Concerns about 111 emergency calling after the 3G shutdown remain. The case for handset rules. One NZ solar power project.

An overview of New Zealand’s telecommunications industry, covering structure, competition, regulation and how providers work ...

The Commerce Commission says our mature market no longer needs mobile termination rate regulation. Chorus launched digital ...

New Zealand’s geography means mobile networks cover roughly half the nation’s landmass but close to 100% of where people live and work. The networks are used by almost every adult. In 2024 there were ...

A partnership between 2degrees and AST SpaceMobile offers a distinct take on mobile to satellite. Chorus wants government help fixing digital divide. Another data record breaks. Render of AST ...

Starlink passed the 4 million customer milestone at the end of September. SpaceX’s low earth orbit satellite broadband network added a million customers or 33 percent in around 4 months. In December ...

Submarine cables under attack – how vulnerable is New Zealand? In November two submarine telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea were damaged. Officials suspect, but have yet to prove, a Chinese ...

The latest stats from APNIC, the Asia-Pacific regional Internet address registry, estimates Starlink has 85k New Zealand users. That’s a shade under 2 per cent of the total market. SpaceX has achieved ...

2degrees has put a one-week hold on its 3G network shutdown plans as parts of the country face weather emergencies. The company says it is being cautious with severe weather continuing to affect ...

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 ...

With the merger complete, 2degrees CEO Mark Callander shares his initial plans for the business. Incoming CEO Mark Callander used a press event marking the completion of 2degrees' merger with Orcon to ...

The Commerce Commission says New Zealand’s widespread adoption of low earth orbit satellites in country areas has reset rural broadband competition. Much of the focus of the ComCom’s 2024 ...