Readers of this blog will remember the so called ‘Copper Tax’ campaign from the end of last year. Things may have seemed a little quiet on that front lately, but behind the scenes there’s quite a bit going on. The latest skirmish to surface burst onto the scene with a press release from the Commerce […]
Sometimes reality can bite, and that looks to be the case with the latest TrueNet report on rural broadband, which has actually seen real world performance of rural broadband connections decline. This is surprising because a review of the RBI spin machine leads you to believe that its all sorted, the problem is that it […]
Be afraid, be very afraid… An active, non-pre paid telephone number, whether real or virtual, fixed or mobile is essentially a form of unlimited, unsecured credit. There really are bad guys out there probing for unsecured lines and this can bizarrely turn our telco’s into unwitting mafia debt collectors. In the last few weeks, I’ve […]
I’m sitting here in #gigatownporirua putting the finishing touches on TUANZ’s submission to the Commerce Commission on Chorus’s proposed ‘Boost HD’ unregulated copper products when my inbox is filled with the announcement of the deal made by CFH and Chorus to provide essentially an advance of $178 million in the event of the current ComCom […]
If you Google the ‘Internet of Cows‘ you will see that not only is it a serious topic, its also one that we in New Zealand should take very seriously. If you want to get all agri-techie follow some of the links to get an idea of what is coming for Daisy and Buttercup. But […]
I know its certainly cold enough here in #gigatownporirua, as you’ve probably picked up already I’m a fairly unreconstructed Apple fanboy, its an obsession stretching all the way back to otago University in the 80’s. Believe it or not its actually been something that has served me quite well over the years, partly because to […]
The battle for your hands (and wallets) has been heating up in recent days with the latest event being both Telecom and Vodafone making announcements about turning their recent 700Mhz spectrum purchases into the latest front in the opening skirmishes of the 4G wars. Both developments actually fall into the category of ‘positioning’ Vodafone want […]
Labour leader David Cunliffe & ICT spokesperson Clare Curran released part one of their 2014 ICT policy at Nethui 2014 this morning. I’ll do a detailed breakdown later as I have a busy morning at Nethui. I’ve taken out the big ideas as I see them, Labour do look like they’ve read our 2008 Green […]
The turnout and diversity of the attendees shows how important the Internet is to many, many groups. ubiquity of access will increase to the point where the internet itself becomes invisible, and devices are shrinking to the point they will be indistinguishable from magic. We need to think of the Internet of People before all […]
I’m currently in Auckland attending KANZ (the Korea Australia New Zealand Technology Summit) and Nethui 2014. Two quite different approaches to the same issue, which is how do we engage with digital networks and technologies to advance as societies, economies and nations. So I’ll be posting shorter regular updates while I’m here and over the […]
