Cogent stories
Cloudflare reports Q4 fall in shutdowns amid outages
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Cloudflare logs steep Q4 drop in state-ordered shutdowns, but flags more than 180 2025 outages from cable damage, storms and conflict.
NEC AU announces channel programme just for Kiwi partners
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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NEC Australia has rolled out a new partner programme for NZ to help selected NEC UC integrators to deliver a better experience to end-users.
Cogent inks direct channel deal with NEC unified communications
Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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Cogent bolsters its unified comms offerings, partnering directly with NEC to provide cost-efficient, high-quality solutions.
Cogent enters new video comms partnership with Kiwi startup FaceMe
Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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The company says videoconferencing software & video tech is something it has been missing, and this partnership will benefit their channel network.
Liquid Voice signs first NZ distie agreement with Cogent
Wed, 18th May 2016
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crm
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uc
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martech
Liquid Voice partners with Cogent for first New Zealand distribution agreement for call recording and quality management solutions.
Cogent snaps up professional services company Network Pro
Thu, 24th Mar 2016
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uc
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wireless networks
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cloud services
Cogent has acquired professional services company Network Pro, for an undisclosed sum in a deal aimed at adding managed services depth and scale.
Cogent chosen as primary NZ reseller of Aspect Software
Fri, 4th Dec 2015
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uc
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partner programmes
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Cogent has signed a channel partner and reseller agreement with Aspect Software, a global vendor in the customer contact management space.
Cogent forms Skype for Business practice
Tue, 21st Jul 2015
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voip
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The Skype for Business practice will help Cogent meet the demand for Skype for Business solutions, while also complimenting its existing capabilities.
Kiwi UC firm Cogent enters strategic partnership with Nectar Services Corp
Thu, 16th Jul 2015
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uc
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cisco
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avaya
New Zealand's Cogent has partnered with Nectar to offer comprehensive monitoring and diagnostic software for UC services.
Kiwi company reaps the benefits of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise UC platform
Tue, 23rd Jun 2015
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mdm
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wireless networks
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byod
Alcaltel Lucent Enterprise has provided a Kiwi packing and cool storage company with a single unified communications platform for all employees.
Kiwi firm rakes in 'million dollar' savings through BYOD...
Tue, 1st Jul 2014
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Savings of $1 million a year – and happier staff to boot – have convinced Cogent boss Ray Noonan he's on to a winner with BYOD.
Kiwi firm Cogent wins big at Alcatel-Lucent Partner conference
Tue, 1st Apr 2014
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At the Alcatel-Lucent Partner conference, NZ's Cogent secured 'Best UC Cloud Partner of the Year' and 'APAC New Business Model Partner of the Year'.
WorldxChange gets serious about growth with new COO
Wed, 29th Aug 2012
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telstraclear
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cogent
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worldxchange
Industry veteran Tim Smith joins as new chief operating officer in a deal the company calls a real coup as it ramps up its growth plans.