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Spark's chairman to retire later this year, new chair named

Mark Verbiest, Chairman of Spark New Zealand, will retire from the Board later this year and will be succeeded by Justine Smyth.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Aug 2017

Unified Communications

Four telcos warned about breaching Fair Trading Act by Commerce Commission

Four NZ telecommunications companies have been warned by the Commerce Commission for breaching the Fair Trading Act.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Aug 2017

Unified Communications

Snapchat your way through the streets of Paris: Spark overhauls roaming plans

Spark ignites travel connectivity with a £14 seven-day global roaming pack, promising Kiwis hassle-free adventures abroad.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd Aug 2017

Unified Communications

4.5G the fastest network you can't use: Can your phone handle the nationwide upgrade?

4.5G is the next generation of mobile internet technology, yet many consumers with older smartphones will need to upgrade to use the network...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2017

Wireless Networks

Auckland Council, Spark open their final community basketball court in Glen Innes

Auckland Council hopes that the free Wi-Fi at this basketball court will encourage the community to increase their physical activity.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Jul 2017

Internet of Things

City of sensors: Spark NZ rolls out nationwide IoT network

Spark, a New Zealand telecoms company, has begun a nationwide roll-out of a low power wide area network to enable IoT.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Jul 2017

Unified Communications

Spark releases 'Data Lovers' package for the modern smartphone

Spark has launched two new prepay 'Data Lovers' packs to cater for the growing need where users are consuming data rather than minutes and texts.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 10th May 2017

Wireless Networks

Spark to implement huge WiFi boost to Westpac Stadium

The obvious benefit is the improved ability for visitors to share their stadium experiences with friends and family, primarily on social media.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Apr 2017

Unified Communications

Spark reveals new cloud-based customer experience system for Kiwis

Spark has launched PureCloud, a new customer experience system by Genesys, aimed at helping New Zealand businesses improve their customer interactions.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Apr 2017

Stories from Other Regions

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Spark gets rainbow tick of approval for workplace diversity & inclusion

Spark's managing director Simon Moutter and chairman Mark Verbiest hold leading roles in Champions for Change initiatives.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Aug 2017

Internet of Things

Kiwi IoT future heats up as Spark joins Vodafone in IoT network prep

Spark and Vodafone are set to capitalise on New Zealand's IoT potential, each launching IoT networks to support expected industry growth worth NZD $2.2 billion.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jul 2017

Platform-as-a-Service

Qrious unveils Kiwi big data platform-as-a-service offering

Spark's Qrious has launched its Qonnect big data platform designed to provide NZ companies with a cloud-based platform-as-a-service big data solution.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Jun 2017