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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 5]
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 >>
Rural telecom divide in Commerce Commission spotlight
Saturday, 17 June 2023, 2:06 pm | Digitl
Download Weekly: Commerce Commission sheds light on rural telecommunications, Apple and AWS launch Māori and Pasifika education programmes More >>
Download Weekly: Apple Vision Pro: Fast fibre’s killer app
Sunday, 11 June 2023, 12:53 pm | Digitl
Apple's spatial computing push will drive data demand. Infratil to take control of One NZ, Spark joins satellite-to-mobile club, More >>
iA Presenter: A different way to build a slide deck
Sunday, 11 June 2023, 12:42 pm | Digitl
iA Presenter is a new tool for building presentations or slide decks. It launches today . For now it is Mac-only. More >>
Download Weekly: 2degrees details satellite-to-mobile plan
Saturday, 3 June 2023, 1:15 pm | Digitl
2degrees details satellite-to-mobile plan. Rural connectivity under Commerce Commission microscope. Spark signs as Starlink business reseller More >>
Chorus reorganisation to focus on changing challenges
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 11:41 am | Digitl
Download Weekly: Major reorganisation at Chorus, falling mobile handset sales, ditching Vodafone brand to pay off More >>
AI discovers superbug killing antibiotic
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 11:37 am | Digitl
It’s easy to sceptical about the current wave of AI euphoria. There is a lot of hype to navigate. Every tech company has an AI story to tell: worthwhile or not. Failure to tick the AI box makes it hard for start-ups to raise money. More >>
Apple AirPods Pro 2nd-gen: Familiar looks, better all-round
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 6:52 pm | Digitl
Three years ago Apple’s first AirPods Pro hit the streets. The technology has moved on. More >>
New Zealand’s 3.5GHz windfall is more rural coverage sooner
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 2:32 pm | Digitl
Government swaps cash windfall for better rural 5G coverage, Chorus talks about closing copper network, the cost of digital exclusion and Apple's satellite SOS now live in NZ. More >>
Satellite royalty bid for Europe's Iris² LEO constellation
Saturday, 13 May 2023, 7:46 pm | Digitl
A consortium of European space firms has formed to bid for the EU Iris² project. Phone sales tumble. AWS turns on Auckland Local Zone. More >>
Apple MagSafe Leather Wallet Review
Sunday, 7 May 2023, 1:24 pm | Digitl
It’s not new, but the MagSafe Leather Wallet Apple sent alongside the review iPhone 14 is worth writing about. More >>
Measuring Broadband New Zealand: LEOs trounce fixed wireless
Sunday, 7 May 2023, 1:20 pm | Digitl
MBNZ shows LEOs perform significantly better than fixed wireless broadband. Starlink backtracks on data caps. 5G will be half all mobile accounts in 2027. More >>
Starlink fills gaps but doesn't fix NZ rural broadband
Sunday, 7 May 2023, 1:13 pm | Digitl
Looked at from one perspective SpaceX's Starlink could be the missing piece of New Zealand's rural broadband jigsaw puzzle. More >>
