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Budget blowout kills Australia's FTTH network

Mon, 13th Jan 2014
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Australia's ambitious national FTTH network plan collapses as costs soar 66% over budget, derailing the $A44b project.
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New Ericsson fibre optic facility up and running in Wellington

Fri, 27th Dec 2013
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Ericsson has revealed the commencement of commercial production from the new fibre optic duct manufacturing facility in Todd Park, Porirua, Wellington.
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Ovum: NZ's fibre policy hits a snag...

Mon, 23rd Dec 2013
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NZ's fibre expansion faces hurdles as regulatory pricing cuts threaten to make copper more appealing, impacting Chorus and UFB investment.
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Copper, fibre or network for long-range installations?

Fri, 20th Dec 2013
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Gerben Romijn, LevelOne CSO of international networking, weights up the benefits of fibre versus copper for your customers long range digital signage.
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Distributor device keeps UFB users going in the dark

Thu, 22nd Aug 2013
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New Zealand distributor Maser has launched a device capable of keeping UFB customers connected through power outages.
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Adams approves copper prices to underpin fibre plans

Wed, 7th Aug 2013
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Adams proposes using copper prices to support NZ's leap to fibre broadband, aiming for a modern, competitive services landscape.
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Connector Systems: Ten trends shaping the technology market today

Wed, 31st Jul 2013
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Mark Dasent from Connector Systems reveals top tech market trends, including co-opetition, cloud services, and subscription models reshaping the industry.
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New US$350m fibre optic cable heads to Northland

Mon, 29th Jul 2013
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Northland set to score a major technological and economic coup with US$350m undersea cable deal with Hawaiki, coming ashore in Whangerai.
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Fibre - What does it mean for your business?

Mon, 22nd Jul 2013
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Imagine, an employee on average spends nine minutes every day waiting for files and websites to download. That is more than 53 hours a year!.
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Australia's NBN Fibre network facing uncertain future

Wed, 6th Mar 2013
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Australia's NBN fibre network hangs in balance as an election may halt its expansion, amidst debate over its necessity and cost.
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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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Specialist enterprise ISP explains all

Tue, 3rd Jul 2012
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DTS, a specialist ISP led by CEO Brendan Ritchie, powers growth by catering to major enterprises and government clients with trans-Tasman connectivity.
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UFB rollout – The process

Wed, 20th Jun 2012
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New Zealand's UFB rollout simplifies connectivity, promising vast improvements for homes, schools, and businesses, boosting the national economy.
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Free UFB breakfasts with Orcon

Thu, 7th Jun 2012
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Special Auckland events for consumers, businesses and schools who want to know more about making the most of fibre.
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2012: The year of fibre

Thu, 1st Mar 2012
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Many public and private sector organisations have critical needs to transform, and it won't be done by doing the old stuff harder.
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Huawei signed for Christchurch UFB build

Wed, 8th Feb 2012
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Huawei secures a major role in Christchurch's UFB project, becoming the key fibre equipment supplier for NZ's second-largest network build.
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New rules spread infrastructure burden

Thu, 2nd Feb 2012
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NZ Commerce Commission expands telecommunication funding rules, broadening the scope under the newly established TDL system.
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Ultra Fast Broadband

Tue, 1st Nov 2011
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UltraFast Fibre Limited and Northpower Limited's expansions bring ultra-fast broadband to various regions, starting in Whangarei by Christmas 2010.
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Fibre Watch: Hurry up and wait

Thu, 25th Aug 2011
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Despite this week's big announcements about national and international connectivity, benefits to broadband consumers are still some time away.
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Waikato UFB build underway

Thu, 14th Jul 2011
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Waikato's Te Rapa sees the start of a £300m Ultra-Fast Broadband rollout, promising to connect 75% of NZ to high-speed internet by 2019.