Telecommunications-as-a-Service (TaaS) Stories

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Telecommunications-as-a-Service (TaaS) stories

To avoid the next major outage, we need continuous testing

Following the recent CrowdStrike/Microsoft outage, experts stress the need for continuous testing to prevent future software catastrophes costing over USD $5 billion.

By Clark Whitty • 6 min read • Thu, 17th Oct 2024

Unified Communications

VIAVI solutions awarded $21.7 million NTIA grant for Open RAN project

VIAVI Solutions lands a substantial $21.7M grant from the U.S. NTIA to further their Open RAN project, touted to revolutionise the telecom supply chain while fortifying Arizona's burgeoning tech scene.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Jan 2024

Marketing Technologies

Pismo appoints Simon Keys as spearhead the expansion in the Oceania region, including Australia & New Zealand

Pismo, a cloud-native payment processing platform, appoints Simon Keys to lead expansion in Australia and New Zealand amid global growth.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 1st Jul 2022

Email Security

Q&A: SMX director talks TaaS, compliance and NZX attacks

Telecommunications-as-a-Service providers face pressure to enhance security measures following NZX attack. SMX co-founder shares insights.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 2nd Sep 2020

Cybersecurity

Spark evolves into enterprise security provider overnight

Digital disruption fuels the $500bn hacking industry, prompting Spark to expand its security offerings in New Zealand.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Apr 2018

Unified Communications

Spark gains three new TaaS certifications

The certification by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) comes after Spark signed up its 100th TaaS customer earlier this year.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Nov 2017

Unified Communications

New Spark TaaS implementation brings govt back to Christchurch CBD

Spark and Statistics NZ have teamed up to provide one of the first TaaS government connectivity networks, bringing staff back to central Christchurch.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Apr 2016

Unified Communications

Vodafone brings Telecommunications-as-a-Service to Govt

Careers New Zealand has entered into a partnership agreement with Vodafone, becoming one of the first government agencies to adopt TaaS.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Telecommunications-as-a-Service (TaaS) stories

Government

Dimension Data doubles down on government with new appointment

Dimension Data has appointed a Government national sales manager to build on its role as a supplier to Government.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Mar 2018

Unified Communications

TaaS panel supplier round-up - the big four and more

Since its launch in 2015, the TaaS panel has undergone a fair few changes, especially in recent days. We have a look at who is doing what, right now.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Mon, 19th Feb 2018

Unified Communications

Spark expands TaaS to offer end-to-end solutions

Spark expands TaaS portfolio, adding contact centre, cloud security, and unified communication services, enhancing end-to-end solutions for government agencies.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Feb 2018