Spark stories - Page 21

Commerce commission to investigate Spark
Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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The Commerce Commission has recently confirmed it will investigate whether Spark's resale voice services should be deregulated.

Lessons from Spark’s outage misfortunes
Tue, 5th Jul 2016
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Spark faces backlash after a major outage, as firms tally the high costs of similar disruption and stress the need for robust infrastructure.

Chorus hits back at fault claims: Our network isn't old
Mon, 4th Jul 2016
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Chorus responds to reports of weather-related faults causing internet issues in New Zealand, as Spark blames Chorus for spike in faults.

Spark blames Chorus as wild weather wreaks havoc
Fri, 1st Jul 2016
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Severe weather and Chorus network faults cause havoc for Spark users, leading to a significant surge in landline problems.

Spark comes out swinging at Vodafone, claims No.1 spot
Wed, 22nd Jun 2016
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The NZ telco market is fiercely contested - now Spark has come out with claims that they’re the biggest revenue earners.

Spark Ventures recruits Remedyforce to transform business operations
Fri, 17th Jun 2016
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Spark Ventures chose BMC's Remedyforce solution to manage infrastructure that 'powers a new generation of consumer and business digital services'.

Spark network provides new IoT wireless solution for farmers
Thu, 16th Jun 2016
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Increasingly, technology is having a bigger part to play in one or our country’s biggest earning industries - and for good reason.

Spark speaks out about Vodafone Sky merger
Fri, 10th Jun 2016
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NZ telco provider Spark has said it's business as usual for the company, after the news broke this week that Sky will be buying out Vodafone NZ.

Taranaki to reap benefits of Spark 4G mobile coverage
Mon, 16th May 2016
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Spark brings 4G to Taranaki, improving mobile coverage for residents and visitors, including access to Rural Wireless Broadband.

MapR reports record quarter as big data analytics demand soars
Tue, 10th May 2016
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Rising demand for next-gen data analytics, as companies seek to but their data to work, is propelling big data specialist MapR to new highs.

Google, disruption, game-changing ideas: Spark's Innovation Month keynotes announced
Thu, 5th May 2016
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Spark Lab’s Innovation Month will see innovative and successful characters arrive in NZ to share experiences and insights with local businesses.

Spark and Huawei bring lightning fast network speeds to NZ
Thu, 5th May 2016
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Spark and Huawei launch New Zealand's first 4.5G mobile site in Christchurch, reaching speeds of 1.15Gbps. #4G #technology.

Spark NZ data centre reaping energy savings
Mon, 2nd May 2016
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A new cooling system implemented in a Spark data centre in Auckland is saving a street’s worth of energy every year.

Change is brewing: Leadership shakeup over at Spark
Tue, 26th Apr 2016
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Managing director Simon Moutter says the changes to its starting line up will help steer the company through its next phase of transformation.

New Spark TaaS implementation brings govt back to Christchurch CBD
Fri, 15th Apr 2016
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Spark and Statistics NZ have teamed up to provide one of the first TaaS government connectivity networks, bringing staff back to central Christchurch.

Spark investment improves small Waikato town broadband
Mon, 4th Apr 2016
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A recent investment by Spark into the Government’s local Rural Broadband Initiative will see coverage expanded to the Waikato town of Aria.

New wireless broadband service from Spark
Mon, 4th Apr 2016
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Spark launches new wireless broadband service for selected urban customers, aimed at appeasing those who are frustrated with slow copper broadband.

NZ business mobile market looking rosy, according to Commerce Commission
Thu, 31st Mar 2016
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Most businesses in New Zealand are happy with their mobile providers and costs, according to research by the Commerce Commission.

Spark’s acquisition of 2300MHz spectrum given all clear
Wed, 30th Mar 2016
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The Commerce Commission has given the all-clear for Spark to acquire the management rights to 70MHz of radio spectrum.

Online and social media strategies vital, says Spark
Thu, 24th Mar 2016
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Online sales are vital for small businesses during holidays, says Spark, as SMBs should focus on web and social media strategy.