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Bill Bennett
Freelance journalist.
Auckland-based Bill Bennett writes technology and business stories that are directly relevant to New Zealand readers.
His emphasis is on telecommunications, but he also covers other aspects of technology and business. You can find his features in the New Zealand Herald and hear him regularly on RNZ Nine to Noon and the NZ Tech Podcast.
Bennett's The Download Weekly newsletter is published every Friday. You can sign up for it here.
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Bill Bennett - Latest News [Page 10]
Spark to recycle 3G spectrum for rural 5G
Monday, 3 April 2023, 9:11 am | Digitl
Spark says it plans to close its 3G mobile network in late 2025. It will recycle the spectrum to allow an expansion of 5G coverage in rural areas. More >>
How to quit your job and stay friends
Sunday, 19 March 2023, 1:10 pm | Digitl
No matter how bad things have been, when you quit a job , part on good terms. More >>
Download Weekly: Amazon prepares Project Kuiper
Sunday, 19 March 2023, 1:02 pm | Digitl
LEO competition beckons as Amazon preps Project Kuiper Amazon showed off its Project Kuiper terminals in [a blog post on Wednesday](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/heres-your-first-look-at-project-kuipers-low-cost-customer-terminals). The company says its terminals for its planned low earth orbit satellite network ... More >>
Review: Apple's 16-inch M2 MacBook Pro
Sunday, 19 March 2023, 12:31 pm | Digitl
If the 16-inch M2 MacBook Pro can't tempt you from Intel, nothing will. More >>
Google tells users to stop using vulnerable Samsung phones
Sunday, 19 March 2023, 12:18 pm | Digitl
At TechCrunch Zack Whittaker reports: Google warns users to take action to protect against remotely exploitable flaws in popular Android phones . More >>
Chorus halts copper services sales
Friday, 10 March 2023, 7:27 pm | Digitl
This week: Chorus no longer sells new copper broadband services where fibre is available. 6 in 10 Kiwis don't know where to report harmful online content. More >>
Belkin’s MagSafe iPhone mount upgrades your MacBook webcam
Sunday, 5 February 2023, 5:50 pm | Digitl
This simple iPhone mount gives your MacBook a far better webcam. More >>
Spark joins Ericsson, Red Hat for 5G standalone trial
Sunday, 5 February 2023, 5:34 pm | Digitl
In the latest Download Weekly: Spark, Ericson and Red Hat work on standalone 5G, new communications minister, report on Māori tech opportunities More >>
The Download Weekly - Top stories for 2022
Saturday, 21 January 2023, 6:47 pm | Digitl
A recap of the year’s telecommunications headlines. More >>
iPad long-term review: 10th-gen tablet brings bigger screen
Saturday, 21 January 2023, 6:37 pm | Digitl
Apple's 10th-generation iPad updates almost every aspect of the tablet. It';s a great device, but its greatness comes with a price increase and a couple of questionable design choices. More >>
Download Weekly - Parliamentary Service picks Spark
Saturday, 21 January 2023, 5:38 pm | Digitl
Parliamentary Service picks Spark as technology partner Spark is to replace Datacom as the Parliamentary Service information systems and technology partner . The deal is for a six-year term with one right of renewal for an additional three years. Parliamentary ... More >>
Fibre for the other 13 per cent
Friday, 16 December 2022, 4:45 pm | Digitl
New Zealand’s UFB fibre network reaches 87 per cent of the population. The other 13 per cent, mainly in rural areas, are left behind. We need to fix that. More >>
Connexa pays a billion for 2degrees’ towers
Friday, 16 December 2022, 4:39 pm | Digitl
Connexa pays a billion for 2degrees’ towers. Includes 1124 existing towers, potential for infrastructure sharing with Spark towers. More >>
Lifting Connectivity Aotearoa brings rural broadband boost
Sunday, 4 December 2022, 6:28 pm | Digitl
The government has released Lifting Connectivity in Aotearoa, a paper that sets out its connectivity vision for the next ten years. More >>
Download Weekly - UFB not stopping at 87 per cent coverage
Monday, 21 November 2022, 12:41 pm | Digitl
The Download Weekly - 18 11 22 The Download Weekly - 18 11 22 NZ fibre footprint won’t stop at 87 per cent coverage More >>
Download Weekly - Ontario Teachers buys Spark's TowerCo
Saturday, 16 July 2022, 6:18 pm | Digitl
Ontario Teachers buy majority share of Spark's TowerCo Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board will pay Spark $900 million for a 70 percent majority stake in TowerCo, the telco’s mobile tower business. More >>
Wellington College first school to Hyperfibre
Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 6:34 pm | Digitl
For schools like Wellington College, a standard UFB fibre connection is not enough. Hyperfibre removes the congestion. Wellington College upgrades to Hyperfibre Wellington College is the first school in New Zealand to connect using Chorus’ Hyperfibre. ... More >>
Download Weekly - Southern Cross lights Next cable
Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 6:31 pm | Digitl
The Southern Cross Next cable doubles New Zealand's international data capacity. Southern Cross lights Next cable Southern Cross Cables hit the switch on its 72 Tbps trans-Pacific Next cable on Thursday. The move doubled capacity on routes between ... More >>
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2: Well built mobile review
Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 6:25 pm | Digitl
Microsoft's Surface Laptop Go 2 doesn’t break any new ground, but you’ll be hard pressed to find a better designed, better made laptop in the same price range. More >>
Download Weekly - $60 million for more rural connections
Friday, 17 June 2022, 10:18 am | Digitl
Digital economy and communications minister earmarks $60 million for more rural connections. Budget gives Clark $60 million for more rural connections David Clark, the digital economy and communications minister, announced the government will spend ... More >>
