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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 4]
Download Weekly - Skinny shines in ComCom service rankings
Friday, 8 September 2023, 8:13 pm | Digitl
Skinny performed well in the first ComCom customer service rankings while One New Zealand is the clear under-achiever. Tuanz puts digital divide on the election agenda. Phone sales plummet. More >>
Download Weekly - Mighty Ape swings into mobile market
Friday, 1 September 2023, 2:01 pm | Digitl
Mighty Ape CEO Gracie MacKinlay and One NZ CEO Jason Paris at Mighty Mobile launch. More >>
Download Weekly: Extreme weather trims Chorus result
Saturday, 26 August 2023, 12:35 pm | Digitl
This year's extreme weather contributed to a fall in profit at Chorus. Milford Sound connected to fibre. A solid result at Spark but challenges remain. Cloud now top of mind for NZ businesses. More >>
Vodafone FibreX party left One NZ with $3.675m hangover
Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 8:06 pm | Digitl
Download Weekly: One New Zealand cops record fine for Vodafone-era FibreX mess. Tuanz wants next government to elevate telecoms. FIFA traffic surge. More >>
Trend Micro's pointless HouseCall antivirus
Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 2:37 pm | Digitl
Trend Micro says HouseCall online security will “detect and fix viruses, worms, spyware, and other malicious threats for free”. In reality it is an attempt to sell you unnecessary, expensive security tools. More >>
2degrees claims world first as it tests LEO voice calling
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 1:34 pm | Digitl
Download Weekly: 2degrees says it is world's first telco to test satellite voice calls on standard handsets. Being loyal doesn't pay. N4L plans upgrade. More >>
What is open source - a one minute guide
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 1:19 pm | Digitl
Anyone can download open source programs, run them, copy them and pass them on to friends and colleagues without paying a licence fee and without breaking any laws. More >>
Android drifts as it heads towards 15th birthday
Saturday, 5 August 2023, 11:31 am | Digitl
Google’s Android phone operating system has been around for 15 years. It’s been wildly successful in the sense that the majority of the world’s mobile phones run Android. More >>
Download Weekly: New Zealand behind the 5G availability pack
Saturday, 5 August 2023, 11:23 am | Digitl
Download Weekly: New Zealand languishes near the bottom of OpenSignal's table for 5G availability. ComCom moves on surcharges. 2degrees mobile market share improves. More >>
Momentum building for school phone bans
Saturday, 5 August 2023, 11:06 am | Digitl
Unesco, the UN’s education, science and culture agency, wants schools to ban mobile phones. More >>
Samsung launches folding phones
Saturday, 29 July 2023, 7:42 pm | Digitl
Last night Samsung launched two new folding phone handsets: the Galaxy Z Fold5 and Galaxy Z Flip5. As the names suggest they are the fifth generation of the company’s folding phones. More >>
Lynk, 2degrees trial two-way voice via satellite
Saturday, 29 July 2023, 7:30 pm | Digitl
Download Weekly: Lynk demonstrate satellite voice calling, 2degrees tests service locally. Next Generation Critical Communications goes live. CERT moves to National Cyber Security Centre. More >>
Ericsson on worldwide 5G progress
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 7:56 pm | Digitl
On the day Spark announced it has started a 5G standalone roll-out with Ericsson, the vendor gave a progress report on the technology at a Tuanz session in Auckland. More >>
Download Weekly: Spark starts 5G standalone build
Monday, 24 July 2023, 10:07 am | Digitl
Spark starts 5G standalone build, Google Cloud signs all-of-government agreement, public cloud market passes $100 billion. More >>
Download Weekly: 2degrees to retire 3G mobile late 2025
Monday, 17 July 2023, 1:07 pm | Digitl
2degrees plans to close its 3G mobile retirement in late 2025, One NZ halts controversial ad campaign, Auckland University and Spark investigate 5G robots More >>
Did you notice the 5G mobile revolution?
Wednesday, 12 July 2023, 11:42 am | Digitl
Long before New Zealand’s network operators upgraded their first cell sites to 5G, it was obvious mobile users wouldn’t notice much. More >>
Download Weekly: Commerce Commission One NZ clash over ads
Sunday, 9 July 2023, 12:39 pm | Digitl
Commerce Commission One NZ clash over 100% mobile coverage claim, 2degrees on acquisition trail, faster 5G, Meta launches Threads. More >>
Threads launches as Twitter chaos continues
Sunday, 9 July 2023, 12:15 pm | Digitl
Meta, the company we know best as Facebook, chose a smart moment to launch Threads, its Twitter rival. Last week, Twitter was offline to many users for hours. Twitter has been unstable for months. Remember, the owner Elon Musk sacked 80 per cent of ... More >>
Download Weekly: MBNZ report highlights rural-urban divide
Monday, 3 July 2023, 10:15 am | Digitl
MBNZ report highlights rural-urban divide, Tuanz presses for rural upgrade, Mateparae moves to Spark leadership squad More >>
Download Weekly: One New Zealand blocks child abuse material
Saturday, 24 June 2023, 12:12 pm | Digitl
One New Zealand moves to block child abuse material at network level, prioritising telecoms in a disaster, Connexa completes 2degrees deal. More >>
