Global Stories

Orcon, Compass and CallPlus strike alliance

Orcon, CallPlus, and Compass team up to enhance unbundled services across New Zealand, allowing customers broader access to each other's networks.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 25th May 2010

Analysys Mason

XT outages explained

Telecom and Alcatel Lucent failed to manage the high number of subscribers attracted onto the XT Network when it launched in May last year.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 7th May 2010

Unified Communications

Chorus halfway with 1800 cabinets

Chorus has reached halfway in its Fibre to the Node programme and will switch on its 1800th cabinet today, the company has announced.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 3rd May 2010

Migration

UPDATE: XT outage number five?

Telecom's troubled XT Network appears to be experiencing its fifth outage since December - this time in the Auckland area.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Apr 2010

Unified Communications

Polishing the industry's image

Despite efforts to polish its image at the Planet 2010 expo, the telecommunications industry continues to grapple with a tarnished public perception.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 1st Apr 2010

Unified Communications

CallPlus - new CEO, new direction

Mark Callander steps in as CallPlus CEO, steering the company towards local loop unbundling in Hamilton, nationwide WiMAX rollout, and expanding MVNO services.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Mar 2010

Hyperscale

Focus on data caps 'one-eyed' - ISPANZ

ISPs make more profit from data caps than the underlying broadband service, says ISPANZ president Jamie Cairns.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Mar 2010

Stories from Other Regions

Commerce Commission

Telecom ordered to pay $120k

Telecom is to pay USD $120,000 in refunds for misleading broadband ads, and USD $75,000 to support a price comparison tool, the Commerce Commission has ruled.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Jun 2010

Data Cap

Big Time plan bites the dust

Telecom has scrapped its Big Time broadband plan, launched last July, due to unmanageable traffic and complaints from high-end users.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 20th May 2010

Chief Financial Officer

Another Telecom exec resigns

Telecom's chief financial officer Russ Houlden is the latest high-ranking executive to quit the company, it was announced today.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 18th May 2010

Agricultural Technology

McCain signs up to XT

McCain Foods has signed a four-year agreement with Gen-i to move all of its mobile connections to the XT mobile network.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 17th May 2010

Unified Communications

Telecom unveils XT wholesale partners

Further details have been released on last week's news that Telecom had signed three Mobile Virtual Network Operators onto the network.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 10th May 2010

Chorus

Telecom revenue falls 7.7%

CEO Paul Reynolds says increased competition, economic slowdown, regulatory interventions and XT network issues are behind the drop in revenue.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 7th May 2010

Analysys Mason

Public awaits XT failure report

Telecom is set to release the much-anticipated recommendations from the independent report on XT outages, following a review by Analysys Mason.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 6th May 2010

Digital Entertainment

Rethink urged on telco regulation

Richard Hooper, former Ofcom deputy chair, challenges NZ's telco regulation approach; advises harmony among agencies and advocates for dark fibre access.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 4th May 2010

Network Infrastructure

Head of Telecom Wholesale resigns

Telecom has announced that Matt Crockett, CEO of Telecom Wholesale and International, has resigned after seven years with the company.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Apr 2010

Supply Chain

Head of XT resigns

Telecom has announced its director of mobile Paul Hamburger will leave the company when his contract expires in July.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 25th Mar 2010

Seek

Alcatel Lucent builds new mobile team

Alcatel Lucent is seeking three top mobile managers for its Wellington HQ, aiming to revitalise its mobile network maintenance approach and enhance performance.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Mar 2010