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Spark brings 5G to five South Island towns and communities

Spark has committed to delivering New Zealand's first 5G commercial service into the five heartland communities of Westport, Clyde, Twizel, Tekapo and Hokitika.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 29th Nov 2019

Unified Communications

Spark puts heartland NZ at forefront of 5G rollout

Spark will deliver 5G wireless broadband into five more South Island locations before Christmas, followed by other heartland communities from March 2020.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Nov 2019

International Telecommunication Union

Samoa to host ITU's global Girls in ICT Day 2020 celebrations

The celebration, which is held in April every year, aims to raise visibility and the importance of bringing women into ICT careers.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 4th Nov 2019

Drones

Drones and tech could help save quokka from extinction

Microsoft has granted the University of Western Australia funds to save the quokka, using drones and cloud computing.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 7th Oct 2019

Unified Communications

Testing begins at Vodafone's first 5G site in Christchurch

The new 4G cell site will increase the area's access to communication services, with boosted mobile phone reception and data speeds faster than 3G.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Sep 2019

Gaming

Game review: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on the Switch

Link's Awakening on Nintendo's Switch is as if the developers had taken my rose-tinted memory of the original Game Boy game and put it in my Switch.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Sep 2019

Drones

The safest altitude for flying drones above marine life

If you're planning to use a drone for a birds-eye-view of nature at its finest, it's best to consider how high up you're flying that drone.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Jul 2019

Power / Energy

Former CBRE data centre head joins EkkoSense board

Former CBRE data centre head Mark Acton joins EkkoSense as a non-executive director, bringing 25 years of global expertise to aid its international expansion.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 15th May 2019

Hyperscale

Datacom celebrates $52m expansion of NZ data centres

Datacom has completed a NZD $52 million expansion of its NZ data centres, relaunching its Gloucester centre in Christchurch with a USD $9.7 million upgrade.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 9th May 2019

Network Infrastructure

Tongan fibre-optic cable outage relieved by satellite

Recently Tonga suffered an outage in the submarine cable network that connects the island nation to the outside world.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 24th Jan 2019

Stories from Other Regions

Island stories

Security Information and Event Management

Routing the enemy within – LogRhythm

While larger organisations and incidents hog the headlines, plenty of illicit activity is slipping under the radar – and staying there.

By Joanne Wong • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Oct 2019

Lightning Lab

Kiwi tourism startups making tracks in NZ and abroad

New tourism startups are making a name for themselves in New Zealand and abroad, fresh from a start with Lightning Lab Tourism.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Sep 2019

EduTech

Heavy duty drones could be key to predicting future eruptions

Heavy-duty drones developed by researchers in Wellington are providing unprecedented access to volcanic gas emissions, aiding prediction of future eruptions.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Sep 2019

Distributors

Access Networks signs distie deal with Proxim Wireless

Proxim's range of product will help us meet the needs of our partners and customers by delivering an alternative to leased lines and wired distribution systems.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Aug 2019

Gaming

Waikato Uni opens NZ's first esports arena

The University of Waikato has launched New Zealand's first official university esports arena in Hamilton, ushering in a new era for the tech hub.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Aug 2019

Distributors

Former Allied Telesis NZ manager joins Access Networks team

Former Allied Telesis manager Paul Batchelor joins Access Networks as a growth strategist, overseeing the lower North and South Islands starting August 1.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Aug 2019