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Spark removes data caps on wireless broadband

Wed, 23rd Sep 2020
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Spark New Zealand offers uncapped wireless broadband for free, removing data caps on its Unplan Metro service.
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D-Link ANZ extends COVR Wi-Fi Certified EasyMesh System

Wed, 5th Aug 2020
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Adding these new options now allows the extension of the COVR Wi-Fi network to cover any home or home office with D-Link's mesh Wi-Fi solution.
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D-Link Launches the DWL-7620AP Wireless Access Point

Wed, 26th Jun 2019
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D-Link ANZ introduces the DWL-7620AP, a Unified AC Wave 2 Wireless Access Point offering speeds up to 2.2Gbps and priced at NZD $819.99.
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D-Link ANZ launches new unified wireless PoE access point

Tue, 25th Jun 2019
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The DWL-7620AP supposedly leverages the full potential of 802.11ac Wave 2 to provide connectivity with combined data rates.
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Record-breaking data usage over school holidays

Mon, 6th May 2019
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Rather than pulling their hair out thinking of potential activities, it would appear Kiwi parents are turning to the internet to entertain their little ones.
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Cambium Networks releases ePMP fixed wireless broadband solutions

Wed, 10th Apr 2019
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Cambium Networks expands its ePMP portfolio with new fixed wireless broadband solutions, enhancing connectivity options for service providers and enterprises.
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Former Internet Australia CEO weighs in on FTTC rollout

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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Former Internet Australia CEO calls the NBN Co's Fibre-to-the-Curb rollout a belated but necessary upgrade amid ongoing broadband issues in Australia.
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Million dollar investment speeds up Hawke's Bay rural broadband

Thu, 31st Aug 2017
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Taylor Broadband and WASP Broadband are merging to create one of New Zealand's largest rural internet providers. #broadband #technology.
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4.5G might become irrelevant faster than you think: Apple granted license to test 5G networks

Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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Apple accelerates into the 5G future with a licence to test cutting-edge networks, potentially leaving 4.5G in the dust.
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The huge digital divide: 68% of Asia-Pacific residents still not connected to net

Tue, 21st Jun 2016
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The huge extent of the global digital divide has been uncovered, showing that 57% of the world's urban population are unconnected to the internet.
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Spark network provides new IoT wireless solution for farmers

Thu, 16th Jun 2016
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Increasingly, technology is having a bigger part to play in one or our country's biggest earning industries - and for good reason.
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Cambium Networks announces new wireless broadband platform

Wed, 15th Jun 2016
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Next-gen of ePMP platform enables wireless internet service providers to provide wireless broadband connectivity in areas with high interference.
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One class school gets early connection to Wi-Fi

Tue, 12th Jan 2016
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Remote West Coast school Barrytown now has wireless internet access in its classrooms as the Ministry of Education stepped in ahead of UFB update.
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Rural New Zealanders keeping pace with Spark's wireless broadband

Mon, 30th Nov 2015
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Rural Kiwis revel in Spark's new wireless broadband, embracing fast 4G internet for work and leisure, leaving slow speeds behind.
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MIMP hops ahead of NBN for Kangaroo Island broadband

Thu, 20th Aug 2015
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MIMP has beaten the NBN to the punch in providing high-speed broadband services for Kangaroo Island, ousting Telstra in the process.
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Xirrus launched SaaS solution for complete control over Wi-Fi

Tue, 23rd Jun 2015
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Xirrus launches EasyPass, a suite of services that simplifies device onboarding to Wi-Fi networks, requiring fewer steps.
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Delay digital dividend decision InternetNZ

Thu, 10th Nov 2011
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InternetNZ urges delay in 700MHz band decisions to align NZ with international tech direction, advocating for future-proof strategy.
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Two billion people online by 2011

Thu, 21st Oct 2010
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Global internet users set to hit 2 billion by 2011 as ITU reports a surge in online access, particularly in developing countries.
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Kiwi firm deploys Israeli technology

Wed, 28th Jul 2010
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Tauranga's EOL partners with Israel's Wavion, eschewing costly towers for discrete installations, boosting network with eco-friendly tech.
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Fibre favoured in $300m rural bb plan

Thu, 22nd Apr 2010
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The government favours fibre in the Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI) with a USD $300 million investment to boost connectivity in rural schools.