The Commerce Commission orders immediate improvements to telco debt practices and a revised disconnection code by end of 2026 ...

New Zealand needs a clear, long-term technology strategy ‘that endures beyond electoral cycles - Tuanz. Chorus happy with longer fibre regulatory period.

In times gone past governments would auction mobile spectrum for vast sums and treat the proceeds as a windfall. While it looked like free money to politicians, the cost was borne by operators and, in ...

Render of AST SpaceMobile's tennis court-sized test satellite in low earth orbit. 2degrees and AST SpaceMobile say they will offer a New Zealand satellite-to-mobile next year, with a launch date ...

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 ...

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 ...

Telecommunications networks are crucial infrastructure. They carry essential services and underpin the economy. If networks fail, business and daily life can quickly stall. New Zealand also depends on ...

Fibre passes around 87 percent of New Zealand households, most of them in urban areas. The remaining 13 percent are rural, but this is an arbitrary distinction. This group includes everything from ...

We’ve all heard about the digital divide — how disadvantaged New Zealanders don’t have the same access to broadband as their better-off neighbours. We also know about the rural-urban digital divide.

Satellite-to-mobile phone text services from any part of New Zealand could be months away. 2degrees recently conducted successful trials of the technology with satellite operator Lynk in a paddock ...

A conversation between two 2degrees employees in the Hunua Range near Auckland was the first call made by a telco using a low earth orbit satellite and standard phone handsets. The call was over Lynk ...