Fibre stories - Page 3

Vodafone NZ has announced a significant rebrand, with the company announcing it is changing its name to One New Zealand in early 2023.

Chorus' fibre broadband demand fuels revenue growth of $959m, exceeding its goal of one million fibre connections by December.

Orcon has today launched the next generation of fibre speeds in Christchurch, bringing its Hyperfibre offering to the city.

New submarine cable launched to enhance connectivity between New Zealand, Australia, and the US, doubling capacity.

Mercury has officially launched Mercury Broadband, giving its electricity and gas customers the ability to add fibre to their existing Mercury account.

A new report published by the Commerce Commission has found New Zealand's Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) compares well to Australia's National Broadband Network.

Voyager Internet is making changes to its residential broadband, voice offerings and pricing in the wake of rising third-party costs and inflation.

Chorus and Nokia have announced the successful demonstration of 25 gigabit per second fibre (Gbps) broadband technology at the Chorus Fibre Lab in Auckland.

Telstra has entered into an RSP agreement with Opticomm (A Uniti Group Limited subsidiary) to provide network fibre services to customers.

The Commerce Commission has filed an appeal in the High Court against a $2.25 million fine imposed on Vodafone NZ for its offending under the Fair Trading Act.

BW Digital has completed its full acquisition of Hawaiki Submarine Cable, with all applicable regulatory filings and approvals now received.

A new high-performance submarine cable is being built to enhance connectivity between Hong Kong, China and Southeast Asia.

Chorus has announced the completion of a 250km infrastructure project set to provide the West Coast with upgraded and enhanced telecommunications.

Programmed wins multi-million dollar contract to maintain Chorus' property portfolio in New Zealand, creating over 100 jobs.

Zayo Group has made history with the world's longest 800G optical wave, beating the former world record by 74.5km.

New Zealanders are tech-savvy telecom users, embracing new technology and flexibility, according to a report by the Commerce Commission.

Copper cabinets are soon to be a thing of the past for many Kiwis, with Chorus announcing it will switch off its first copper cabinets in mid-March.

NeoPhotonics has announced new technology components set to enhance data center and telecom networks by providing better operational support.

Vodafone has expanded its partnership with FiberSense to Wellington, and is the first company in NZ to utilise existing underground fibre cables.

High-speed fibre internet continues to be the most significant player in OECD countries, with growth rates still powering ahead of DSL.