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Apple unveils redesigned iPad mini with OLED display

A tougher, slimmer redesign gives the compact tablet its first OLED screen and broader appeal for outdoor users, with NZD $1,399 pricing in New Zealand.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Payment Technologies

Wise launches eSIM & QR payments for New Zealanders

New Zealand account holders can now avoid roaming bill shock and card-payment gaps abroad through Wise's new travel tools.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

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Internet of Things

CSL Group buys SIMPL Wireless in North America push

The deal gives CSL Group a US base and wider carrier access as demand grows for resilient IoT connectivity across critical sectors.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Today

Firewalls

Aeris adds SGP.32 support to IoT eSIM Orchestrator

The update lets enterprises switch IoT eSIM profiles across borders more easily, as Aeris says its platform now manages 110 million devices.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

IoT connectivity becomes boardroom priority for enterprises

Security breaches and ageing mobile networks are pushing IoT connectivity onto the board agenda, with 75.6% of enterprises now treating it as a priority.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Customer Relationship Management

Mobilise launches telecom software for non-telco brands

The launch gives travel and fintech brands a faster route into mobile services, with software that avoids building telecom systems from scratch.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

Fintech

Wise adds eSIM data plans & QR payments for travellers

Travellers can now buy mobile data and scan local payment codes in Wise's app, as the firm expands its push into trip spending.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month

Virtual Private Networks

SEON expands fraud platform to fight AI identity scams

The broader signal base is aimed at helping fraud teams spot synthetic identities and linked accounts as generative AI makes scams harder to detect.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Unified Communications

G+D joins CIRES project to bolster critical infrastructure

The project aims to keep vital networks running through cyberattacks and outages by adding post-quantum security to eSIM and iSIM systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month

Data Protection

Financial services top mobile verification activity

Financial firms accounted for 41.6% of verified mobile activity in the first half of 2026, as numbers became central to banking and account recovery.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • This month

Fintech

SEON expands fraud signals to spot AI-made identities

Risk teams now have 200 more checks to catch synthetic identities and AI-generated fraud by linking behaviour, devices and address data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Firewalls

Zscaler takes zero trust beyond the corporate network

Critical infrastructure operators are using cellular links to secure distributed assets as outages and spoofing raise the stakes for resilience.

By David Shilovsky • 6 min read • Last month

Firewalls

ExpressVPN launches Fortify router with GL.iNet partnership

Home users gain wider VPN coverage as ExpressVPN ends Aircove and Aircove Go sales and shifts to GL.iNet's Fortify router.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

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Short Message Service

Holafly launches Ultra Plan with support for travellers

Australian travellers can now get 24/7 doctor chat, mental wellbeing sessions and flight claims help in Holafly's new subscription for AUD $136.14 a month.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 3 days ago