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The ultimate integration - Microsoft Teams and the office phone

Mon, 24th Aug 2020
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Lightwire Business offers a Teams Calling solution that scales without the per-user charge model, making it more cost-effective for businesses.
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Sky to become NZ’s next ISP

Tue, 26th May 2020
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Sky NZ takes broadband plunge in fight to curb customer churn and rejuvenate market stance amidst sports rights losses.
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UFB unbundling now less likely post 2020

Wed, 9th May 2018
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The current regulated price points ensure that ISP’s of all sizes are paying the same rate for the fibre that end users have available.
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Has Chorus broken the law?

Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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Chorus surpasses Nielsen's Law forecasts, achieving widespread availability of 1Gbps services in 2018, much earlier than their predicted 2020 target.
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How smaller Kiwi telcos are gaining market share

Wed, 17th Jan 2018
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But why are we seeing an increase in market share by the smaller telcos at a time where fewer and fewer exist?.
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What will a telco be worth in 2018?

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Big telcos buy small ones, and in recent years this has happened at a rapid rate in New Zealand, which means there are now fewer left to buy.
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When are HSNS tail extensions going to be a thing?

Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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Chorus' HSNS tail extension pricing baffles, hindering easy access to a service with promised high returns for RSPs.
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Is the end of open source VoIP in sight? Five reasons why it's on the way out

Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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Beware of partner programs that allow more established suppliers of the same solution to undercut new providers.
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Coromandel towns make Government's long UFB list

Thu, 3rd Sep 2015
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Five Coromandel towns have made the Government’s list of potential towns to receive funding for ultra-fast broadband.