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Convergence Paper highlights opportunities for NZ

Thursday, 27 August 2015, 9:52 am | Spark NZ

Convergence Paper highlights opportunities for NZ The Government’s release of a Green Paper on Convergence and associated Discussion Document on Content Regulation has been welcomed by online video-on-demand provider Lightbox as necessary steps ... More >>

Dividends increasing on the back of growing confidence

Friday, 21 August 2015, 8:48 am | Spark NZ

Spark New Zealand Chairman Mark Verbiest said the results for the financial year ended 30 June 2015 reflect years of hard work and confirm that the company is on track to deliver the Spark New Zealand turnaround story. More >>

Spark responds to huge increase in mobile data consumption

Thursday, 20 August 2015, 1:12 pm | Spark NZ

Spark announced today it has launched new Roaming Data Packs for 16 countries in response to a phenomenal increase in the amount of mobile data used by customers travelling overseas. More >>

Spark opens pre-orders for Samsung Galaxy Note5 and S6 edge+

Friday, 14 August 2015, 10:31 am | Spark NZ

Spark announced today that the new Samsung Galaxy Note5 and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ are both available for pre-order online today at www.spark.co.nz . Spark is initially only making the pre-order available to its customers. More >>

Spark Launches Morepork - Home Security From Your Phone

Wednesday, 12 August 2015, 11:05 am | Spark

Spark has today begun offering its new smart home security product, Morepork , exclusively to customers on a Spark broadband plan allowing them to keep an eye on their homes remotely from their smartphones. More >>

Christchurch up and riding from today with Spark Bikes

Monday, 10 August 2015, 11:15 am | Spark

After months of fundraising, meticulous planning and old fashioned hard work, the Christchurch Community Bike Share Scheme, AKA Spark Bikes, finally hit the road today. More >>

Paging network to be shut down in New Zealand

Friday, 31 July 2015, 2:00 pm | Spark

Paging network to be shut down in New Zealand The days of getting ‘beeped’ are coming to an end. After several years of review Spark New Zealand has announced its decision to decommission the legacy paging network on 31 March 2017. Nowadays, paging ... More >>

Spark NZ chooses Globetom Convergent Billing Platform

Thursday, 30 July 2015, 9:25 am | Spark NZ

Spark New Zealand, a major ICT provider to New Zealand businesses providing fixed line telephone services, a mobile network, and internet services, has signed a 5 year agreement with Globetom, a South African product development and systems integration ... More >>

Regions to benefit from greater rural connectivity options

Monday, 27 July 2015, 11:00 am | Spark NZ

Following nationwide trials, Spark New Zealand officially launched its Rural Wireless Broadband service today, giving eligible New Zealanders throughout Heartland New Zealand access to a reliable and faster internet service. More >>

Spark New Zealand partnering with Bluesky

Wednesday, 22 July 2015, 9:50 am | Spark

Spark New Zealand has welcomed new Mobile Network Virtual Operator (MVNO) Bluesky to New Zealand, and is proud to be providing the network and technology enabling the new company to deliver services to New Zealand. More >>

Spark launches Huawei P8 in-store and online today

Friday, 17 July 2015, 12:07 pm | Spark NZ

Spark announced today that the new Huawei P8 is now available in-store and online at www.spark.co.nz , and the first 1000 customers who sign up to a $59 Open Term plan with interest free repayments will get the phone for under $25 per month, an ... More >>

Spark Home, Mobile and Business announces new GM Marketing

Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 11:29 am | Spark

Spark Home, Mobile and Business announced today it has appointed Clive Ormerod as its new General Manager Marketing. More >>

Mixed news for consumers in Commerce Commission decision

Thursday, 2 July 2015, 9:43 am | Spark

Mixed news for consumers in Commerce Commission decision on broadband line charges says Spark New Zealand Spark New Zealand said today it was encouraged the Commerce Commission has taken on board consumer feedback, but disappointed the Commission ... More >>

Jason Paris CEO of Spark Home, Mobile & Business from today

Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 10:42 am | Spark

Jason Paris steps into the role of CEO Spark Home, Mobile and Business (HMB) today, with the departure of former CEO Chris Quin at the end of June. More >>

Call on Commerce Commission to reduce internet charges

Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 9:21 am | Spark

52,000+ call on Commerce Commission to reduce internet charges Updated decision on wholesale broadband and landline charges due out tomorrow More >>

Spark helping Whanganui customers stay connected

Wednesday, 24 June 2015, 10:31 am | Spark

Spark is offering free calls from its 26 payphones in Whanganui, and a range of other free services to help people suffering hardship after extensive flooding in the region and surrounding areas. More >>

Spark New Zealand leading the way on Carrier Ethernet

Monday, 22 June 2015, 12:19 pm | Spark NZ

Spark announces new Carrier Ethernet products alongside six Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Carrier Ethernet (CE) 2.0 certifications More >>

Mobile data usage skyrockets at Fieldays in first few days

Friday, 12 June 2015, 2:12 pm | Spark

Across the first two days of Fieldays, Spark New Zealand saw more than 200GB of mobile data uploaded and downloaded by customers over the course of the day - surpassing last year’s mobile data use on day one by more than 130 per-cent. More >>

Mobile data usage skyrockets at Fieldays in first few days

Friday, 12 June 2015, 2:08 pm | Spark

• More than 400GB of mobile data used by customers across day one and two of Fieldays – a 110 per-cent increase on mobile data usage at the 2014 Fieldays across the first two days More >>

Spark New Zealand welcomes proposed UFB consenting changes

Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 1:31 pm | Spark NZ

The process for getting connected to Ultrafast Fibre Broadband (UFB) network will become a lot less painful if recommendations to speed up the consenting process for installs are enacted. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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