Ultra Fast Broadband news stories - Page 2

"There are changing consumer needs when it comes to broadband, both for households and businesses and the UFB initiative has been an integral part,"

“If your business relies on the internet at all, and you’ve got fibre on the street, you’d be silly not to take it up.”

"Prior to UFB, the Whanganui office & Ohakune office were on standard broadband. We're now on 100Mb/second download and 50Mb/second upload."

“Some of the newer ISPs have got great plans that really take advantage of the new UFB fibre network. It’s well worth knowing your options."

"Since having fibre put in, we've started to walk, run and now we're galloping."

“It’s allowed us to build a single managed wide area network for the business."

"Making New Zealand a true 'Gignation', beyond the 5000-plus connections we have in Dunedin, should see us catapulted up the league tables."

“It’s outstanding for a Government partnership to have delivered this digital infrastructure at such a low cost to the taxpayer."

Kordia has been busy improving its fibre backhaul networks across the North Island and finally completed the project last week, the company announced.

“The fact that Chorus continues to promote and support this low-value contracting model is disgraceful."

Chorus has announced the upcoming departure of its chief executive and managing director Mark Ratcliffe.

The difference between Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) & New Zealand's Ultrafast Broadband Network (UFB) rollouts is tellingly different.

“Faster speeds means people can use the internet in ways that were never possible before, creating more innovation and productivity."

Stuff's UFB entry may come with complications, according to commentary from Spark and DTS CEO Brendan Ritchie.

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.

Media agencies are now getting on the UFB train, as Stuff announces Stuff Fibre services, due to start in the next three months.

“More than one million households, businesses, schools and hospitals can access UFB. This means 2.4 million New Zealanders are now able to connect."

Over 7000 households and businesses are now able to connect to faster and more reliable internet.

If unbundling can be done well, big players could gain a distinct advantage against the smaller players in the market.

A new Bill to streamline the rollout of Ultra Fast Broadband has passed its first reading in Parliament.

Shared property and apartment dwellers will find it easier to connect to Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) in light of new changes made to the UFB rollout.

“It reflects our strength as a trusted infrastructure provider and our continued work in laying the foundation for our country’s digital future,."

Chorus announces UFB rollout is complete in Rotorua, bringing the service to almost 27,000 schools, businesses, health services and residents.

Geeks on Wheels has launched in Dunedin in response to increased demand in the area following the rollout of UFB.