An open letter from Ispanz to the Telecommunications Commissioner warns of the dangers Starlink poses to the sector. Commerce ...

Render of AST SpaceMobile's tennis court-sized test satellite in low earth orbit. 2degrees and AST SpaceMobile say they will offer a New Zealand satellite-to-mobile next year, with a launch date ...

Telecommunications commissioner Tristan Gilbertson says the Commerce Commission’s focus in 2026 is reviewing fibre regulation, improving retail service quality and considering the deregulation of ...

Fibre’s success story is a key theme in the 2025 TCF annual report. The industry body also used its report to highlight the value consumers get from telecommunications and to outline measures put in ...

Starlink passed the 4 million customer milestone at the end of September. SpaceX’s low earth orbit satellite broadband network added a million customers or 33 percent in around 4 months. In December ...

Spark and One NZ both use SpaceX’s Starlink Direct-to-Cell constellation. At the infrastructure level they are running identical technology. 2degrees is on an entirely different path. One NZ had the ...

A new 7.5 metre satellite dish and five mobile towers mean Chatham Islanders now have 4G mobile voice and data. The network was built by the Rural Connectivity Group, a joint project run by Spark, ...

Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) buy wholesale services from mobile networks and sell them to customers. They can do this without needing to own or invest in network infrastructure. Often run ...

The Commerce Commission orders immediate improvements to telco debt practices and a revised disconnection code by end of 2026. Also: NZ domains hit a record high, a new cable surveillance system ...

Communications Minister Kris Faafoi says the government will offer spare 3.5GHz spectrum to mobile networks and Māori by the middle of next year. He should put some aside for the Wisps or wireless ...

SpaceX has achieved much since it launched its Starlink low earth orbit satellite broadband service in 2020. Commercial service started in February 2021. At the last count, Starlink said it has 1.5 ...

Vodafone formally became One New Zealand last week in a launch that was enlivened by a partnership with SpaceX's Starlink. The LEO satellite operator is best known for its broadband service which is ...