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Data breach

Data breach concerns open door for deeper conversation for resellers

Thu, 16th Jul 2015
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Around 50% of Kiwis believe organisations holding their personal data will be breached within the next year – for the channel, that means opportunity.
Telecoms

Enterprise managed services growing telco revenues

Wed, 15th Jul 2015
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Telecoms providers will generate over $297bn in revenue from global services to enterprise customers by 2020, says Ovum.
Sip trunking

SIP trunks – what is the adoption in NZ?

Wed, 8th Jul 2015
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SIP trunks have been around for a number of years but you could say that New Zealand has been slow to get going with SIP.
Highrisk

Financial organisations increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks

Tue, 23rd Jun 2015
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cybersecurity
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UK banks at higher cyber threat, lags in safeguarding against sophisticated financial crimes, says BAE expert.
Spark isp

Telcos and ISPs adding value through diversification

Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
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With the launch of Spark's app store last week, the drive for ISPs/telcos to find new sources of revenue was once again on display.
Tablets

Non-smartphone connected devices sales on the up

Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
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The increasing number of non-smartphone devices and the need to connect these devices offer new revenue opportunities for device vendors and telcos.
Nepal

NZ telcos rally to help Nepal following earthquake

Tue, 28th Apr 2015
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Following the devastating earthquake, Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees have today announced they will credit the costs of calls and texts to Nepal.
Sold

NZ's CallPlus acquired by Aussie telco for $250m

Mon, 13th Apr 2015
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CallPlus has been acquired by M2 Group, the Australian-based telecommunications and utilities provider, for NZ$250 million.
Voip world

Mobile VoIP vs. Static VoIP

Wed, 8th Apr 2015
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The static VoIP market is responsible for more than 96% of global VoIP revenues and these are expected to grow steadily in the next five years.
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Opengear looking to boost partner network for growth

Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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It seems Opengear is operating a pincer strategy. One side of their strategy is around maintaining their solid relationships with larger players.
Intermedia

Intermedia makes it easier for partners to sell VoIP services

Fri, 27th Mar 2015
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Intermedia has launched its VoIP Scout network testing solution for its partners at the Channel Partners Conference in Las Vegas.
Unfair

Consumer NZ campaign targets telco unfair contract terms

Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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The ban will apply to unfair terms in standard-form consumer contracts used by electricity retailers, telcos, finance providers, pay-TV operators.
Slingshot

Slingshot best performing broadband provider

Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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Slingshot has been named as the best performing broadband provider in New Zealand for the second year running.
Trends

The digital transformation is coming, are you prepared?

Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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This is the year of digital transformation for business, fuelled by the Internet of Everything (IoE), according to Kevin Bloch, Cisco Australia and Ne.
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The future of mobile networks, according to Nokia's Ray Owen

Tue, 6th Jan 2015
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5g & beyond
Pat Pilcher caught up with Ray Owen, the new head of ANZ for Nokia to chat about the future of mobile networks.
New zealand money

Spark NZ to pay 19 million toward telco levy

Mon, 5th Jan 2015
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New Zealand's Commerce Commission has released its final decision on the liability allocation for telecommunications providers.
Fallback

Spark, Voda and Telstra to spend US$70 million on trans-Tasman cable

Thu, 18th Dec 2014
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Spark New Zealand and Vodafone, New Zealand's two dominant telecommunications providers, in partnership with Australian provider Telstra, will spen.
Speed

5G is on its way

Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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4G may have finally made it to New Zealand, but Huawei are already eying up the next generation of mobile technology.
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The 'software driven' data centre

Thu, 4th Dec 2014
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As virtualisation and 'software defined' takes over the data centre, the differences between telco data centres and other data centres has dwindled.
Business collab

Collaboration between vendors and telcos key to success, says Ovum

Thu, 27th Nov 2014
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In the rapidly evolving telco sector, Ovum highlights that collaboration between vendors and telcos is crucial for innovation and customer satisfaction.