Spark stories - Page 28
New players pose threat to established unified comms vendors
Wed, 28th Jan 2015
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Emerging UC players set to shake up the New Zealand market, challenging giants like Microsoft and Cisco with fresher cloud-based solutions.
Chris Quin leaves Spark after nearly 25 years
Wed, 28th Jan 2015
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Craig Young, TUANZ chief executive, says Quin’s open leadership, experience and general ability took Spark through some interesting times.
MARKET CLOSE: NZX 50 rises to record again; Meridian paces yield stocks higher
Tue, 27th Jan 2015
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power / energy
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New Zealand shares rose, pushing the NZX 50 Index to a record, as low interest rates spurred investors to seek out companies paying reliable divide.
Vodafone being coy about Lightbox counter attack
Tue, 27th Jan 2015
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Vodafone is setting up to offer Sky TV’s Neon free for six months to Vodafone customers on unlimited data plans.
Spark shakes up leadership team and hones in on digital first strategy
Tue, 27th Jan 2015
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Spark New Zealand reshuffles executive team, embracing a 'Digital First' ethos to spearhead market growth and innovation.
Spark Digital new head of marketing a 'real coup'
Fri, 23rd Jan 2015
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saas
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data analytics
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martech
Mark Redgrave's appointment as Spark Digital's new marketing chief heralds a major win, armed with prolific international and tech expertise.
Spark's free Lightbox offer earns praise
Tue, 20th Jan 2015
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Spark's move to offer free Lightbox subscriptions to broadband customers earns applause, signalling a digital leap in New Zealand's TV consumption.
Spark customers to get free Lightbox for a year
Tue, 20th Jan 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
Spark currently has more than 600,000 home broadband customers, and each will have access to a free year-long Lightbox subscription.
Reduced profits and fewer ISPs – the NZ ISP Market In 2015
Fri, 9th Jan 2015
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software development
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Brendan Ritchie takes a look at the increasing difficulty ISPs face in their quest to return a profit for their shareholders.
Are Vodafone and Spark using ComCom copper prices as an excuse to charge more?
Thu, 8th Jan 2015
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commerce commission
New Zealand ISPs face backlash after raising broadband prices amid uncertainty over wholesale price of copper, says InternetNZ.
Get ready to pay more for broadband in 2015
Wed, 7th Jan 2015
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commerce commission
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New Zealand telecommunications providers Spark and Vodafone have announced they will increase their prices in 2015.
Spark NZ to pay 19 million toward telco levy
Mon, 5th Jan 2015
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commerce commission
New Zealand's Commerce Commission has released its final decision on the liability allocation for telecommunications providers.
Wearable technology comes to NZ music festivals
Mon, 5th Jan 2015
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digital entertainment
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spotify
NZ festivals like Rhythm and Vines enhance experiences with wearable tech, letting fans capture and share their music journeys online.
Spark challenges rivals with 4G offerings
Fri, 19th Dec 2014
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4g technology
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Spark NZ leaps ahead in 4G race, covering 2/3 of the population with superior mobile data services and promising further enhancements.
InternetNZ welcomes new trans-tasman internet cable
Thu, 18th Dec 2014
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InternetNZ says the plan to have a new internet cable to New Zealand by June/July 2016 is ambitious but welcome.
Trans-Tasman telecommunications plans revealed
Thu, 18th Dec 2014
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Alcatel-Lucent to build Tasman Global Access, boosting NZ-Australia connectivity with a $77m cable, strengthening Asian links.
Spark, Voda and Telstra to spend US$70 million on trans-Tasman cable
Thu, 18th Dec 2014
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Spark New Zealand and Vodafone, New Zealand's two dominant telecommunications providers, in partnership with Australian provider Telstra, will spen.
RESEND: MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Spark, Argosy gain on yield hunger
Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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New Zealand shares rose, paced by Argosy Property and Spark New Zealand, as investors sought safer equities in globally choppy markets.
Dead phones raise millions for Starship
Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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Over a million discarded mobiles raise £1.8m for Starship's air ambulance, proving the power of recycling for charity.
Spark joins Dunedin’s Gigatown party
Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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gigatown
Spark is set to supercharge Dunedin's connectivity with unlimited gigabit-broadband plans and revolutionise the city's Wi-Fi hotspots.