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• ​Cotter departs as REANNZ appoints new CEO

  “Coupled with her commercial acumen, she is passionate about our role connecting New Zealand's researchers, educators and innovators to the world."

• Boost for Kiwi students as REANNZ launches new IT scholarship initiatives

  “This internship is designed to help fund the future talent we need to thrive and prosper.”

• REANNZ deploys NZ’s first organisation-wide SDN switch

  Simply put, SDN does for networks what the personal computer did for computing.

• NZ digital infrastructures collaborate for big data outcomes

  “New Zealand can be at the cutting edge of applying an integrated approach to data and computational infrastructure."

• Big Data key as NZ research becomes “only milliseconds” away from rest of the world

  “We’re always looking for ways we can improve our national and international research collaborations and services we offer our clients."

• REANNZ goes live on 40Gbps international connectivity

  REANNZ (Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand) has gone live with 40Gbps connectivity on the SXtransPORT service, allowing its members to transmit more data capacity faster between NZ and the rest of the world.

• REANNZ signs multi-million contract with Hawaiki Cable

  Crown-owned REANNZ and Hawaiki Cable have agreed on a multi-million dollar deal to provide the organisation with capacity on the new Hawaiki submarine cable linking New Zealand, Australia and the United States.

• REANNZ goes live with 100Gbps line, plans for future SDN capability

  Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand (REANNZ), the Crown-owned entity that maintains and manages a high-performance network for NZ's research and innovation communities, has gone live with a 100Gbps line.

• FX Networks completes first part of rollout for national network

  FX Networks (FXN) has completed the first part of its roll-out of new technology for its national network. The Auckland to Hamilton link went live earlier this month.

• University of Otago gets ‘master key’ to global Wi-Fi

  Latest to join eduroam, allowing students and staff to access wireless network at thousands of institutions across the globe.

• Pacific Fibre signs Vodafone

  Vodafone New Zealand and Pacific Fibre have announced a deal for Vodafone to be supplied with international bandwidth from Pacific Fibre's cable system.

• REANNZ confirms Pacific Fibre signing, names price

  REANNZ and Pacific Fibre have signed a $91 million definitive agreement for the supply of international capacity on the planned Pacific Fibre cable system. The agreement was approved by the REANNZ board and by shareholding Ministers Bill English and Wayne Mapp. It formalises a commitment REANNZ made to Pacific Fibre in May.

• Donald Clark resigns from REANNZ

  Donald Clark has resigned as CEO of REANNZ, the operator of the KAREN education network.
  Clark, who is the inaugrual CEO and has been with the organisation for five years, is leaving to spend more time with his children. He plans to work part time as a consultant. He will leave REANNZ in July, and says he will complete the major initiatives he is currently leading before his departure. This includes the recent RFP for international connectivity.
  He has taken some steps towards establishing his own company called 1through8 (a reference to the layers in the networking 'stack') and referred Computerworld to his new website, which he says is a project he's working on in his spare time. The website includes a blog with an initial post entitled "Setting up a weightless company for under $1,000".
  REANNZ board chair Professor John Raine says in the statement announcing Clark's departure: "Under Donald’s tenure, REANNZ has grown from an organisation of one employee, with no network and only a third of its required income, to a stable team of 12 that have implemented two versions of the network and have laid the groundwork that will enable KAREN to remain advanced for the coming decade."
  The KAREN board is recruiting for a new CEO.

• $15m for international link back on the table

  REANNZ, the organisation that runs the KAREN science and education broadband network, has revived a $15 million-or-more tendering exercise for capacity on a new trans-Pacific cable.

• Karen network connects to Gisborne

  The Karen network has established a 1Gbit/s connection to the East Cape.