Spark stories - Page 16
Spark launches rollover data & minutes for all customers
Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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Spark unveils new rollover plans, allowing customers to save up to 3.5GB data and 500 minutes for a full year but prompts a switch to new plans.
Photo gallery: Lenovo honours local partners at gala awards
Mon, 11th Sep 2017
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Dicker Data, Ingram Micro, Datacom, Data#3 and New Era IT were among the winners at this year’s Lenovo Business Partner Gala Awards, held on Saturday.
Using robotics, IoT & data analytics to clean up NZ’s waterways
Thu, 24th Aug 2017
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IoT, data analytics and automation are being used to clean up waterways in New Zealand and globally, says NZ IoT Alliance executive director.
Spark's chairman to retire later this year, new chair named
Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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Mark Verbiest, Chairman of Spark New Zealand, will retire from the Board later this year and will be succeeded by Justine Smyth.
Four telcos warned about breaching Fair Trading Act by Commerce Commission
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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Four NZ telecommunications companies have been warned by the Commerce Commission for breaching the Fair Trading Act.
Spark gets rainbow tick of approval for workplace diversity & inclusion
Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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Spark’s managing director Simon Moutter and chairman Mark Verbiest hold leading roles in Champions for Change initiatives.
Snapchat your way through the streets of Paris: Spark overhauls roaming plans
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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Spark ignites travel connectivity with a £14 seven-day global roaming pack, promising Kiwis hassle-free adventures abroad.
4.5G the fastest network you can’t use: Can your phone handle the nationwide upgrade?
Mon, 24th Jul 2017
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4.5G is the next generation of mobile internet technology, yet many consumers with older smartphones will need to upgrade to use the network...
Auckland Council, Spark open their final community basketball court in Glen Innes
Thu, 6th Jul 2017
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Auckland Council hopes that the free Wi-Fi at this basketball court will encourage the community to increase their physical activity.
Kiwi IoT future heats up as Spark joins Vodafone in IoT network prep
Wed, 5th Jul 2017
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Spark and Vodafone are set to capitalise on New Zealand's IoT potential, each launching IoT networks to support expected industry growth worth NZD $2.2 billion.
City of sensors: Spark NZ rolls out nationwide IoT network
Tue, 4th Jul 2017
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Spark, a New Zealand telecoms company, has begun a nationwide roll-out of a low power wide area network to enable IoT.
Qrious unveils Kiwi big data platform-as-a-service offering
Wed, 28th Jun 2017
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Spark's Qrious has launched its Qonnect big data platform designed to provide NZ companies with a cloud-based platform-as-a-service big data solution.
Queenstown broadband upgrades to 4.5G, the fastest in New Zealand
Tue, 20th Jun 2017
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Spark upgrades Queenstown to 4.5G, delivering the fastest broadband speeds in New Zealand and setting the stage for a 5G future.
Spark drops dealer partner model for consumer market; buys back stores
Mon, 19th Jun 2017
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digital entertainment
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Spark is dumping its dealer partner model for the consumer market, taking on direct management of stores currently managed by Leading Edge and Orb.
Carpool Coaching: Business mentoring inspired by Carpool Karaoke
Tue, 13th Jun 2017
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Spark Lab's new campaign, 'Carpool Coaching,' takes business mentoring for a ride by drawing inspiration from James Corden's 'Carpool Karaoke'.
ISPs build backdoors into customer modems, creating security breach
Tue, 30th May 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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breach prevention
Vodafone and Spark are among the ISPs. Their policy is to use the access for troubleshooting, but it still raises red flags.
Spark’s Xtra email completes transition from Yahoo to NZ-based provider
Thu, 11th May 2017
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email security
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Spark ditches Yahoo, partners with SMX to bring over 800k Xtra email accounts back to a secure, NZ-based server.
Spark releases ‘Data Lovers’ package for the modern smartphone
Wed, 10th May 2017
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Spark has launched two new prepay ‘Data Lovers’ packs to cater for the growing need where users are consuming data rather than minutes and texts.
Christchurch: Spark & Ministry of Justice team up to deploy cloud tech
Mon, 1st May 2017
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Christchurch's new Justice Precinct partners with Spark for state-of-the-art cloud tech, ensuring seamless inter-agency connectivity.
Spark to implement huge WiFi boost to Westpac Stadium
Thu, 20th Apr 2017
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The obvious benefit is the improved ability for visitors to share their stadium experiences with friends and family, primarily on social media.