Broadband stories - Page 60
In two words, Broadband is a fast connection. To the internet, of course. While ‘fast’ isn’t generally defined as it is a moving target (what was considered fast 5 years ago isn’t considered fast today), Broadband generally refers to the fastest available consumer connections regardless of technology type. Wireless networks or fibre networks are equally described as ‘Broadband connections’, often prefixed as ‘wireless Broadband’ or ‘Fibre Broadband’. The name derives from the broad array of technologies available for the creation of a high-capacity internet connection.
Surviving the winter
Thu, 1st Apr 2010
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As winter chills bite, contact centres like Mercury Energy brace for a surge in calls and employee absenteeism, revealing a crucial focus on staff wellness.
On the front line of connectivity
Thu, 1st Apr 2010
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How are councils using technology, and connecting their citizens? Louis van Wyk takes a look at the local government sector.
Today Takapuna... tomorrow the world
Thu, 1st Apr 2010
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Ex-Vodafone exec Mark Rushworth spearheads Pacific Fibre to link NZ and the US with a new cable, aiming to bring the world closer to New Zealand.
Theresa Gattung’s legacy
Mon, 8th Mar 2010
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Theresa Gattung's memoir, Bird on a Wire, challenges her successor’s high salary and reflects on government regulation of Telecom’s copper network.
Crown fibre to shortlist in a month
Thu, 18th Feb 2010
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Crown Fibre Holdings will reveal a shortlist of potential partners for New Zealand's UltraFast Broadband project next month, says Chairman Simon Allen.
Google's ultra-fast broadband experiment
Thu, 11th Feb 2010
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Google aims to revolutionise internet speeds in the US with a trial offering up to 1Gbps broadband to 500,000 homes, vastly surpassing current averages.
Fibre in the ground this year
Tue, 9th Feb 2010
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Prime Minister John Key is promising that physical work will<br />have begun on the Government’s Ultra Fast Broadband plan by the end of the<br />year.
Keen response to govt's $1.5b broadband plan
Tue, 2nd Feb 2010
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Govt's $1.5b broadband plan draws eager responses, with 33 proposals from 18 entities, including an international operator, for the UFB initiative.
Cosmic connections
Mon, 1st Feb 2010
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Over the past few months we’ve all been getting more excited about, and busy with, the government’s Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) initiative.
Chief Executive Farmside
Mon, 1st Feb 2010
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Rural schools face up to a six-year wait for fibre broadband, but satellite technology could bring high-speed internet connections within months.
Rural women slam govt broadband plan
Tue, 26th Jan 2010
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The organisation that represents rural households is calling on the government to rethink its $300 million plan to upgrade rural broadband infrastructure.
Will Chorus open its ducts?
Thu, 14th Jan 2010
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The fate of New Zealand's Ultra Fast Broadband rollout hinges on whether Telecom's vast network of underground ducts will be accessible to competitors.
Telecom admits breach - pays back $9.5m
Tue, 12th Jan 2010
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Telecom has admitted to yet another breach of the Fair Trading Act after it misled more than 130,000 broadband customers and was forced to pay back $9.
Compo after TiVo glitch
Tue, 5th Jan 2010
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Telecom is compensating around 150,000 broadband customers following a network upgrade for TiVo that resulted in slow speeds and billing errors.
Behind The Passenger
Fri, 1st Jan 2010
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Iggy Pop collaborates with nine New Zealand musicians from his Miami studio using Skype, demonstrating the power of Orcon's broadband.
Michael Foley December Column
Tue, 1st Dec 2009
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New Zealand's Ultra-Fast Broadband Initiative hits a key milestone with the release of an Invitation to Participate and the formation of Crown Fibre Holdings.
TiVo’s walled garden
Tue, 1st Dec 2009
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>>> If you were offered premium Internet content for a special price, would you be willing to pay it? Depends on the content, you might say.
Demysifying ICT
Tue, 1st Dec 2009
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NZICT Group CEO Brett O’Riley stresses that bridging New Zealand’s ICT skills gap involves both training and making the public aware of its importance.
A diverse role
Tue, 1st Dec 2009
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Mainfreight CIO Kevin Drinkwater on the juggling act of a CIO: balancing swift solution delivery, keeping costs down, and navigating the cloud revolution.
Orcon contemplates mobile - but whose network?
Mon, 23rd Nov 2009
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Orcon is surveying its broadband customers on mobile phone plans to find out what deal would make them change provider.