Wireless broadband stories
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Spark reveals actual 4G & 5G speeds using Cisco ThousandEyes
Wed, 1st May 2024
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5g & beyond
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Telecoms firm Spark discloses true 4G and 5G speeds by leveraging Cisco ThousandEyes tech for precise measurements.
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Cloud4Wi increases involvement with Wireless Broadband Alliance
Fri, 14th Oct 2022
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wireless networks
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Cloud4Wi has increased its involvement with the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) by upgrading its membership level from Implementer to Principal Member.
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Cradlepoint releases industry’s first 5G enterprise router
Tue, 31st Aug 2021
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
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wireless broadband
Cradlepoint expands 5G product portfolio with industry's first enterprise-class router for primary, failover, or SD-WAN use cases.
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Spark expands uncapped wireless broadband to another half-a-million New Zealanders
Thu, 29th Jul 2021
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wireless broadband
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broadband
Spark expands uncapped wireless broadband to half-a-million more New Zealanders, bringing total to 1.2 million addresses.
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nbn sets world record for long-range 5G transmission
Thu, 14th Jan 2021
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
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nbn
Achieved a stable 5G mmWave transmission of close to 1Gbps at 7.3km, double the distance recorded three months ago, and a new record globally.
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Spark removes data caps on wireless broadband
Wed, 23rd Sep 2020
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cloud services
Spark New Zealand offers uncapped wireless broadband for free, removing data caps on its Unplan Metro service.
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D-Link ANZ extends COVR Wi-Fi Certified EasyMesh System
Wed, 5th Aug 2020
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wireless networks
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telco
Adding these new options now allows the extension of the COVR Wi-Fi network to cover any home or home office with D-Link’s mesh Wi-Fi solution.
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D-Link Launches the DWL-7620AP Wireless Access Point
Wed, 26th Jun 2019
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wireless networks
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ethernet
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telco
D-Link ANZ introduces the DWL-7620AP, a Unified AC Wave 2 Wireless Access Point offering speeds up to 2.2Gbps and priced at NZD $819.99.
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D-Link ANZ launches new unified wireless PoE access point
Tue, 25th Jun 2019
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wireless networks
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d-link
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telco
The DWL-7620AP supposedly leverages the full potential of 802.11ac Wave 2 to provide connectivity with combined data rates.
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Record-breaking data usage over school holidays
Mon, 6th May 2019
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digital entertainment
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chorus
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netflix
Rather than pulling their hair out thinking of potential activities, it would appear Kiwi parents are turning to the internet to entertain their little ones.
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Cambium Networks releases ePMP fixed wireless broadband solutions
Wed, 10th Apr 2019
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supply chain systems
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telco
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wireless broadband
Cambium Networks expands its ePMP portfolio with new fixed wireless broadband solutions, enhancing connectivity options for service providers and enterprises.
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Former Internet Australia CEO weighs in on FTTC rollout
Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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nbn
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wireless broadband
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telco
Former Internet Australia CEO calls the NBN Co's Fibre-to-the-Curb rollout a belated but necessary upgrade amid ongoing broadband issues in Australia.
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Million dollar investment speeds up Hawke’s Bay rural broadband
Thu, 31st Aug 2017
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wireless networks
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nz
Taylor Broadband and WASP Broadband are merging to create one of New Zealand's largest rural internet providers. #broadband #technology.
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4.5G might become irrelevant faster than you think: Apple granted license to test 5G networks
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
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personal computing devices
Apple accelerates into the 5G future with a licence to test cutting-edge networks, potentially leaving 4.5G in the dust.
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The huge digital divide: 68% of Asia-Pacific residents still not connected to net
Tue, 21st Jun 2016
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telco
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cloud services
The huge extent of the global digital divide has been uncovered, showing that 57% of the world's urban population are unconnected to the internet.
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Spark network provides new IoT wireless solution for farmers
Thu, 16th Jun 2016
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iot
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telco
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rural broadband initiative
Increasingly, technology is having a bigger part to play in one or our country’s biggest earning industries - and for good reason.
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Cambium Networks announces new wireless broadband platform
Wed, 15th Jun 2016
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supply chain systems
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telco
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wireless broadband
Next-gen of ePMP platform enables wireless internet service providers to provide wireless broadband connectivity in areas with high interference.
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One class school gets early connection to Wi-Fi
Tue, 12th Jan 2016
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edutech
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ministry of education
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Remote West Coast school Barrytown now has wireless internet access in its classrooms as the Ministry of Education stepped in ahead of UFB update.
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Rural New Zealanders keeping pace with Spark's wireless broadband
Mon, 30th Nov 2015
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telco
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rural broadband initiative
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wireless broadband
Rural Kiwis revel in Spark's new wireless broadband, embracing fast 4G internet for work and leisure, leaving slow speeds behind.
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MIMP hops ahead of NBN for Kangaroo Island broadband
Thu, 20th Aug 2015
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telco
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wireless broadband
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mimp
MIMP has beaten the NBN to the punch in providing high-speed broadband services for Kangaroo Island, ousting Telstra in the process.