Telecom’s XT Fails AGAIN – Alcatel-Lucent Chief Resigns
Stuff.co.nz
Telecom chief executive Paul Reynolds will today front up over the latest failure of its XT mobile phone network as the boss of the company that built the network resigns. Steve Lowe, Alcatel-Lucent’s New Zealand managing director, announced his departure yesterday – as the XT network failed for thousands of Telecom customers south of Taupo [...]
Telefonica Wants Google To Pay Up
New Zealand Herald
Spanish telecoms operator Telefonica says it is considering charging internet search companies like Google and Yahoo for network use. In comments from a press conference in the northern city of Bilbao, President Cesar Alierta said companies like Google use a lot of network bandwidth for free, something which was good for them but [...]
Telecom’s Fibre Role
Stuff.co.nz
In Australia, the government is doing everything in its power to force Telstra to participate in its National Broadband Network (NBN) programme. By contrast, in New Zealand, the government appears almost indifferent to Telecom’s participation in its fibre-to-the-premises proposal.
Topics: Australia, broadband, fibre, laws, New Zealand, telecom, telecommunications, telecoms, Telstra
Report: iPhone is Money Loser for Telcos Worldwide
National Business Review – New Zealand
The guts of the report is that the iPhone is a net money loser for telephone companies that hold exclusive agency for the handset in their country – due to the fact they have to revenue share with Apple.
Topics: handset, iPhone, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom, telecoms, telephone
Telecom’s $100K+ Club
National Business Review – New Zealand
Paul Reynolds’ $7 million compensation has drawn all the headlines, but the telcos “lesser” salary bands are surprisingly well populated. The anual report shows 2,865 of Telecom’s 8500 employees across Australasia earning more than $100,000.
Topics: Asia, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, Paul Reynolds, telecom, telecoms
Stars, Flops and XT: Telecom’s Results by Business Unit
National Business Review – New Zealand
Telecom’s AAPT unit increased ebitda by 22% to $28 million during the three months to June as fewer customers yielded higher margins.
Topics: New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom, telecoms, wireless
Broadband Plans ‘Threaten Private Investment’
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
Christchurch’s Enable Networks was targeted by TelstraClear’s chief executive Allan Freeth yesterday. Freeth blasted the council-owned broadband fibre network for using public money to compete with private business.
Topics: broadband, Christchurch, fibre, New Zealand, telecom, telecommunications, telecoms, Telstra, TelstraClear
Broadband Detail Delayed
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
Communications minister Steven Joyce told the audience at a telecommunications conference in Auckland today that two graphs had “burnt a hole in his brain”.
Topics: Auckland, broadband, fibre, New Zealand, Steven Joyce, telecom, telecommunications, telecoms, Vodafone
Vodafone Group: New Telecoms Management Service
Wall Street Journal
Vodafone said Wednesday that Vodafone Global Enterprise, the division of Vodafone which manages the communications needs of multinational companies, has announced the launch of Vodafone telecoms management, a new service which combines and simplifies the…
Topics: New Zealand, telecom, telecoms, Vodafone
‘Game Changing’ Mobile Competition
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
The launch of the much hyped XT mobile phone network today is seen as Telecom’s big chance to claw back customers from Vodafone and heralds a sea-change in competition.
Topics: 4G, New Zealand, telecom, telecoms, Vodafone, wireless
3G Will Push Mobile Revenue to $2.3 Billion
National Business Review, New Zealand
3G will drive huge growth in mobile internet use, says IDC, helping to fuel 7% annual growth in total New Zealand mobile revenue, which will hit $2.3 billion by 2013. Market researcher IDC NZ is dampening consumer expectations of any killer deals when …
Topics: 3G, handset, Internet, iPhone, New Zealand, telecom, [...]
Vodafone NZ Mobile Connections Continue to Grow
National Business Review, New Zealand
Global mobile phone group Vodafone added 136,000 New Zealand mobile connections over the last year, and continues to lead the competitive domestic market ahead of Telecom.
Topics: 3G, iPhone, New Zealand, telecom, telecoms, Vodafone
XT Spend-Up Behind NZ Telecom’s 40% Profit Plunge
National Business Review, New Zealand
Record capital expenditure of $948 million – a $316 million or 50% increase on the year-ago period – was behind the profit plunge.
Topics: 3G, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, regulation, telecom, Telecom New Zealand, telecoms
Debt A Concern In Fibre Roll-Out
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
Regional power companies say it will be a challenge for them to raise debt finance for any fibre build-out in their areas under the Government’s $1.5 billion broadband plan.
Topics: broadband, fibre, government, New Zealand, Queenstown, telecom, telecoms
Farmers Welcome Telecom’s Plan For Broadband
Voxy, New Zealand
Federated Farmers has welcomed Telecom’s fibre to the premise proposal designed to meet the Government’s $1.5 billion broadband investment initiative. Telecom’s plan will provide what the Federation has sought – fibre infrastructure deep into the rural hinterland.
Topics: 3G, broadband, fibre, government, New Zealand, telecom, Telecom New Zealand, telecoms
