One NZ apply for joint venture clearance.. Starlink entry level plan speeds slow. Chorus pushes for lighter transport ...

The Commerce Commission will test the proposed network sharing joint venture between 2degrees and One NZ. Rocket Lab gets ...

Starlink passed the 4 million customer milestone at the end of September. SpaceX’s low earth orbit satellite broadband network added a million customers or 33 percent in around 4 months. In December ...

Ookla’s regular Speedtest Global Index shows New Zealand fixed line broadband speeds are now falling relative to speeds in other nations. The index for December 2024 shows New Zealand ranked 29 in the ...

Spark's low-cost, low-customer touch Skinny brand came out top in all four categories in the Commerce Commission's first Residential Mobile Rankings. One New Zealand took the wooden spoon coming last ...

2degrees and AST SpaceMobile say they will offer a New Zealand satellite-to-mobile next year, with a launch date pencilled in for mid-2026. A key part of the project is the ground station 2degrees is ...

Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) buy wholesale services from mobile networks and sell them to customers. They can do this without needing to own or invest in network infrastructure. Often run ...

The Commerce Commission is changing the way it calculates the return regulated infrastructure companies are allowed to earn. This week infrastructure companies, including Chorus and Enable Networks, ...

Communications Minister Kris Faafoi says the government will offer spare 3.5GHz spectrum to mobile networks and Māori by the middle of next year. He should put some aside for the Wisps or wireless ...

To no-one’s surprise the Commerce Commission’s draft review of mobile termination rates recommends they stay regulated. See the report in our weekly roundup for other telecom news from June 2020. The ...

Datagrid has joined forces with Chorus to build an extensive Trans-Tasman submarine cable network. It's a departure for the fibre wholesale business, but wholly in keeping with its core business. The ...

Kordia has pulled the plug on the joint venture it formed with Tait Communications to build the Next Generation Critical Communications network. The move leaves Christchurch-based Tait holding the ...