New Zealand Telecom To Get NZ$100m From Alcatel-Lucent As Compensation
Wireless Federation (blog)
NZ$100 million will be paid by Alcatel-Lucent to New Zealand’s Telecom Corp as a compensation for a series of outages of its high-speed XT mobile network in recent months. However, no comment has come from the concerned party.
Topics: 3G, Alcatel-Lucent, cellular, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, outage, telecom, telecoms, wireless, XT
Alcatel Lucent to Compensate Telecom NZ Over 3G Network Failings
Telecoms.com
Reports from New Zealand suggest that Franco-US vendor Alcatel Lucent (ALU) is to award a compensation payment of NZ$100m (US$72.8m) to incumbent player Telecom over the poor performance of the ‘XT’ 3G network it delivered to the carrier, and operates on its behalf.
Topics: 3G, Alcatel-Lucent, cellular, New Zealand, telecom, telecoms
AlcaLu Still ‘On Notice’ in New Zealand
Light Reading
Alcatel-Lucent is not off the hook at Telecom New Zealand Ltd. as the operator and its supplier deal with the aftermath of major 3G network outages in the country that occurred late last year and early this year. At the time of the outages on the “XT” 3G network in December 2009, and January [...]
New Zealand Regulator to Reconsider Mobile Termination Recommendation
BusinessWeek
New Zealand’s telecommunications regulator will reconsider its recommendation on whether to impose price control on the mobile phone market. Communications Minister Steven Joyce asked the regulator to review its recommendation that price control isn’t necessary, he said in an e-mailed statement. Since the original recommendation Vodafone Group Plc has released a new offer to customers [...]
Mobile Rate Proposal Puts 2degrees Plans in Doubt
New Zealand Herald
2degrees says it may rethink plans to expand its national cellular network if the Government accepts a Commerce Commission proposal on the termination rates the mobile phone operator pays competitors Telecom and Vodafone.Communications…
Topics: 2degrees, cellular, Commerce Commission, government, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom, termination, Vodafone
Telecom New Zealand First-Quarter Net Unexpectedly Rises
Bloomberg
Telecom Corp., New Zealand’s biggest telephone company, said first-quarter profit unexpectedly increased, buoyed by a tax credit and a surge of subscribers to a new mobile network.
Topics: cellular, New Zealand, phone company, Sydney, telecom, Telecom New Zealand, telephone
Revenue falls 6.5% at New Zealand Telecom
Sydney Morning Herald
First quarter revenues for Telecom Corp, New Zealand’s largest listed company, have received a boost from the new XT mobile network, but not enough to counter falls in most other revenue lines.
Topics: Australia, cellular, New Zealand, Sydney, telecom
2degrees Begins Great Leap Forward to 3G
National Business Review – New Zealand
2degrees has begun a network upgrade that will allow it to attack higher-end customers, offer a much broader range of phones, and begin offering extras like data cards and notebooks with built-in cellular radios.
Topics: 2degrees, 3G, attack, cellular, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom
Kiwi TV Spectrum Could Be Wireless Broadband
ZDNet.com.au
The New Zealand Government is considering plans to use analog TV frequencies to provide wireless broadband to rural areas, Communications Minister Steven Joyce told the Korea Australia New Zealand (KANZ) Broadband Summit in Auckland yesterday.
Topics: broadband, cellular, fibre, New Zealand, wireless
Record Number of Mobile Numbers Ported in New Zealand During August
Cellular-News
New Zealand’s Telecommunications Carriers’ Forum (TCF) has announced that a record breaking number of mobile telephone numbers were ported between operators …
Topics: carrier, cellular, New Zealand, telecom, telecommunications, telephone
Femtocells Today and Tomorrow
National Business Review – New Zealand
Today, femtocells, which essentially act as mini cell phone towers, are being used as signal boosters for a home or small business. They use W-CDMA 3G technology to connect up to four cellphones then route calls, via a cable or DSL broadband connection, to your mobile providers regular cellular network.
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New Zealand Operator Criticised Over Tower Sharing Delays
Cellular-News, UK
New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has written to the country’s 3rd mobile network operator, 2Degrees warning the firm that it has to take its regulatory obligations seriously and provide required documents when asked. The company is required to make …
Topics: 2 Degrees, 2degrees, cellular, Commerce Commission, New Zealand
Spectrum Refarming Will Be a Key Enabler of Rural Mobile Broadband Coverage
Cellular-News, UK
Refarming 2G spectrum will be key to enabling mobile broadband coverage outside major population centres, according to Analysys Mason. Liberalising the usage of the 850/900MHz frequency bands, in which 2G GSM/CDMA services currently operate, to allow operators to evolve their networks in these bands to newer technologies such as UMTS/HSPA is a significant emerging trend, [...]
Few Use Cellphones to Surf the Net
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand
As 3G cellular network rivalry intensifies, new research suggests a key selling point for the technology – fast mobile internet access – has failed to excite most consumers.
Topics: 3G, broadband, cellular, Internet, New Zealand, United States, USA, wireless
Renaissance Distributes NetComm 3G Cellular Products In New Zealand
Geekzone, New Zealand
Renaissance has been appointed the exclusive representative for NetComm industrial 3G cellular products in New Zealand. Gary Rogers, brand manager for Renaissance’s emerging technologies, says the company is bringing the NetComm industrial product…
Topics: 3G, cellular, New Zealand, telecom, telecommunications
