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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 7]
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 >>
Truly Ergonomic Cleave review: Odd, comfortable keyboard
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 12:43 pm | Digitl
Truly Ergonomic’s marketing claims the Cleave is the most comfortable keyboard on the planet and will improve your productivity. The claim is far from ridiculous, but there should be a few qualifiers in there. You may see a benefit, but don’t ... More >>
Download Weekly - New Zealand tech slipping behind
Sunday, 12 June 2022, 6:16 pm | Digitl
Aotearoa’s Digital Priorities in 2022, a report from Tuanz, sponsored and promoted by Vodafone, suggests New Zealand is at a “tipping point” and “slipping behind the world on key measures of digital economic performance”. More >>
Hard to respect flawed Network Readiness Index
Sunday, 12 June 2022, 6:10 pm | Digitl
Tuanz and Vodafone remind us that New Zealand needs to focus on digital performance. See New Zealand tech slipping behind . More >>
Average fibre speed passes 400 Mbps
Saturday, 4 June 2022, 2:05 pm | Digitl
New Zealand's average fibre speed passes the 400 Mbps milestone. Chorus tests a new network application. Average fibre speed passes 400 Mbps, uptake at 69 percent Customers on New Zealand’s fibre broadband network are now seeing average speeds ... More >>
The Download Weekly - Callander lays out 2degrees' stall
Saturday, 4 June 2022, 1:51 pm | Digitl
With the merger complete, 2degrees CEO Mark Callander shares his initial plans for the business. More >>
Are we happy living in Handy's Age of Unreason?
Saturday, 4 June 2022, 1:44 pm | Digitl
In 1989 Charles Handy wrote The Age of Unreason. It's a book that looked forward to a time where telecommuting would be an everyday reality. More >>
The Download Weekly - Vodafone FibreX back in court
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 12:10 pm | Digitl
Vodafone and the Commerce Commission head back to court over FibreX in a week the TCF issues broadband marketing codes that should avoid similar problems in the future. FibreX record fine not enough for Commerce Commission The Commerce Commission has ... More >>
Budget 2022 earmarks $20 million for NZ software
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 12:08 pm | Digitl
New Zealand’s 2022 Budget includes $20 million that will be spent over the next four years on supporting our technology sector . More >>
Pages 12: Apple’s excellent free word processor
Sunday, 15 May 2022, 6:39 pm | Digitl
If you use a Mac or an iPad, Apple’s Pages 12 could be the only word processor you need. It’s free, easy to master and, unless you are a lawyer or an academic it includes everything you are likely to need. More >>
