Internet Service Provider / ISP stories

Global internet disruptions increased 63% in March, with internet service providers hit the hardest. This is according to the 2020 Internet Performance Report from ThousandEyes, the internet and cloud intelligence company.>>

"We saw outages spike to unprecedented levels -- especially among internet service providers who seem to have been more vulnerable to disruptions than cloud providers.”>>

"We saw outages spike to unprecedented levels -- especially among internet service providers who seem to have been more vulnerable to disruptions than cloud providers.”>>

Generally considered the “off season” for DDoS attacks, researchers attribute the surge in incidents to malicious efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.>>

The announcement that Sky will be entering the broadband market is no surprise, writes Brendan Ritchie.>>

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.>>

The most effective way to 'flatten the curve' is to ensure everyone has an internet connection, says InternetNZ.>>

Spirit to expand its service offering into the MSP sector with the acquisition of Arinda IT.>>

“It’s only been a year since the rules lapsed, so there is still hope that our dire predictions will never come to pass.">>

“It’s getting harder to be a small business in New Zealand, but technology is making life easier for us.”>>

This deal is the latest in a series of commercial wins for Hawaiki.>>

In addition to releasing a host of new products, Huawei has signed an MoU and publicly stated its data centre plans for the region.>>

In addition to releasing a host of new products, Huawei has signed an MoU and publicly stated its data centre plans for the region.>>

Content sharing platforms have a duty of care to proactively monitor for harmful content, act expeditiously to remove content which is flagged to them as illegal.>>

2degrees, Spark, Vodafone and Vocus are now blocking any website that shows footage of the mosque shootings.>>

“Unbundling fibre will provide retail service providers with a flexible future-proofed platform regardless of what tomorrow brings." >>

There are a number of key events set to impact the IT industry this year – but 5G won’t be one of them.>>

The new deal will add over 10,000 broadband subscribers to Superbb, the newly formed retail broadband division of Superloop.>>

"These figures suggest that many are disappointed with their connection, especially when comparing it to their previous service.”>>

ARRNet talk about the best ways to service the education sector, as well as its collaboration with Zoom>>

Forget the hype, the road to full 5G coverage is going to be a little longer than vendors and service providers have promised.>>

"I have lost count of how many times a former FX/Orcon/Callplus employee has told me that they “don’t have visibility” of billing .">>

The company says the acquisition is consistent with their growth strategy of acquiring businesses with complementary offerings.>>

While retiring from day-to-day management of the business, Charles Tym continues as a director of Harbour ISP.>>