Telecommunications stories

SOCIAL networkers are among the winners from the country’s extended 3G mobile network coverage and support.More

WHAT are the best deals for mobile users today? Connectme compares the plans on offer from telecom, vodafone, telstraclear, black + White and Compass.More

The battle for the hearts and wallets of mobile users has begun.More

So you’re out with friends and just because you work in the IT department, or the contact centre, or for a telco, you’re expected to be some kind of expert on the latest development in telecommunications.More

At noon on Thursday 7 May in Courtroom 12 at the Auckland High Court, Justice Geoffrey Venning was to rule on the injunction Vodafone had sought to delay the launch of Telecom’s 3G network.More

Philip O’Reilly believes that education is essential to business uptake of fibre services.More

Not unlike the rest of the world, New Zealand’s telecommunications regulators are taking a hard look at a market that is prone to natural monopolies.More

With the introduction of Telecom’s XT Network, users won’t have to pick up or purchase a dual mode phone before they leave the country, but they will still pay high international roaming rates.More

Major business users claim that mobile termination rates (MTRs) are keeping the cost of delivering the 0800 via mobile phones and SMS text services artificially high.More

Its tablet-style touch screen takes you directly to the world of Google - Google browser, Google Maps, Google CalendarMore

What is it? Handset that’s part of Nokia’s new Eseries range.More

Apple led the charge by opening an online App Store in July last year and since that time more than 25,000 applications have been developed, generating over 800 million downloads.More

Checking email and updating social networking sites are fast becoming the most popular activities for mobile Internet users, according to UK consultancy Webcredible.More

From providers, to software, infrastructure, analytics and online communities, IT Brief talks to the industry on why ERP can work for you.More

Operating systems, software and application stores were the big news at the recent GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, an event that typically showcases the latest and greatest in mobile hardware – although there were plenty of sexy new phones on display as well, despite the economic downturn.More

The advantages of businesses getting together to offer collective services to their customers are fairly obvious to most people.More

Gone are the days when employees were tethered to their desks in order to fulfil their computer- or data-related tasks.More

With the doom and gloom of recession having now well and truly settled in here in Godzone it is easy to be cautious about new technologies, to sit back and ‘stick to your knitting’.More

Multimedia messaging services (MMS) has not had an easy start in New Zealand, nor indeed the rest of the world.More

It seemed a fait accompli that Vodafone was going wipe the floor with Telecom and its lead in our mobile duopoly would become virtually unassailable.More

As a specialist in telecommunications billing solutions, Argent Networks is perfectly positioned as convergence and Quadplay look to become reality in New Zealand. More

We’re now looking at the second internet revolution in New Zealand. Unbundling will bring competition, choice, and services, at prices previously undreamt of.More