Telecommunications (Telco) stories - Page 121

Spark customers were sent into an annoyed frenzy last night when a breakdown impacted data, texts and phone calls.

Qrious teams up with Roy Morgan to transform NZ market insights, merging cutting-edge analytics with detailed consumer profiling.

Kiwis hit with some of the highest costs for basic home broadband, ranking 77th globally, says Point Topic report.

Westpac launches 'Westpac One', New Zealand's premier fully-responsive online banking platform, revolutionising digital finance.

According to Kiwi statistics from the CallPlus network streaming video is up, peer-to-peer sharing is down, and online shoppers are turning to China.

Chorus has finished work on 28 new fibre-fed broadband cabinets across New Zealand as part of the Government’s Rural Broadband Initiative.

Revera has been sued by a consultant who claims he missed out on $3.1 million in commission fees when the business was sold to Spark New Zealand in 20.

Nearly 1,300 schools are now using the government-funded N4L Managed Network, with it’s uncapped data, web filtering and network security services.

Consumer NZ survey finds sharp drop in customer satisfaction with Vodafone and Spark, underperforming in service reliability.

Bigpipe has set its sights on gaining the number three spot in the New Zealand market and says OTT services may be on the cards.

The joint venture puts Spark in an even better position to help New Zealand businesses navigate a digital future in which fibre will become increasing.

Three out of four households in New Zealand have internet access, while households with access to a landline telephone has dropped to 86%.

SMBs must embrace mobile tech for boundless productivity and workforce attraction, asserts Concur's SMB director, Matt Goss.

Emerging UC players set to shake up the New Zealand market, challenging giants like Microsoft and Cisco with fresher cloud-based solutions.

Craig Young, TUANZ chief executive, says Quin’s open leadership, experience and general ability took Spark through some interesting times.

Vodafone is setting up to offer Sky TV’s Neon free for six months to Vodafone customers on unlimited data plans.

Spark New Zealand reshuffles executive team, embracing a 'Digital First' ethos to spearhead market growth and innovation.

Spark's move to offer free Lightbox subscriptions to broadband customers earns applause, signalling a digital leap in New Zealand's TV consumption.

Spark currently has more than 600,000 home broadband customers, and each will have access to a free year-long Lightbox subscription.

It is expected up to 100 permanent roles, across management, back office functions and operations, will be impacted by the end of March 2015.