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NZ's CallPlus acquired by Aussie telco for $250m

Mon, 13th Apr 2015
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CallPlus has been acquired by M2 Group, the Australian-based telecommunications and utilities provider, for NZ$250 million.
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Mobile VoIP vs. Static VoIP

Wed, 8th Apr 2015
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The static VoIP market is responsible for more than 96% of global VoIP revenues and these are expected to grow steadily in the next five years.
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Opengear looking to boost partner network for growth

Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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It seems Opengear is operating a pincer strategy. One side of their strategy is around maintaining their solid relationships with larger players.
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Retailers: say no to Semble

Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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Wellington hair salon rejects new Semble contactless payment system, urges retailers to hold out for EFTPOS 2.0.
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Intermedia makes it easier for partners to sell VoIP services

Fri, 27th Mar 2015
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Intermedia has launched its VoIP Scout network testing solution for its partners at the Channel Partners Conference in Las Vegas.
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Consumer NZ campaign targets telco unfair contract terms

Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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The ban will apply to unfair terms in standard-form consumer contracts used by electricity retailers, telcos, finance providers, pay-TV operators.
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Slingshot best performing broadband provider

Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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Slingshot has been named as the best performing broadband provider in New Zealand for the second year running.
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M-commerce and wearables drive the growth of mobility

Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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According to IDC, mobility is primed for faster growth in consumer and enterprise markets in the Asia/Pacific region.
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The digital transformation is coming, are you prepared?

Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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This is the year of digital transformation for business, fuelled by the Internet of Everything (IoE), according to Kevin Bloch, Cisco Australia and Ne.
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The future of mobile networks, according to Nokia's Ray Owen

Tue, 6th Jan 2015
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Pat Pilcher caught up with Ray Owen, the new head of ANZ for Nokia to chat about the future of mobile networks.
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Spark NZ to pay 19 million toward telco levy

Mon, 5th Jan 2015
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New Zealand's Commerce Commission has released its final decision on the liability allocation for telecommunications providers.
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Spark, Voda and Telstra to spend US$70 million on trans-Tasman cable

Thu, 18th Dec 2014
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Spark New Zealand and Vodafone, New Zealand's two dominant telecommunications providers, in partnership with Australian provider Telstra, will spen.
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Countdown to Christmas with our best articles of the year

Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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From gay CEOs, sexist CEOs and mean CEOs to women at the top, disappearing ISPs and our whole office fighting it out on their Fitbits, we've had a great year.
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Labour calls out John Key over phone and internet price hikes

Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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Labour ICT spokesperson Clare Curran says John Key can't duck the blame for internet and phone price increases.
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5G is on its way

Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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4G may have finally made it to New Zealand, but Huawei are already eying up the next generation of mobile technology.
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The 'software driven' data centre

Thu, 4th Dec 2014
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As virtualisation and 'software defined' takes over the data centre, the differences between telco data centres and other data centres has dwindled.
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Brocade returns to New Zealand with local appointment

Wed, 3rd Dec 2014
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Andy Miller appointed as Brocade's New Zealand Manager, tasked with spearheading growth in software and IP networking in the region.
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Collaboration between vendors and telcos key to success, says Ovum

Thu, 27th Nov 2014
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In the rapidly evolving telco sector, Ovum highlights that collaboration between vendors and telcos is crucial for innovation and customer satisfaction.
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Dimension Data seeking channel help in cloud push

Fri, 14th Nov 2014
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Dimension Data is eyeing up deals with local distributors, system integrators and resellers to shore up its position in the land grab that is cloud.
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New router hitches Alcatel-Lucent's future to software

Thu, 13th Nov 2014
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Alcatel-Lucent bets on future with new Virtual Service Router, targeting telco edge networks with software-revolution and promising vast performance.