Ultra Fast Broadband news stories

A new report published by the Commerce Commission has found New Zealand's Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) compares well to Australia's National Broadband Network.

636km of new fibre has been added to the UFF’s network two years ahead of schedule.

"Adoption of UFB leads to some wage increases for incumbent workers, but these effects differ by gender, qualification level and skill type."

“As the copper network is gradually withdrawn there may be a small number of New Zealanders who could be left without the means to call 111 during an emergency if they have a power failure.”

Enable, Christchurch's fibre broadband provider, has now connected its 100,000th customer to its network, doubling the number of households and businesses connected to ultra-fast fibre broadband in less than two years.

“We know demand is going to be high for fibre installations in the lead up to the tournament and we want to make sure New Zealand’s most ardent supporters don't miss out."

"As an industry, we've increased the speed of broadband to one gigabit and beyond, which is a remarkable achievement, but we now have to look beyond speed."

“[We] look forward to continuing to build a great internet service for New Zealanders.”

Why should New Zealanders who don’t live in cities be the last to be supported?

“By the end of 2022, our UFB programme will provide more than four million New Zealanders with world-class internet.”

Apple conducts trials as 5G broadband looms on the horizon...

"We’re tied for third fastest in the APAC region, [which] puts New Zealand alongside other global connectivity leaders such as Japan & South Korea."

The government has announced a reform of the telco act that will affect Internet around the country - but is it good news for consumers?

​The second phase of the government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband initiative is underway, with one South Island town and one North Island town first up.

“The results show that New Zealanders are downloading, streaming TV and gaming at a huge rate."

“We have been staggered by the demand for Gig. Gig is the quickest and very best available."

“This Government has made a priority of removing obstacles to improve connectivity and to modernise and streamline processes."

“As the broadband rollout moves into more economically challenging areas, it’s important to consider other ways to increase the opportunities."

“Having a fast and reliable internet service is becoming a necessity for many people in our technology-driven lives."

“The agreement is a pragmatic solution and has been agreed without further funding from CFH."

"The opportunities we’ve had to build Dunedin’s tech community has been very significant and the GigStart fund is a major part of that."

"It’s the reliability and consistency of performance of the future-proofed technology as well,"

First or not, gigabit broadband is fast. It isn’t so much a matter of watching characters appear – blink and you’ll miss the entire site.

“You can’t beat the speed and the improvement in latency and efficiency that you get with it."