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Tuatahi & Ventia sign NZD $110 million fibre network deal

Tuatahi First Fibre has appointed Ventia as its primary partner in a NZD $110 million deal to support its expanding fibre broadband network across New Zealand.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Jun 2025

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ComCom finds NZ broadband compares well with Australia

A new report published by the Commerce Commission has found New Zealand's Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) compares well to Australia's National Broadband Network.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Jun 2022

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30,000 Kiwis get ultra-fast broadband early

Ultrafast Fibre has completed its broadband rollout two years early, connecting 27 towns and 30,000 customers to fibre, enhancing connectivity in New Zealand.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Feb 2020

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Chorus to roll out broadband offering with 10Gbps speeds

Chorus unveils Hyperfibre, offering speeds up to 10 Gbps and making New Zealand the first in the Southern Hemisphere to deploy such advanced broadband.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Nov 2019

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Chorus says the clock's ticking if you want UFB before the Rugby World Cup

Less than 90,000 fibre connections are available on Chorus' network before Rugby World Cup 2019 starts. Online viewing is expected to cause a data spike.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Mar 2019

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Chorus to expand Wi-Fi trials following Christchurch success

Chorus and N4L announced they are expanding a trial that uses Chorus network infrastructure to bring free internet into the homes of students.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Jun 2018

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Kiwis across the country continue to embrace UFB

The number of New Zealand households and businesses connected to ultra-fast broadband (UFB) has increased by 11%...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Dec 2017

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Chorus commissions new core routers as part of $50m network investment

Chorus completes build of two core Ethernet switches in Auckland as part of $50m network investment to increase capacity and support broadband retailers.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jul 2020

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Chorus to resume non-essential fibre installs at alert level 3

Chorus will resume installations of fibre when New Zealand moves out of lockdown and into alert level 3 next week, the company has announced.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2020

Gaming

Hands-on Review: D-Link Talkbox 2800 DVA-2800 VoIP modem

The D-Link Talkbox 2800 is an AC1600 NBN (AU) and UFB (NZ) compatible modem/router with ADSL2+ and VDSL2 functionality.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2020

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Clear winners and losers in UFB race, research finds

New research indicates that the adoption of Ultra Fast Broadband in New Zealand has led to 'winners and losers' among businesses.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 13th Dec 2019

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Ultrafast Fibre to trial 10Gbps fibre broadband

New Zealand businesses with a need for cutting-edge performance cloud software and transfer vast amounts of data are expected to be early adopters of the trial.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Dec 2019

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Commerce Commission seeks to upgrade NZ's emergency calling code

New Zealand regulator proposes rules to protect consumers during power cuts as country shifts to new telecom technologies.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Sep 2019

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Vodafone, Vocus welcome Com Com scrutiny on unbundled broadband

The Commerce Commission's scrutiny on unbundled broadband pricing is a step in the right direction, according to Vocus Group and Vodafone.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Jun 2019

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Enable celebrates 100,000th connection as Rugby World Cup nears

Enable has connected its 100,000th Christchurch customer to its fibre network, urging locals to upgrade before the Rugby World Cup streams online.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jun 2019

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Vodafone and PNSol champion new 'invisble network' broadband project

Broadband Forum has launched Broadband QED, a project aimed at enhancing the quality of broadband networks, led by Vodafone and Predictable Network Solutions.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Jan 2019

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Vocus Group and Vodafone partner to unbundle UFB services

Vocus Group and Vodafone are teaming up to unbundle New Zealand's UFB fibre network, aiming to boost competition, innovation, and broadband performance.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Jun 2018

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Stuff takes 100% ownership of Stuff Fibre

Media entity Stuff has acquired the internet service provider Stuff Fibre, allowing it to continue building a great internet service for New Zealanders.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 25th May 2018