Rural Broadband Initiative stories

The partnership between Fibrus and ACOME Group has accelerated rural broadband connectivity in Northern England and Northern Ireland, offering hyperfast full fibre broadband to thousands of homes and businesses.

Spark will close down its legacy 3G network towards the end of 2025, freeing up limited radio spectrum that will enable its 5G roll out across rural Aotearoa.

Spark has boosted its rural wireless broadband capacity in a bid to meet demand following the COVID-19 lockdown.

Rural broadband provider Farmside has experienced a 300% increase in new customers following the COVID-19 crisis in New Zealand.

Four New Zealand projects, including two from Christchurch City Council, have been named finalists in IDC's prestigious Asia Pacific Smart Cities Awards.

The new 4G cell site will increase the area’s access to communication services, with boosted mobile phone reception and data speeds faster than 3G.

Spark, Vodafone, and 2degrees launch broadband and mobile services across 20 rural NZ locations, bridging the digital divide and enhancing connectivity.

New Zealand's rural broadband programmes have been accelerated by a year, with completion now expected by the end of 2021.

The Rural Health Alliance of Aotearoa New Zealand applauds the Govt's NZD $270 million rural broadband investment but urges no extra costs for small towns.

Government's Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) programme 75% complete, providing fibre access to over 1 million households and businesses in New Zealand.

The Broadband Compare Awards launch this week in response to the increasingly diversified Kiwi market of more than 100 Internet providers.

New Zealanders are demanding faster internet for their homes, particularly in rural areas, according to a survey by InternetNZ.

Over 1 in 3 NZ homes now enjoy ultra-fast broadband with a 13% surge in the last quarter, according to latest Government figures.

The UK Government has introduced new standards to improve connectivity and streamline processes for telecommunications facilities.

New Zealand telco Spark welcomes the next phase of the Rural Broadband Initiative to improve internet speeds in rural areas.

N.Z. agriculture poised to lead with agritech, as experts spotlight sector's vast potential for growth and transformation, says PAANZ chair Mackenzie.

Spark celebrates landmark achievement with 100th Rural Broadband Initiative site in Reikorangi, expanding 3G and 4G coverage.

The new agreement means minimum peak broadband connection speeds under the RBI increase to at least six times the current levels.

Over 300k homes and businesses in New Zealand benefit from improved broadband, thanks to Government initiative.

Increasingly, technology is having a bigger part to play in one or our country’s biggest earning industries - and for good reason.