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 […]
A recent experiment in London showed that some people were prepared to give up their first born children in return for free wifi!, the story is here. The reality is how many of us actually read the terms and conditions before we click agree on our way to some free surfing? Here’s the story: “A […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Federated Farmers and TUANZ believe it is essential the next Government delivers better connectivity to rural New Zealand, and is keen to work with them to make that happen. “We are encouraged by the National Party’s further commitment of $150million, if they’re re-elected, and hope to see a similar commitment from our next Government announced […]
