Spark shares fall after Elon Musk’s SpaceX spectrum deal rattles telcos
“Over the weekend, we saw European telcos get really smoked as well,” he added. Deutsche Telekom fell 7.9%.…
Auckland identity theft: Kiel MacGregor sentenced for scams targeting Spark customers
“After the victim’s phone number is swapped to the offender’s SIM, they receive authentication messages from the bank,…
Market close: NZ sharemarket closes at new high as oil prices drop – NZ Herald
Market close: NZ sharemarket closes at new high as oil prices drop NZ HeraldMarket close: NZ sharemarket flat ahead…
Napier-based telco NOW’s closure follows ‘24 years of success’, founding chairman says
NOW has about 15,000 residential customers around New Zealand to whom it mainly provides broadband internet services, and…
Spark revamps overseas roaming charges, cheapest option no longer available
This meant many customers were buying a second pack, raising the total price to between $50 and $60…
Mercury to close its Now telco and broadband unit with loss of 70 jobs across four cities
“This is obviously tough news for the Now team, and we’re committed to working with the Now management…
Jason Paris steps down as One NZ chief executive, successor named
Paris’ departure comes as rival Spark enters a period of leadership change. Justine Smyth earlier said she had…
2degrees installs first dome antennas on central Auckland rooftop satellite station
2degrees installs first dome antennas on central Auckland rooftop satellite station ZB Choose a region Shows Slide previous…
Skinny phone call ads: Why the telco tried a ‘dystopian’ campaign
“Some people were like, ‘oh this is the beginning of the end, this is late-stage capitalism, this is…
As many as 209 jobs to go from Telstra AI joint venture with Accenture, moving roles to India
The AI joint venture (JV) connected to Telstra and consultancy, Accenture, is planning to slash 209 jobs. The…
Dynamic Business: One NZ’s AI agents cut calls, energy use and cyber fraud at telco
The journey began with robotic process automation (RPA), the software that handles repetitive tasks that would otherwise require…
Spark confirms succession plan, faces sharp questions from shareholders
However, there were small protest votes against Smyth (with 7% opposing her re-election) and fellow executive director (and…