A blunt message that rapid roll-out of broadband must become a high priority for New Zealand will be delivered at this week's Digital Cities and Regional Networks conference by Communications and IT Minister David Cunliffe.
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A drive to encourage cities and regions to create their own high-speed open access broadband networks will see the inaugural Digital Cities & Regional Networks conference held in Wellington later this month.
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Caretaker Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe today announced the launch of the first two pools of funding available under the Digital Strategy, in line with previously announced policy.
1 Nov 2005 | More >>
There are more than a few subjects in which New Zealand can take lessons from Sweden. Besides luxury car design and winter sports the Scandinavian nation can teach us a thing or two about broadband internet connectivity.
22 Nov 2005 | More >>
Christchurch Mayor Garry Moore has signalled the council is serious about investing in telecommunications infrastructure in the city, saying its existing capacity is "pathetic" and that Telecom has "a lot to answer for".
21 Nov 2005 | More >>
Bill St Arnaud says the answer to New Zealand's woeful broadband ranking is to either encourage the building of fibre networks or to break up Telecom.
1 Jun 2005 | More >>
On Nov 3, the city of Amsterdam in Netherlands announced it is building its own fiber to the premise infrastructure, and will connect 40,000 homes (10% of the city) with fiber BBne.
3 Nov 2005 | More >>
On Nov 3, the city of Amsterdam in Netherlands announced it is building its own fiber to the premise infrastructure, and will connect 40,000 homes (10% of the city) with fiber BBned, a division of Telecom Italia will act as a wholesale operator of the network which is open to all service providers who can purchase capacity and offer services on the network . Note in this model is that the city is not subsidizing the construction, but is merely acting as an investor
3 Nov 2005 | More >>
Growing numbers of municipalities are beginning to think about broadband service in a very new way - classing it with basic services like water and power as a vital part of life and work in 21st century cities. Thus cities around the world are exploring the possibility of funding and building broadband infrastructure in the same way they do airports, roads, and sewers.
4 Oct 2005 | More >>