TUANZ stories - Page 5

Axia NetMedia, the Cinderella in the Government's $1.5 billion fibre beauty contest, went public with an alliance with Vodafone today.

The independent report into the XT network failures shows that<br />Alcatel Lucent is now on the right track, says CEO Jyoti Mahukar-Thombre.

Vodafone slashes global data roaming costs to $10/MB, offering a significant 93% cut for Australian travel. Promotion ends 26 Aug.

Snap Internet acquires Eznet, expanding into Hamilton with plans to offer upgraded broadband services to business clients and boost its presence in Waikato.

There have been a number of opinions expressed lately, by people who are outside the TCF; that the TCF is no more than a mechanism for the Tier 1 members.

NetSafe's Cocker questions the true benefits of the Govt's $1.5b Ultra Fast Broadband network, amidst debates on its future uses.

TUANZ Chair Pat O'Connell shares savvy strategies to dodge high mobile charges, turning to WiFi and local phones over costly data roaming.

The total fixed line and mobile telecommunications revenue in New Zealand for 2008/09 is estimated by the Commerce Commission to be $5.

Sweeping changes to the TUANZ constitution failed to pass<br />due to a lack of membership votes at the organisation's AGM on Tuesday.

At TUANZ Telco Day, top insights reveal support for Chorus by TelstraClear CEO and a push for patient-owned health records by 2014.

Vodafone's $12 offer influences telecom regulation debate, as ComCom rethinks its stance on mobile termination rates, stirring sector responses.

In a surprising turn, TelstraClear backs Chorus for the government's Ultra Fast Broadband network bid, urging collaboration over competition.

Has Telecom CEO Paul Reynolds finally conceded thatstructural separation of Telecom - that is the sale of its Chorus business - ison the table?.

Telecom has announced the appointment of Kieren Cooney as director of mobile to replace Paul Hamburger who leaves the company in July.

There is no word on when the independent investigation into the XT Network will be complete as Telecom customers suffered a fifth outage on the network.

A public competition to design a national broadband network - that's what Chris O'Connell, outgoing chair of TUANZ, would like to have seen.

Proposed changes to the TUANZ constitution could see a telecommunications industry executive become the chairman of the business user lobby group.

As Telecom relinquishes NZ's numbers, the debate intensifies on who should manage them: telcos, regulators, or an independent body?.

Richard Rowley challenges the TCF's governance, saying it favours big players over a fair industry environment.

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