Fibre stories - Page 10
New Zealand's fibre connections double, Statistics NZ reports
Fri, 14th Oct 2016
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Number of fibre-optic broadband connections in New Zealand has more than doubled since June 2015, according to Statistics NZ.
Downer bows out of fibre installations for Chorus
Fri, 7th Oct 2016
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Visionstream to take over fibre installations in areas serviced by Downer, allowing Downer to focus on other aspects of its relationship with Chorus.
Communities transform - Whakatane UFB build now complete
Mon, 26th Sep 2016
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Chorus has deployed Ultra-Fast Broadband to 7000 locations in Whakatane, potentially transforming New Zealand's economy.
Infinera massively increases speed on data center interconnect product
Thu, 22nd Sep 2016
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Infinera unveils the second-gen Cloud Xpress, boosting data throughput to 1.2 Tb/s per rack, enhancing Metro connectivity, and reducing operational costs.
Inside the Kiwi UFB experience - Installing UFB to a business
Thu, 22nd Sep 2016
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New Zealand businesses are benefiting from the Ultra-Fast Broadband Initiative, with fibre installation taking just over a week.
Molex launches high-speed I/O cabling to speed up data centers
Mon, 19th Sep 2016
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Molex is bringing better technology and storage solutions to the data center market, making sure that networking solutions offer cutting-edge tech.
Infinera helping wholesale telcos to rethink their business model
Thu, 1st Sep 2016
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We look at the challenges that telco service providers are facing. We uncover the answer to one of their issues.
Spark to test high speed Gigabit connections in Christchurch
Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
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New Zealand telco Spark tests Gigabit connections in Christchurch, enabling more people to upgrade their internet speeds.
Kiwi businesses thriving with the rollout of Ultra Fast Broadband
Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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The benefits of UFB have been made clear for New Zealand tourism companies, as the rollout of UFB in Rotorua and Queenstown reaches its completion.
Results are in: Quarterly UFB figures show Kiwis remain ‘enthusiastic’
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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Ultra Fast Broadband is in high demand in New Zealand, with over 2.4 million people now able to connect, according to Communications Minister Amy Adams.
IO boosts connectivity with Superloop in Singapore
Mon, 11th Jul 2016
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IO partners with Superloop to create a dark fiber network in Singapore, improving connectivity for IO customers.
NZ Government gets behind digital tech with new telco laws
Thu, 14th Apr 2016
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New Zealand government unveils plans for new regulation of broadband and phone services to keep up with digital transformation.
Software approach breaks data center optical comms records
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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A Hong Kong polytechnic university has broken world records for fastest optical communications for data centers, logging 24-times the existing speeds.
New wireless broadband service from Spark
Mon, 4th Apr 2016
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Spark launches new wireless broadband service for selected urban customers, aimed at appeasing those who are frustrated with slow copper broadband.
NZ's fastest growing city encouraged to utilise UFB
Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
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Mayor Stuart Crosby urges Tauranga residents and businesses to harness Ultra-Fast Broadband to maximise opportunities as the city continues rapid growth.
Christchurch: NZ's IoT and smart city extraordinaire?
Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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Government reaffirms commitment to smart and sustainable Christchurch rebuild, with investment in Ultra-Fast Broadband.
CityLink turns 20 years old
Wed, 9th Dec 2015
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It might have recently turned 20 years old, but if you mention the name CityLink in Auckland, people immediately think ‘bus company’.
Alcatel-Lucent researchers complete optical network breakthrough
Fri, 20th Nov 2015
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Breakthrough prototype technology from Bell Labs will increase optical network capacities by more than tenfold, according to a recent report.
1 in 20 NZ broadband connections through fibre
Fri, 16th Oct 2015
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Fibre broadband is doubling in popularity among Kiwis, now making up 1 in 20 connections, with over 100,000 fibre-optic setups nationwide.
Superloop snaps up ApexNetworks in $5.8m deal
Thu, 8th Oct 2015
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Dark fibre provider Superloop has snapped up ISP ApexNetworks in an effort to rapidly deploy managed services capability for channel customers.