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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.
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Australian websites download faster in Auckland than Sydney
Saturday, 26 November 2016, 2:03 pm | Digitl
Nothing illustrates the gulf opening between broadband services in New Zealand and Australia better than this snippet of data from TrueNet's October 2016 report. The major point we noticed this month is the gap opening up between NZ ISPs and our ... More >>
Less local council red tape for telcos
Saturday, 26 November 2016, 1:56 pm | Digitl
Telecommunications companies will no longer need to apply to local authorities for resource consent when installing everyday infrastructure. More >>
New Zealand passes Australia in ITU global ICT development i
Saturday, 26 November 2016, 1:52 pm | Digitl
New Zealand moved three places up the International Telecommunications Union global ICT developement index . Today it is 13. In the 2015 index New Zealand was 16. More >>
How Ultrafast Broadband reforms changed telco sector competi
Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 4:27 pm | Digitl
Telecom NZ’s market share was already falling before 2009. Then, the communications minister Steven Joyce announced plans for a fibre network. More >>
Much ado about Super Wi-Fi
Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 4:09 pm | Digitl
For most of us wi-fi is the wireless technology that moves data around the house. Or it might the service you log-on to in a cafe or airport lounge. More >>
Work starts on Hawaiki - a faster, fatter pipe to USA
Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 4:06 pm | Digitl
Remi Galasso’s dream to build the Hawaiki trans-Pacific cable became a reality earlier today. More >>
Surface Book underlines the problem with hybrids
Saturday, 19 November 2016, 2:22 pm | Digitl
Microsoft’s Surface Book is as good as it gets for hybrid devices . You can’t buy a better one, even if it still has a few irritating bugs. More >>
Power poles may carry fibre to bush
Monday, 14 November 2016, 3:00 pm | Digitl
While it’s not on their immediate agenda, Chorus and the other fibre companies would one day like to push their glass networks as far into the bush as possible. More >>
More copper criticism as Vodafone joins fixed 4G wireless pa
Monday, 14 November 2016, 2:57 pm | Digitl
Vodafone says it will start a nationwide fixed wireless broadband service in December. In its announcement the company took the opportunity to echo Spark’s criticism Chorus’ copper telephone network. More >>
Microsoft Surface Book one year on
Monday, 14 November 2016, 2:52 pm | Digitl
A year ago Microsoft launched its first laptop. Last week the Surface Book had a refresh. It remains the best take on a 2-in-1 computer, but at a high price. More >>
Spark, Vodafone, Chorus and the battle for fibre
Monday, 7 November 2016, 10:54 am | Digitl
Spark pushes fixed wireless . Vodafone boosted and rebooted its HFC network. It is rebranded as FibreX [1] . More >>
Microsoft double-dipping with Outlook.com ads
Monday, 7 November 2016, 10:51 am | Digitl
Microsoft's Outlook.com web mail app is clean, crisp and efficient. It is almost everything you'd want from a browser-based mail app. More >>
700MHz build boosts Spark, Vodafone mobile footprint
Sunday, 30 October 2016, 7:12 am | Digitl
Spark and Vodafone have built more rural cell towers than they were required to do under the terms of the 2014 auction for 700 MHz spectrum. More >>
Jucy's Tristin King on ugly choices and being more like Appl
Sunday, 30 October 2016, 7:09 am | Digitl
Speaking at Intergen Dynamics Day 2016 , Jucy Group head of technology Tristin King talked about choice. King says there are two types of choice. The big ones are all about desire and by need. He says: "The other type of choice is an ugly ... More >>
Frazer Scott on Microsoft technology and digital transformat
Sunday, 30 October 2016, 7:08 am | Digitl
“No-one has the breadth of services and offerings that Microsoft brings to bear in this space”. More >>
Vodafone's clever free mobile data promise
Sunday, 30 October 2016, 7:06 am | Digitl
Vodafone says it will give customers mobile data at no extra charge if their fixed-line broadband connection fails. More >>
IBM says Macs cost less than PCs
Sunday, 30 October 2016, 7:04 am | Digitl
The jamf blog covers a presentation by Fletcher Previn, VP of Workplace as a Service at IBM: In 2015, IBM let their employees decide – Windows or Mac. “The goal was to deliver a great employee choice program and strive to achieve the best Mac program,” ... More >>
Rural Broadband Initiative part two
Sunday, 30 October 2016, 7:01 am | Digitl
The Rural Broadband Initiative second stage has a $100 million budget. The money is to boost speeds for people not covered by the urban Ultrafast Fibre network. She has earmarked a further $50 million for extending mobile coverage. This will cover state ... More >>
Review: Sony Xperia XZ, Android contender
Friday, 21 October 2016, 10:46 am | Digitl
A solid high-end Android phone with an excellent camera and great sound. Sony Xperia XZ at a glance For: Great camera High-definition audio Water resistance Clean software Against: Generic design Maybe: Chunky performance Verdict: Solid Android ... More >>
Vodafone gigabit FibreX promises faster installs, lower cost
Friday, 21 October 2016, 10:35 am | Digitl
Vodafone is using the promise of a three-day install and lower gigabit prices as a lure to its FibreX network. More >>
