according to Statistics NZ.
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Downer bows out of fibre installations for Chorus
Fri, 7th Oct 2016
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Visionstream to take over fibre installations in areas serviced by Downer, allowing Downer to focus on other aspects of its relationship with Chorus.
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Communities transform - Whakatane UFB build now complete
Mon, 26th Sep 2016
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chorus
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Chorus has deployed Ultra-Fast Broadband to 7000 locations in Whakatane, potentially transforming New Zealand's economy.
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Infinera massively increases speed on data center interconnect product
Thu, 22nd Sep 2016
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Infinera's Cloud Xpress 2 boosts data speeds, trimming costs and simplifying 'Metro' DCIs with new tech.
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Inside the Kiwi UFB experience - Installing UFB to a business
Thu, 22nd Sep 2016
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crown fibre holdings
New Zealand businesses are benefiting from the Ultra-Fast Broadband Initiative, with fibre installation taking just over a week.
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Molex launches high-speed I/O cabling to speed up data centers
Mon, 19th Sep 2016
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Molex is bringing better technology and storage solutions to the data center market, making sure that networking solutions offer cutting-edge tech.
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Infinera helping wholesale telcos to rethink their business model
Thu, 1st Sep 2016
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network management
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network infrastructure
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We look at the challenges that telco service providers are facing. We uncover the answer to one of their issues.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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IO boosts connectivity with Superloop in Singapore
Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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telecommunications
IO partners with Superloop to create a dark fiber network in Singapore, improving connectivity for IO customers.
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NZ Government gets behind digital tech with new telco laws
Thu, 14th Apr 2016
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cloud services
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
New Zealand government unveils plans for new regulation of broadband and phone services to keep up with digital transformation.
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Software approach breaks data center optical comms records
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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colocation
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data centre operators
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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.
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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.
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NZ's fastest growing city encouraged to utilise UFB
Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
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business
Tauranga's Mayor rallies locals to harness Ultra-Fast Broadband's full potential amidst city's rapid growth.
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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.
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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’.
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Alcatel-Lucent researchers complete optical network breakthrough
Fri, 20th Nov 2015
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iot
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wireless networks
Breakthrough prototype technology from Bell Labs will increase optical network capacities by more than tenfold, according to a recent report.
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1 in 20 NZ broadband connections through fibre
Fri, 16th Oct 2015
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Kiwis flock to fibre-optic internet, with 1 in 20 connections now lightning-fast, reports Stats NZ.
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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.
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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.