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  • Trump will help China's ZTE 'get back into business'

    U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Sunday to help ZTE Corp "get back into business, fast" after a U.S. ban crippled the Chinese technology company, offering a job-saving concession to Beijing ahead of high-stakes trade talks this week.

  • First tower completed by rural venture in Haast

    The Rural Connectivity Group (RCG) has completed its first tower as part of the next phase of the Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI2) and the Mobile Black Spots Fund Programme (MBSF), in Haast in the West Coast.

  • Wins and losses in proposed changes to telco bill

    Chorus scored an early resolution on removing copper lines but failed in its bid to move up the value chain, in a report by the parliamentary committee reviewing the Telecommunications (New Regulatory Framework) Amendment Bill.

  • NZ tech and telco sectors in the spotlight

    The local technology scene does not want for scrutiny, with the Government’s Digital Advisory Group now at its full complement, and the Commerce Commission launching a new study into fibre services.

  • US telcos T-Mobile and Sprint eye massive merger

    ​T-Mobile and Sprint say they have agreed to a US$26 billion all-stock deal and believe they can win over skeptical regulators because the merger would create thousands of jobs and help the United States beat China to creating the next generation mobile network.

  • NZ broadband market at a juncture

    He had only been in the top job a couple of months, but when Spark (then Telecom) CEO Simon Moutter declared that unlimited broadband was a crazy idea he, along with most of the industry, was still operating in a pre-fibre world.

  • Trustpower gains with telco bundle

    Trustpower’s move into the telco market is having a strong impact on its business, with its latest results showing that acquiring new telco customers is helping to offset a drop in its electricity connections.

  • Rural providers shaking up telco scene

    As telecommunications enters the next phase in its evolution – the advent of 5G, the Telecommunications (New Regulatory Framework) Amendment Bill before parliament – a new voice in emerging on the New Zealand scene.

  • Government seeks input on new telecoms relay service

    With the contracts for the provision of telecommunications services for the hearing and vision impaired due to expire on 30 June 2019, the Government has commenced a public consultation to prepare for the provision of services beyond that date.

  • Motorola bringing AI and AR to public safety comms

    Motorola Solutions, the arm of Motorola that focuses on mission critical communications for public safety and heavy industry customers, is working on multiple fronts to enhance the capabilities of its offerings by incorporating artificial intelligence, speech recognition and augmented reality technologies.

  • US government could build 5G network

    President Donald Trump's national security team is looking at options to counter China that include the U.S. government building a super-fast 5G wireless network, a senior administration official has said.

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