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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.
If you want to support his work, you can make a donation to his PressPatron account.
Bill Bennett - Latest News [Page 12]
When public relations should shut up
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 1:42 pm | Digitl
It’s not hard to understand why public relations companies push clients to respond to negative news stories. Yet responding may not always be the best strategy. More >>
Admitting ignorance is powerful
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 1:25 pm | Digitl
Well, maybe not ignorance . But it is OK to not know things. Journalists can ask dumb sounding questions without feeling dumb. More >>
Download Weekly - UFB average speed nears 400 Mbps
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 1:22 pm | Digitl
Download Weekly newsletter for April 1, 2022 Crown Infrastructure Partners' latest quarterly report shows a leap in UFB download speeds and significant rural broadband progress. More >>
How Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite broadband will compete
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 1:14 pm | Digitl
You might be forgiven for thinking that Amazon's Project Kuiper doesn't have much hope of competing with SpaceX in the low Earth orbit satellite broadband business. More >>
How Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite broadband will compete
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 1:11 pm | Digitl
You might be forgiven for thinking that Amazon's Project Kuiper doesn't have much hope of competing with SpaceX in the low Earth orbit satellite broadband business. More >>
Download Weekly - IT spending boom, Amazon's LEOs
Saturday, 9 April 2022, 5:17 pm | Digitl
New Zealand tech spending is set to climb ten percent in 2022 - Amazon moves on LEO satellite network plans. Gartner: IT spending to hit NZ$15.9 billion this year Gartner’s latest forecast for the New Zealand information technology sector projects ... More >>
Huawei Watch GT 3 review
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 12:47 pm | Digitl
At first sight the Huawei Watch GT 3 is a fitness-oriented alternative to an Apple or Samsung smartwatch. More >>
Belkin Soundform Rise True Wireless Earbuds review
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 11:24 am | Digitl
At NZ$130 a pair, the Belkin Soundform Rise True Wireless Earbuds are a low-cost alternative for people who want cord-free sound. More >>
Rural fixed wireless costs three times urban price
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 11:23 am | Digitl
Spark charges unlucky rural customers almost three times as much as city dwellers for fixed wireless broadband. More >>
Dealing with a monopsony
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 11:21 am | Digitl
America’s regulators watching big tech firms have shifted their focus from monopoly to monopsony. More >>
Facebook stumbles
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 11:19 am | Digitl
Facebook looked unstoppable. Then a series of home truths caught up with the tech giant. Now it faces its biggest test. More >>
Gartner falls for metaverse hype
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 11:16 am | Digitl
An ill-considered press release from Gartner gushes that one person in four will spend at least an hour a day in the metaverse by 2026. More >>
Industry's Orcon-2degrees merger fears
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 11:15 am | Digitl
It’s not enough to halt the merger, but submissions to the Commerce Commission point out regulatory challenges that may emerge after an Orcon-2degrees merger. Industry voices Orcon-2degrees merger fears Wispa warns a proposed merger between Orcon and ... More >>
Industry's Orcon-2degrees merger fears
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 11:13 am | Digitl
It’s not enough to halt the merger, but submissions to the Commerce Commission point out regulatory challenges that may emerge after an Orcon-2degrees merger. Industry voices Orcon-2degrees merger fears Wispa warns a proposed merger between Orcon and ... More >>
Mobile shines for Spark, tower division planned
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 11:11 am | Digitl
This week saw a buoyant set of first half results from Spark, Chorus and Sky. Spark plans TowerCo spin-off. Mobile shines for Spark, tower division planned Spark reported a five percent lift in revenue to $1.9 billion as it turned in a strong set of figures ... More >>
2degrees 5G goes live
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 11:08 am | Digitl
2degrees opens New Zealand’s third 5G network in main city CBDs. Further 2degrees 5G coverage will roll out over the rest of the year. 2degrees 5G network launches - a bigger picture emerges Monday was go live day for the 2degrees 5G network. For ... More >>
Benoit Felten on the UFB fibre upgrade
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 11:06 am | Digitl
In late 2021 New Zealand's fibre wholesale companies boosted standard speeds on their networks from 100mbps to 300mbps. In this guest post, Paris-based analyst Benoit Felton puts the move into perspective: More >>
Download Weekly: Cell towers on the block
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 11:04 am | Digitl
Vodafone says it is preparing to spin out its cell tower network, Spark announced similar plans a month ago. Why is this happening? More >>
Technics EAH-A800 noise cancelling over-ear headphones
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 11:01 am | Digitl
They are not cheap, but Technics EAH-A800 Bluetooth headphones offer superb sound quality, great noise cancelling and a long 50 hour battery life. More >>
Download Weekly - First copper cabinets decomissioned
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 10:58 am | Digitl
Chorus turned off the first batch of copper cabinets while the Commerce Commission cleared the Orcon-2degrees merger. More >>
