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

Carriers found thousands of less common handsets during New Zealand's otherwise smooth 3G shutdown. Kordia warns companies ...

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

If everything goes to plan, by the time you read this Chorus will have turned off the power at 28 roadside cabinets serving the copper phone network. The cut off was scheduled to take place this week.

Kordia has pulled the plug on the joint venture it formed with Tait Communications to build the Next Generation Critical Communications network. The move leaves Christchurch-based Tait holding the ...

2degrees shows revenue and market share growth despite loss. Spark rolls out MVNO-as-a-service. Southern Cross advances its Tasman Express cable project. 2degrees reported a net loss before tax of $22 ...

To no-one’s surprise the Commerce Commission’s draft review of mobile termination rates recommends they stay regulated. See the report in our weekly roundup for other telecom news from June 2020. The ...

Telecommunications commissioner Tristan Gilbertson outlines the 2026 work programme, with fibre deregulation the headline item. Carriers combine to fight SIM-swap fraud, 2degrees builds a private 5G ...

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 ...

Satellite-to-mobile phone text services from any part of New Zealand could be months away. 2degrees recently conducted successful trials of the technology with satellite operator Lynk in a paddock ...

One New Zealand has a three-year deal with Australia’s Fastter, a business packaging MVNOs for brands looking for quick entry into the mobile market. To customers, MVNOs or Mobile Virtual Network ...

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 ...