Stories by Tom Pullar-Strecker

Should telcos share a 4G mobile network?

Mobile phone companies and regulators face a stark choice in the next few years: double the number of cellsites to 5000, allow existing cellsites to be built higher, or take the radical step of sanctioning a single mobile access network that would be shared by all.

Maori lay claim to radio spectrum

Three Maori groups have filed a claim at the Waitangi Tribunal to seek a share of radio spectrum worth more than $100 million that will be released by the government following the closure of analogue television after 2013.

Hybird TV, Sky face off

Hybrid Television may cross swords with Sky Television by including Prime's programme listings on digital video recorder TiVo's electronic programme guide without the permission of Sky.

Levy to fund rural broadband scheme

The Government looks set to press ahead with plans to fund the bulk of a $300 million upgrade to rural broadband through a levy on telecommunications companies, despite opposition to the scheme.

Telecom's fibre conundrum

Telecom may boost efforts to sell fibre-optic connections to schools and businesses in the new year to cherry-pick customers, analysts say.

Transpower could join fibre network

Transpower has been lined up by officials to play a major part in the Government's $1.5 billion ultrafast broadband roll-out by providing "backhaul" links between the 33 regions where fibre will be laid.

Closer ties for Vodafone, Sky

Sky Television and Vodafone have announced that Sky customers who have their landline and broadband with Vodafone will receive Sky’s MySky HDi personal video recorder at no extra cost over their Sky subscription from December 7.

Telecom broadens ultrafast broadband talks

Telecom chief executive Paul Reynolds says the company is talking to other businesses about how it could participate in the Government's $1.5 billion ultrafast broadband investment initiative.

Crown Fibre's high hopes

Simon Allen, the newly appointed chairman of Crown Fibre Holdings, admits he is no technology expert, but says he believes in the power of "enabling" infrastructure such as fibre-optic cable to transform economies.

Telecom Q1 profits up

Telecom has reported a 9 percent rise in first quarter profits to $163 million, thanks to a $43m gain from changes in tax law.

Vodafone faces fair trading charges

The Commerce Commission is prosecuting Vodafone for six breaches of the Fair Trading Act, claiming it misled consumers in broadband and mobile phone advertisements.

IBM datacentre design queried

The IBM datacentre responsible for Air New Zealand's computer failure is not best equipped to host mission-critical applications and may need to be replaced or retrofitted with extra generators to bring it up to best practice, sources say.

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