Internet Access stories
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Why DAS is essential to better in-building mobile coverage
Last week
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Fortunately, extensive indoor mobile coverage is possible in any building with a well-designed DAS (Distributed Antenna System).

Kacific launches emergency connectivity offering, CommsBox
Thu, 5th May 2022
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broadband
Kacific has announced the release of a new emergency connectivity offering designed to rapidly provide broadband service in emergency or disaster zones.

Kacific launches service to combat enterprise power outages
Tue, 12th Apr 2022
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cloud services
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satellites
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group has launched Enterprise Backup, a new service intended to protect organisations against frequent power outages.

Asia home to half of the world's internet users
Wed, 1st Apr 2020
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digital divide
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internet use
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internet access
Half the world's internet users are in Asia, driven by mobile access & COVID-19 lockdowns.

Heficed offers infrastructure support frontline R&D on COVID-19
Tue, 31st Mar 2020
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storage
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cloud services
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cloud storage
Heficed is offering its cloud hosting, data storage and processing, and internet connections free of charge to organizations committed to fighting the virus.

High-speed fibre now makes up half of fixed Internet in nine OECD countries
Thu, 5th Mar 2020
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digital divide
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Overall, fibre broadband connections have increased 3% from 24% to 27% in the space of one year, indicating that it is still a slow process for many countries.

Revealed: The countries with the worst internet freedom
Thu, 27th Feb 2020
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internet
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censorship
Turkmenistan tops the list for the world's worst internet censorship, says Tech.co report.

Bluebird Network completes fiber expansion in Jefferson City
Wed, 26th Feb 2020
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internet access
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cloud data center
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bluebird network
luebird Network chose to build the 26-mile-long fiber network completely underground to protect it from natural disasters.

Hawaiki Cable extends connectivity deal with REANNZ
Mon, 24th Feb 2020
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internet
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reannz
REANNZ bolsters network via Hawaiki Cable deal, enhancing Pacific research links and connectivity.

Grandstream adds two new Wi-Fi access points to GWN range
Thu, 13th Feb 2020
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internet access
Grandstream expands Wi-Fi solutions with new long-range and integrated switch APs.

Don't just blame the kids: Parents spend too much time online as well
Tue, 10th Dec 2019
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internet
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kaspersky
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internet access
Parents trust kids online, yet 70% admit own excessive use.

InternetNZ begins quest to replace .nz registry
Fri, 25th Oct 2019
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cybersecurity
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domain names
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internetnz
This is an important project that will improve New Zealand’s domain name system - reinforcing its reliability and security.

Chorus CEO to resign after successful company transformation
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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wireless networks
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chorus
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fibre
Chorus CEO Kate McKenzie to return to Australia after leading the firm to a $53M profit.

Vertel partners with Virtutel to resell NBN Enterprise Ethernet
Wed, 3rd Jul 2019
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broadband
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internet
Vertel and Virtutel partner to offer high-speed internet across regional Australia, boosting smart city potential.

Nova Energy & Plume launch family-friendly WiFi controls
Fri, 10th May 2019
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smart home
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technology gifts
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wireless networks
Nova Energy and Plume offer Kiwis new WiFi with smart parental controls.

The online content that gives Kiwis concern
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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data protection
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internet
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online safety
InternetNZ has released a report that shows the things we are worried about, and where we might be going wrong.

Why many Kiwis are still sceptical about the digital age
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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internet
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digitalisation
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internetnz
92% of New Zealanders worry about children accessing inappropriate internet content, according to research by InternetNZ.

InternetNZ welcomes Govt's 99.8% broadband coverage plan
Tue, 18th Dec 2018
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broadband
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digital divide
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nz government
The additional coverage will roll out over the next four years as part of the Rural Broadband Initiative phase two/Mobile Black Spots Fund (RBI2/MBSF) programme expansion.

NBN Co rolls out 'optimised' wholesale business bundles for ISPs
Mon, 10th Dec 2018
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broadband
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business
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nbn
NBN Co introduces business-grade wholesale discounts to drive nbn uptake in Australia. Retail providers can access 'business nbn' with high speeds and committed bandwidth at discounted rates.

ComCom seeks 3000 volunteers for broadband performance testing
Wed, 30th May 2018
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broadband
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commerce commission
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internet access
The Commerce Commission wants to rally 3000 volunteers to help make New Zealand’s broadband better for everyone.

NBN launches new simulation-based training facilities for telecommunications employees
Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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it training
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broadband
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telecommunications
The facilities will provide training and assessments for more than 2,000 in-field telecommunications workers.

Oz’s internet needs a helping hand, a new study shows
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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it infrastructure
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internet
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internet access
Australia is ranked 23rd of 30 high-income countries, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit’s The Inclusive Internet Index.

REVEALED: The top data centre hotspots for business in UK
Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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colocation
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sustainable it
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data centre cooling
Bidwells has released a report that delves into the UK data centre market, the hot locations and whether data centres should go rural or city.

IBM Security collaborates to launch anti-DNS tracking service
Tue, 28th Nov 2017
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ibm security
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internet access
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dns attacks
Quad9 Domain Name Service protects users from accessing malicious internet sites that are known to steal information and other harmful activities.