Central North Island fibre company Ultrafast Fibre will waive its monthly wholesale connection charges for families with school-aged children living in homes without broadband connectivity.The waiver is in place for the next six months and applies to the approximately 1,650 ...
First phase of government's Ultra-Fast Broadband Scheme complete
November 24, 2019
New Zealand has become one of the best connected countries in the OECD after the first phase of the government's Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB1) programme is complete. The programme is the broadband scheme deploying fibre-to-premises to 87 per cent of the populati...
Kiwis leaders in global race for fibre adoption
October 22, 2019
IDC’s ConsumerScape 360 Survey reports that 44% of New Zealand consumers now primarily access the internet through a fibre connection.New Zealand’s adoption rate is more than double the average worldwide rate of 20%, and second only to Japan.Despite the worldwide average...
NZ tech startup raises NZD 4.10m
June 21, 2019
Termius co-founders Dmitry Lyfar (left) and Roman Kudiyarov.Auckland-based startup Termius has just closed a $4.10m ($2.7m US) seed round with money from some of Silicon Valley’s top venture capitalists.The raise comes off the back of Termius graduating from the ...
Regions leading ultra-fast broadband uptake
June 14, 2019
The regions are leading the way in ultra-fast broadband uptake, says Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Kris Faafoi.
The latest Quarterly Connectivity Update released today shows that 75 per cent of New Zealand’s population can now access fas...
It’s that time again to come together for a day of discussion around the future of connectivity and technology in the most important sectors for our future prosperity & wellbeing in rural New Zealand.Join us for a day of discussion around the future of connectivity in rura...
Ultrafast Fibre to power up Waikato festival events
April 16, 2019
As New Zealand gears up for its largest ever festival of innovation this May, Ultrafast Fibre is proud to be the platinum sponsor of the Te Waka event series in Waikato.“We are a proud, regionally-based and community-owned business, supporting over 120,000 customer connect...
Chorus completes Ultra-Fast Broadband build in Thames
September 5, 2018
The roll-out of Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) to Thames is now complete and more than 20 percent of the 3000 premises able to connect to the new Chorus network have already done so.Nationally, the average uptake of fibre broadband is about 42% several years into the UFB program...
End of digital divide nigh for north Waikato
August 15, 2018
Huntly will soon get high-speed internet, a move that will end the digital divide.The work is part of the Government's Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) programme, which will see high-speed fibre broadband in cities and towns across the country.The build in Huntly will offer up to ...
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