Kirk joins board of Pacific Fibre
Former Fairfax Media chief executive David Kirk is joining the board of trans-Pacific data cable company Pacific Fibre and is investing in the project.
Broadband
Regulator starts bitstream competition review
The Commerce Commission has started a review of the level of competition in the unbundled bitstream access service (UBA), which allows operators to supply a range of broadband services.
Telstra strikes $11b deal for Australian broadband
The Australian government and the country's largest telecommunications company have announced a deal that clears a major hurdle to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's plans for a superfast national broadba
Broadband deal could bring faster, cheaper connections
A deal between three telcos to share their unbundled exchanges is seen as enabling the companies to speed up the expansion of their broadband network.
Telecom moves Ratcliffe to lead ultra fast broadband bid
Telecom New Zealand has seconded its Chorus chief executive Mark Ratcliffe to lead its bid to participate in ultra fast broadband.
Vodafone alliance with Canadians for broadband bid
Vodafone has formed an alliance with Canadian company Axia to bid for the Government's planned ultra-fast broadband project.
1 million NZ homes have broadband
More than a million New Zealand homes used broadband to connect to the internet last year, double the number of three years ago, according to Statistics New Zealand.
Govt signs off rural broadband plan
Proposals for the roll-out of high speed broadband in rural areas have been signed off by the Government and it is expected work will get underway on infrastructure from early next year.
Interest expressed in Govt broadband scheme
A string of local and international groups have expressed interest in partnering the Government in its $1.5 billion internet broadband roll-out.
Farmers need Facebook too - lobbyist
Farmers don't want access to broadband only for those worthy but dull things that can boost their on-farm productivity - they want Facebook.