Latest Telecommunications Headlines
NZ is first to trial new Samsung mobile phone technology
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:54:09 +1300 | gen-i
Telecom’s ICT services division Gen-i today announced it has partnered with Samsung to successfully pilot and launch Samsung KNOX™ into the New Zealand market, reaffirming New Zealand’s role as an incubation hub for technology innovation.More >>
EFTPOS New Zealand launches the latest EVOLUTION in payments
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:45:58 +1300 | EFTPOS New Zealand
EFTPOS New Zealand announced today the release of the latest VeriFone Evolution terminal range in New Zealand. These new payment devices see technology that we’ve come to rely on with our smartphones, such as high resolution colour touch screens.More >>
Telco security legislation passes second reading
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 23:29:23 +1300 | New Zealand Government
A Bill that will modernise telecommunications security legislation passed its second reading in parliament today, Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams says.More >>
Telco intercept bill tweaks leave in catch-all definitions
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 16:24:15 +1300 | BusinessDesk
Oct. 15 (BusinessDesk) - Last-minute tweaks to legislation setting out the obligations for telecommunications firms to provide government surveillance agencies access to their networks has left in catch-all definitions that threaten to impose increased ...More >>
TICS Bill is Still Bad for New Zealand Digital Businesses
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:01:44 +1300 | NZRise
Minister for ICT, Amy Adams has released an SOP which makes some changes to the controversial Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Bill (TICS Bill). This will be introduced to Parliament today as the Bill receives its second reading.More >>
Open letter to all Members of Parliament on TICS Bill
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 14:58:05 +1300 | NZRise
NZRise is the industry group for the New Zealand owned digital technology sector. I am writing to you on behalf of NZRise to urge you to vote against the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Bill .More >>
‘Get Home Safe’ launches much-anticipated Android version
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 14:54:31 +1300 | Get Home Safe
New Zealand start-up company ‘Get Home Safe’ today (Wednesday October 15) launched a much-anticipated Android version of the guardian angel App that raises a pre-set alarm if the user doesn’t get home safe.More >>
Telecom’s increasing investment in the Waikato
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 14:08:45 +1300 | Telecom New Zealand
Telecom continues to invest in expanding its mobile network across the Waikato with over one million dollars spent which will improve mobile coverage and capacity in Livingston West, Te Miro, Te Kowhai West and Cobham Drive.More >>
Telco Interception Bill To Be Debated
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:35:59 +1300 | ParliamentToday.co.nz
The Government is planning to make progress on more controversial spying legislation when Parliament resumes this afternoon More >>
Huawei and Telecom Launch Joint Innovation Programme
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:14:22 +1300 | Telecom New Zealand
Huawei and Telecom have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a Joint Innovation Programme which promotes direct collaboration between New Zealand’s largest telco and Huawei’s global R&D network.More >>
Adams extends olive branch in late tweaks to intercept bill
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 18:25:40 +1300 | BusinessDesk
Oct. 14 (BusinessDesk) - Communications Minister Amy Adams is offering an olive branch to the telecommunications sector with some late tweaks to legislation setting out their obligations to provide government surveillance agencies with access to their ...More >>
Further safeguards for TICS Bill
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:00:21 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams has today tabled a Supplementary Order Paper to make further improvements to the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Bill.More >>
Schools transitioning to N4L managed network
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 16:54:45 +1300 | Network for Learning
The company bringing safe, fast and predictable internet to New Zealand schools, Network for Learning (N4L), today announced the names of more than 20 schools that have begun the transition to its managed network.More >>
NZX lashes inaccuracies in Chorus solvency coverage
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:48:57 +1300 | BusinessDesk
Oct. 11 (BusinessDesk) - NZX, the stock market operator and supervisor, has rapped media reports in latching on to a lobby group’s comments on listed company Chorus’s solvency. More >>
Dick Frizzell to highlight this year’s Kapiti Arts Trail
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 14:06:37 +1300 | The Kapiti Company
One of the most influential woman in telecommunications in New Zealand to out line Chorous’s game plan for its UFB rollout in Kapiti at Electra Business Breakfast.More >>
Samsung GALAXY Note 3 and GALAXY Gear arrive in NZ
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:47:18 +1300 | Samsung
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has today released the GALAXY Note 3 and GALAXY Gear smart watch in New Zealand.More >>
Vodafone New Zealand to offer iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:26:52 +1300 | Vodafone
Vodafone New Zealand today announced it will offer iPhone 5s, the most forward-thinking smartphone in the world, and iPhone 5c, the most colourful iPhone yet, to customers beginning on 25 October. For more information please visit: www.vodafone.co.nz/More >>
Vodafone 4G just got faster
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:11:10 +1300 | Vodafone
Vodafone, the country’s first and only superfast 4G provider, has increased the speed and boosted the capability of parts of its 4G network. This next generation of Vodafone 4G technology is designed to support the latest devices on the market.More >>
Cloud cold storage freezes out traditional backup
Wed, 9 Oct 2013 15:32:15 +1300 | Fronde
Leading technology company Fronde announced today it will deliver clients low-cost and highly-durable long term storage with AWS Glacier, Amazon’s new online storage service.More >>
Vodafone powers revellers at NZ's biggest music festival
Wed, 9 Oct 2013 12:07:37 +1300 | Vodafone
Ever worry about your phone battery dying, not being able to tweet or losing your wallet at a music festival? More >>
