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UFB / Ultra Fast Broadband stories - Page 12

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Chorus signs UFB build contracts
Wed, 17th Apr 2013
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Chorus partners with Visionstream and Downer in $1bn deals to build NZ's ultrafast broadband, aiming to improve connectivity nationwide.
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Telecom launches next generation broadband
Wed, 27th Mar 2013
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After weeks of predictions and expert guess work, Telecom finally announced what we already knew - a UFB network across New Zealand.
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Hey, Telecom, Leave our patch alone
Wed, 27th Mar 2013
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Orcon hits back at Telecom's NZ fibre network launch, claiming dominance in the market amidst growing competition.
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Telecom set for UFB network launch?
Thu, 21st Mar 2013
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Telecom hints at a UFB network debut on March 28, aiming to stir competition in Chorus areas. Plans were teased by CEO last August.
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New UFB network for New Plymouth
Thu, 14th Mar 2013
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Construction on New Plymouth’s ultra-fast broadband network has ramped up with more than 70km of fibre to be laid in the city by July.
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Good things come to those who wait
Tue, 12th Mar 2013
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Government's $1.5bn UFB program is moseying along at turtle pace, but if they build it, surely Kiwis will come?.
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HD launches choose your own contention ratio & Fibre plans
Tue, 5th Mar 2013
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HD introduces a groundbreaking 'choose your own contention ratio' service, allowing UFB customers bespoke bandwidth control.
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UFB and RBI school report: C+
Mon, 25th Feb 2013
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Government says both broadband programmes continue to make good progress but less than 3% able to connect actually did during 2012.
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City quartet receives UFB upgrade
Fri, 15th Feb 2013
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Orcon launches UFB in four additional cities across New Zealand, allowing access to the country's new $1.5bn network.
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Chorus gets reprieve as govt holds price regulation
Fri, 8th Feb 2013
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Telecommunications network operator Chorus has been given some breathing space over price regulation of its ageing copper lines.
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Chorus GM in charge of UFB, RBI rollout resigns
Thu, 7th Feb 2013
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Chorus' executive in charge of building its tax-payer funded broadband programmes will leave the telecommunications network operator at the end April.
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Fast broadband boost for Great Barrier Island
Mon, 4th Feb 2013
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Government commits to improving rural connectivity, abandoning frustrating dial-up speeds and through faster technology access.
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Ultrafast Fibre adopts Oz portal
Wed, 30th Jan 2013
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Ultrafast Fibre partners with Australian firm DGIT, advancing NZ's broadband with a cutting-edge interface in the North Island.
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New Zealand Internet: The UFB problem the that the Govt doesn't want you to know about
Sat, 19th Jan 2013
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NZ's UFB may not deliver the promised business innovation due to a fibre monopoly and high costs, stifling competition and growth.
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Are ISPs selling more expensive UFB plans?
Thu, 20th Dec 2012
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Alert for UK consumers: ISPs may be misleading customers with expensive UFB plans offering speeds as slow as dial-up, warns expert.
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Cambridge connects to UFB
Mon, 26th Nov 2012
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Cambridge leaps into the future as Ultrafast Fibre launches in the CBD, offering businesses ultra-fast broadband services.
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Schools UFB network appoints new CEO
Fri, 23rd Nov 2012
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John Hanna takes the helm as CEO of NZ's Schools UFB network, aiming to revolutionise digital learning for over 800,000 students.
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Fibre will be worth the wait...but there will be a wait
Fri, 23rd Nov 2012
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NZ's journey to fibre broadband will be a slow-starting marathon, not a sprint, with true dominance over copper years away, says IDC.
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Tongariro crosses broadband barrier
Tue, 20th Nov 2012
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Tongariro's remote OPC base leaps into the digital age with broadband, conquering logistics and cost hurdles, thanks to Genesis Energy.
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UFB build begins in Whakatane
Thu, 15th Nov 2012
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Government says over 1500 businesses, health facilities, schools and homes in Whakatane to receive UFB during the next 18 months.
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Winning schools sketch vision for a UFB future
Thu, 8th Nov 2012
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Winners of Telecom’s inaugural ‘Amazing Ideas Search’ have been chosen regarding how Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) can enhance our lives.
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UFB milestone reached
Thu, 8th Nov 2012
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Over 100,000 end users in urban areas are now able to connect to the Ultra-Fast Broadband network, only 16 months after the project started.
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Enable celebrates over 1,000 fibre connections
Tue, 6th Nov 2012
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Enable's fibre network flourishes with over 1,000 connections, doubling figures post Govt collaboration, marking a new era in Christchurch.
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Chorus deal doesn’t go far enough
Fri, 2nd Nov 2012
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New Zealand Labour Party criticises Government's ultra-fast broadband deal, saying it will expire before most people can be connected.