Entries by tuanzadmin

NZ now has a league of broadband heroes – NZWIP

The real heroes of rural broadband have taken a break from bringing the best broadband to rural NZ for long enough to form an organisation and get the ability to speak with a single voice and engage with the ‘Wellington’ labyrinth, the mysterious beltway triangle linking MBIE, the Commerce Commission and Parliament. I was at […]

Dear Steven

Congratulations on reclaiming the ICT portfolio, I think I now know why you weren’t so keen on having a CTO for New Zealand. I know you have the skills, experience and battle scars to make this area really perform. I think you now have the unique opportunity to pull it all together, across your portfolios […]

NZ does have a CTO – Steven Joyce

Yesterday’s announcement of ministerial portfolio’s had the touch of experience, wisdom and smart thinking about it. Actually it shows that the Government has absorbed the lessons of the election well, the itch that the ‘Internet Party’ was trying to scratch has been soothed, and the calls for a CTO for NZ have been answered with […]

Certain Uncertainty

This is a repost of an article from Internet NZ CEO Jordan Carter that ran in NBR last week: 18 Sep 2014 Things often come in threes – last week was no exception. One of our team members spoke with an international investment group keen to understand the current telco regulatory environment in NZ, read […]

What to park beside your ‘Gigahome’ – a 2015 BMW

No sooner had I stopped dreaming about having a Primowireless UFB connected, smart ‘gigahome’ in Taranaki when this arrived in my inbox: “Media Release23 September 2014 Vodafone powers a new era of connected car innovation Vodafone is driving a new suite of vehicle innovation in New Zealand, with the launch of BMW’s interactive mobile technology, […]

Gigatown – GigaCity New Plymouth

If you live in a UFB area in Taranaki, your world has just got a lot faster, Primowireless have now launched their new residential UFB services and a new look website.   The big news is that they have released the first residential gigabit UFB service in New Zealand (that I know of) and it […]

2014 – The cyber election?

As we get ready to face the polling booth tomorrow, I’ve been reflecting on the campaign and how it impacts on the ICT sector in New Zealand. I was hoping that we would get some serious discussion going on how ICT is going to shape our countries future. The Government is now 6 years into […]

Some Giganews…

Firstly the five ‘gigatown’ finalists have been selected and sadly #gigatownporirua came in sixth. The other related news is that Orcon have announced that they will be the RSP for the winning gigatown. So its congratulations to Gisbourne, Nelson, Timaru, Wanaka and Dunedin who get to go to Chattanooga and then its on the finals. […]