Telecoms news from New Zealand

Vodafone New Zealand Ordered to Reinstate Top Lawyer

Vodafone New Zealand has been ordered to give their former legal council his job back after he was made redundant last year, although Vodafone has said that it will appeal the verdict. ...more.

New Zealand Starts Consultation on 4G Spectrum Auction

New Zealand's ICT Minister, Amy Adams has released a consultation document for the upcoming 700MHz radio spectrum auction. ...more.

Telecom New Zealand Converting Payphone Booths into Wi-Fi Hotspots

Telecom New Zealand is deploying Wi-Fi hotspots into its existing network of public payphones, using equipment supplied by Ruckus Wireless. ...more.

Huawei's Founder Makes Rare Appearance at a Press Conference

Huawei's CEO and founder, Ren Zhengfei has made a rare appearance at a press conference during a visit to New Zealand. ...more.

Vodafone New Zealand Responds to Wave of Customer Complaints

Vodafone New Zealand has responded to a wave of complaints about its network following a broadcast by the "Fair Go" television show. ...more.

New Zealand's demand for mobile data doubles for second year in a row

The telecoms market in New Zealand was marked last year by increased activity on mobile devices including smartphones, a mild rebound of investment in the sector, flat company revenues, and a continued fall in market concentration compared to the previous year, ...more.

Vodafone New Zealand Starts Rural LTE Trials

Vodafone New Zealand has announced its first rural trial of 4G technology in the Lake Brunner area of the South Island's West Coast. The trial will run until the end of July using 700 MHz technology. ...more.

Telecom New Zealand Confirms LTE Expansion Plans

Telecom New Zealand announced today that it will activate LTE based 4G services on a large part of its network in Auckland by this October. ...more.

2degrees CEO Killed in Plane Crash

New Zealand based mobile network, 2degrees has confirmed that a fatal plane crash that occurred on Saturday was owned by the company's CEO, Eric Hertz and his wife Kathy. ...more.

Telecom New Zealand to Cut Around 1,000 Staff

Telecom New Zealand has announced that it will make around a thousand staff redundant by the middle of this year as it seeks to cut costs. The redundancies equate to about 15% of the workforce. ...more.

Mobile Banking Use Doubled Over Past Year in New Zealand

The proportion of New Zealand's smartphoners who use their phone to conduct online banking transactions has almost doubled in the past year, ...more.

New Zealand's 2degrees Wins University Supply Contract

New Zealand based mobile network, 2degrees says that it has won a major contract to provide all mobile voice and data services to the University of Waikato. ...more.

Vodafone Launches LTE Based 4G Network in New Zealand

Vodafone New Zealand today launched its LTE network, with coverage initially available in Auckland. ...more.

New Zealand Networks to Work on Sharing Stolen Handset Database

New Zealand's three mobile networks have agreed to collaborate on plans to share their databases of stolen handsets. ...more.

New Zealand Plans 700Mhz 4G License Auction Later this Year

New Zealand's Communications Minister Amy Adams has confirmed that it is the Government's intention to allocate the digital dividend radio spectrum in the third quarter of this year. ...more.

New Cable Link Planed Between Australia and New Zealand

Vodafone, Telstra and Telecom New Zealand have announced a partnership to build a new undersea telecommunications cable linking Auckland and Sydney. ...more.

Telecom Drafts in Extra Staff to Cope with Email Problems

Telecom New Zealand been forced to reset the current passwords of around 60,000 Yahoo! Xtra email accounts it believes to have been compromised following a cyber attack last weekend. ...more.

Australia and New Zealand Publish Report into Trans-Tasman Roaming Costs

A joint report by the Australian and New Zealand governments into the cost of trans-Tasman roaming has recommended increased powers for their telecoms regulators to intervene in the market. ...more.

Telecom New Zealand Mobile Data Usage Jumps After Cuts to Roaming Costs

Telecom New Zealand says that its new international data roaming pricing is resonating strongly with Kiwi travellers with a significant spike in overall roaming and data usage following the company's introduction of new pricing late last year. ...more.

Increasing Levels of SMS Spam Complaints in New Zealand

The number of spam texts reported to New Zealand's authorities has increased nearly fivefold in the six months following the introduction of a new spam reporting tool for mobile device users. ...more.