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Submarine cable services between Australia and NZ in the spotlight again

The duplication of a fibre-optic submarine cable connection between Australia and New Zealand has been a topical discussion piece for a number of years now. The current Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN), has two fully diverse cables and was completed … Continue reading

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Good to not be an Aussie

By Paul Brislen, TUANZ, New Zealand Data roaming is the story of the week on both sides of the Tasman and rarely has the divide between our two nations been so evident. Over here we have Telecom’s announcement that it … Continue reading

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Fibre anxiety in New Zealand

While there has been criticism about the slow roll out of the UFB, with only a few thousand connections in place that is in our opinion not a major issue, as long as this has been properly cost modelled into … Continue reading

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Major overhaul of New Zealand telecom market

For most of the last ten years BuddeComm has had questions regarding the position of TelstraClear in the New Zealand market.  There have been as many strategies as there have been CEOs of its mother company in Australia; no clear … Continue reading

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Mobile in New Zealand analysis – something will have to give

A BuddeComm assessment of the mobile market in New Zealand in mid-2012 shows that not much has changed since our previous analysis in late 2011. If anything, Vodafone has increased its dominant position. While shedding a significant number of low-end … Continue reading

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