This year at TUANZ we are going to talk a lot more about how the new broadband networks can be used to improve both our commercial and personal lives. One of those ways is accessing information that might have previously been available but only to those in the know. So, it was great to be able […]
My last blog post of 2014 was to draw attention to the latest TrueNet results around the increasing speeds of broadband access in New Zealand – and now over the break (well, the kiwi summer break) comes the latest report from Akamai. This tells a slightly different story and comes out with different numbers but […]
On the same day that the US Federal Communications Commission has reportedly raised the basic definition for ‘broadband’ to a minimum download speed of 10Mbps, and 1Mbps on the uplink, TrueNet have come out with the news that the average NZ broadband speed increased 34% over the previous 12 months. They are now seeing an average […]
If you’re a big user of video services such as Skype you’ll know that one of the more powerful things you can do with the service is to use it to make group video calls. Prior to April this year, you could only do this if one of the parties to the call had paid the price […]
I was fortunate to be able to catch up with one of my predecessors last Monday evening in the form of Ernie Newman, now a resident of the lovely town of Whakatane in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. He is currently involved in some very exciting projects with the two District Health Boards in the […]
Today the Commerce Commission released their next decision in the copper pricing process – the draft final pricing principal decision. Included in the 900 pages of documentation is the simple outcome of the Copper Line price (that is an unbundled line with no services attached) to rise from their initial price by $4.70 and the […]
Last week in Auckland, our member and partner Work and Income, launched their “Give Someone a Start” programme at a business networking event. We are a supporter of this initiative and committed to helping spread the word. At the event the Chief Executive of MSD (Brendan Boyle) spoke about government and business working together and doing things […]
At NetHui South last weekend our friends at InternetNZ announced a round of community grants for Canterbury – if you are in the region the details of how to apply are below. Why we love community grants round: Canterbury edition As part of our mission to work alongside the Internet community of New Zealand, we help […]
Afternoon – We are a Community Supporter of NetHui South and so if you are in the South Island you can now register for the event. Internet NZ Press Release: The South Island edition of New Zealand’s favourite Internet event is open for registrations now. NetHui South 2014 will be held at the University of […]
Last week I visited Tom Puller-Strecker at the DominionPost/STUFF offices to introduce myself as the new CEO of TUANZ. In that meeting he asked a few interesting questions – and one of them was about our position regarding the pass-through by Service Providers of the copper price reduction coming into effect on the 1st December. […]
