The Commerce Commission orders immediate improvements to telco debt practices and a revised disconnection code by end of 2026 ...

Data in the Commerce Commission's 2025 Telecommunications Monitoring Report shows customer satisfaction sliding even as fibre ...

Render of AST SpaceMobile's tennis court-sized test satellite in low earth orbit. 2degrees and AST SpaceMobile say they will offer a New Zealand satellite-to-mobile next year, with a launch date ...

A conversation between two 2degrees employees in the Hunua Range near Auckland was the first call made by a telco using a low earth orbit satellite and standard phone handsets. The call was over Lynk ...

Recent sabotage and theft at New Zealand cell towers highlight risks to connectivity. One NZ adds eight new sites and TCF calls for a rethink of the telecommunications development levy. In late ...

Spark New Zealand’s first-half result for the 2026 financial year show the cost restructure programme is repairing margins at the price of top-line growth. The telco reported an interim profit rise of ...

If everything goes to plan, by the time you read this Chorus will have turned off the power at 28 roadside cabinets serving the copper phone network. The cut off was scheduled to take place this week.

Vodafone formally became One New Zealand last week in a launch that was enlivened by a partnership with SpaceX's Starlink. The LEO satellite operator is best known for its broadband service which is ...

Starlink passed the 4 million customer milestone at the end of September. SpaceX’s low earth orbit satellite broadband network added a million customers or 33 percent in around 4 months. In December ...

Anawhata is the site of the Rural Connectivity Group’s 500th open access cell tower. The tower serves a coastal community sitting between Piha and Bethells on Auckland’s west coast in the Waitākere ...

Communications Minister Kris Faafoi says the government will offer spare 3.5GHz spectrum to mobile networks and Māori by the middle of next year. He should put some aside for the Wisps or wireless ...

Telecommunications commissioner Tristan Gilbertson says the Commerce Commission’s focus in 2026 is reviewing fibre regulation, improving retail service quality and considering the deregulation of ...